transport routes and refrigeration throughout the transport chain. At the same time, we work with regional food banks to hand over food that is not suitable for sale but can be safely consumed. For fruit and vegetables that are no longer fit for consumption, we work with Genesis Biopartner to convert this type of waste into biogas. For more information on the PENNY commitment and the outcome of the 2022 actions to avoid food waste, see the "Food waste management" section of the "Employees and Society" pillar. In the specific case of your activity, we are subject to the obligations concerning the extended liability of producers placing packaged goods on the national market. Thus, we track the quantities of packaging placed on the market by our company and ensure their recycling and recovery through: z collaboration with authorized organization for the implementation of extended producer responsibility – for packaging that becomes waste outside our facilities (especially primary packaging accompanying the product for individual consumption by the population) z individual means – for secondary and tertiary packaging made of cardboard, plastic and wood that becomes waste on our sites In terms of packaging put on the market, there is a slight increase in its intensity compared to 2021, but less than 1%. Intensity of packaging placed on the market* (kg/m2) * Total quantity of packaging placed on the market in relation to total sales area 2021 2022 PROGRESs 2022 vs. 2021 116 117 +0.9% Thus, this year we continued the collection campaigns initiated the previous year, including the used battery collection campaign, carried out in collaboration with our partner Ecotic Bat, as a result of which we collected 3 472 tons of used batteries in 2022. In this sense, we supported the selective collection and recycling of used batteries by offering our customers 1 AA battery for 7 used batteries or 8 AA 1.5 V batteries for 1 kg of used batteries. Food waste is a special category in the industry in which we operate and as part of our efforts to ensure a high degree of sustainability, we pay particular attention to this material aspect, which we have placed under the strategic pillar of "Employees and Society". In order to reduce the amount of food waste produced at PENNY sites, we use modern forecasting systems and automated control processes, combined with short Hazardous waste generated by PENNY operations mainly consists of old electrical appliances, oil, vehicle batteries and fluorescent tubes. All these categories are subject to a special management regime under current legislation and are taken over by authorized companies for treatment. The volume of these types of waste has always been very small in relation to PENNY Romania's total activity and is not expected to increase in the future. Therefore, due to the complex effort of recording them, some of these categories are no longer reported separately in the sustainability report. Because we want to contribute to the development of education on the topics of circular economy and the correct management of waste, we work with specialized associations and producers to provide our customers with selective collection infrastructure for certain categories of waste, thus encouraging selective collection at the source of generation. SUSTAINABILITY REPORT PENNY ROMANIA 2022 162/250 SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY ABOUT US AND OUR VALUE CHAIN THE FUTURE IS MADE TODAY SUSTAINABILITY HIGHLIGHTS MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL DIRECTORS CONTENTS SUSTAINABILITY STEP BY STEP
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