Compagnie des Alpes - 2017 Registration Document

4 SOCIAL, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION Group environmental information

4.3.6 THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY To ensure site compliance, a summary of the current French regulations regarding waste management was redistributed to the French sites by the Internal Audit Department during the 2016/2017 fiscal year. The Group sites are focussing their efforts on waste sorting, ensuring it is delivered to treatment channels. Household waste z 83% of the sites practice separate waste collection in the offices. z 95% of the sites sort the main types of waste generated from construction work and current operations. This does not include the Paris and Chambéry sites as they do not have this type of waste. At the Ski areas and Leisure destinations, waste is generated during two types of period, and volumes can vary considerably from year to year. Maintenance period in which renovation, repair and construction work is undertaken The volume of waste this activity generates varies enormously from one year to the next and from one site to another, especially according to the investment programmes in place. In the Ski areas, the waste generated during the maintenance period comes from construction/

dismantling and maintenance work on ski lifts (metal) and ski run and trail work (wood, organic waste and possibly rock and rubble). The visitor season The waste generated by Ski areas during the on-season is mainly paper/ cardboard, household waste, glass and tyres (grooming machines and other vehicles). Concerning Leisure destinations, most waste is generated during the on-season by the restaurants and cafes, shops and visitors (paper/ cardboard, glass, plastic, aluminium, household waste), and also from maintenance of the green spaces (green waste). Some of the waste from both these activities is not weighed. For example, rock and rubble generated by summer work at the Ski areas is generally re-used, as it can be used to fill in holes on the slopes if necessary. For this reason, the Group prefers to monitor waste sorting rates rather than the volume or weight of waste generated. The indicator continued to be monitored this year, but was not relevant for waste management purposes. The first step is to increase the sorting rate for the main waste products and then to monitor the recycling of this waste through a subsequent channel.

Method of handling off-site (several options available at each site (2) )

Other separate public waste handling (different containers, etc.)

Sorting rate (number of sites which operate separate waste collection vs. number of operating sites (1) having generated this type of waste in the fiscal year)

Recovery by specialist contractor

Send to public refuse site

Bulk public waste handling

Reused internally

Non-hazardous waste

Others

Metal Tyres Glass

100%

80% 67% 71%

13% 17%

7%

83% 86%

25%

29%

Organic waste – Green waste

86%

43%

14%

14%

43%

Food oil

100%

100%

Bois

87% 88% 83% 62%

67% 63% 67% 62%

27% 25% 17%

7%

Paper-cardboard Stone, soil, rubble Household waste

19%

50%

8%

15%

8%

8%

(1) This table covers the Ski areas and Leisure destinations. It does not include tertiary sites. (2) Percentage expressed by the number of sites involved which can process their waste in several ways at the same time.

Preventing and recycling food waste The Leisure destinations are aiming to capitalise on the experiment run at the staff canteen at Futuroscope, which was the very first of its type for the Group. z A satisfaction survey and a study of the causes of food waste led to measures being taken to reduce food waste, which included adapting the dishes on offer. z Then, some innovative practices were trailed such as sending dehydrated organic waste to an insect farm which breeds fly larva to produce proteins for inclusion in the animal food chain and green chemistry.

Hazardous waste All hazardous waste is collected and treated by approved contractors. Hazardous waste only accounts for 6% of total Group waste by weight. This percentage actually falls significantly when account is taken of the fact that most of the non-hazardous waste is not weighed. The Ski areas produce 83% of the hazardous waste. Overall, 40% (by weight) is hydrocarbon sludge from the periodic draining of hydrocarbon separator tanks, most of which is re-processed to produce heat (89%). This is followed by solvents and hydraulic oil from ski lift engines (17%), emptying the chemical toilets, soiled packaging and rags, Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and healthcare waste (with risk of infection) from the rescue operations which some sites are responsible for carrying out.

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