Waste Management

Policy	To ensure the Company’s waste is managed in line with defined targets.
Commitment	1) Emphasize waste management, enforce waste classification, and mitigate environmental pollution. 2) Promote resource reuse to reduce waste generation.
Short-term Target	Reduce waste by 1% per year.
Medium- to Long-term Targets	1) Continuously implement waste-reduction measures in waste management. 2) Continuously recycle and reuse waste.
Resources Invested / Specific Outputs	1) Promotion of waste reduction. 2) Recovery of packaging materials from shipments. 3) Use of reusable plastic containers instead of cardboard boxes. 4) Packaging reduction project (Project name: “Verification of Packaging Material Reduction Results for Online Shopping”; attested by Cheng-Ta United CPAs; budget: NT$60,000).

Sources of Waste

Household-type waste from employees, production waste, and laboratory waste.

Reduction Measures

Waste sorting, reuse of resources, etc.

Collection and Qualification Management

Disposal contractor qualification (control No.): D32A1183 (No. 111 Tainan City Fei-Yi-Qing-Zi No. 0035); ISO 14001 certification: none.

Unit: metric tons	Waste item	2022	2023	2024	Treatment method	Destination
Hazardous industrial waste	None	—
Hazardous industrial waste	Subtotal	0	0	0	—	—
General industrial waste	General waste (production and laboratories)	2.4	2.4	2.4	Incineration	Off-site
	Domestic waste from employees	2.4	2.4	2.4	Incineration	Off-site
	Waste glass	1.2	1.2	1.2	Recycling	Off-site
	Waste plastic	1.2	1.2	1.2	Incineration	Off-site
	Waste paper	1.32	1.32	1.32	Recycling	Off-site
	Mixed waste plastics	0.72	0.72	0.72	Incineration	Off-site
	Subtotal	9.24	9.24	9.24	—	—
Total		9.24	9.24	9.24	—	—

Note: Waste is mainly general industrial waste; changes in waste volume from 2022 to 2024 were relatively insignificant.

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