Continuously improved performance

Waste disposal (in %)

In 2015, Bunge Brasil reduced solid waste generation in its industrial operations by approximately 13%. In all the businesses, the proportion of waste disposed sustainably increased significantly. This increase was due to the improvement of the solid waste management plans implemented in the industrial plants, as well as the achievement of waste generation reduction targets.

The proper management of solid waste and effluents, with appropriate treatment and disposal, as well as reduction targets, is key to decreasing harmful impacts on biodiversity. Bunge strives to ensure the environmentally correct disposal of its industrial waste, mainly production inputs and packaging, as well as maintaining operational controls aimed at reducing the consumption of raw materials. For example, at the Santos mill in São Paulo, wheat flour residues are used in composting. Whereas in the Sugar & Bioenergy mills filter cake, a process by-product, is reused as fertilizer in the sugarcane plantations. With measures such as these, the company boosted the sustainable destination of its manufacturing waste from 85% in 2014 to 93% in 2015, an improvement of 9.4%.

However, each metric ton produced at Bunge still generates 104 grams of waste, disposal of which must be improved. To drive improved performance in this area, the company has established a target of reducing the non-sustainable disposal of waste by 5% in 2016.

To reduce the main process risks and impacts, such as soil and water contamination, degrading working conditions and co-responsibility for environmental pollution, Bunge also monitors the performance of its service providers. This involves a detailed checklist and an audit program to assess supplier compliance with environmental and labor legislation, environmental management, labor conditions and occupational health and safety. The company is in full agreement with Brazil's national solid waste policy, working with industry associations and business coalitions to encounter the most efficient solutions.

Effluents

Every effort is made to manage the liquid effluents generated by our operations with a view to reducing environmental impacts. Whenever possible these effluents are used in other processes, as is the case with vinasse, for example. Moreover, effluents are treated in wastewater treatments plants prior to discharge in accordance with legal parameters. In 2015, there was a spill involving approximately 18 m³ of vinasse at the Ouroeste mill in São Paulo, which impacted a permanent preservation area and its respective water body. The mill responded promptly to this accident, employing the following measures: construction of a containment barrier on the boundary of the preservation area; the substitution of old piping and improvements in safety equipment; corrective and preventive measures were taken, such as the definition of safe vinasse application limits.

G4-EN24

WATER DISCHARGE BY QUALITY AND DESTINATION (M³) G4-EN22
Sugar & Bioenergy
	2013		2014		2015
Disposal	WTP/Tank	Direct from process *	WTP/Tank	Direct from process *	WTP/Tank	Direct from process *
Surface water	-	-	4,356	-	4,482	-
Infiltration in soil	-	-	345,600	-	432,700	-
Reuse	-	19,838,317	-	23,243,734	-	21,209,854
Total	-	19,838,317	349,956	23,243,734	437,182	21,209,854
Agribusiness
	2013		2014		2015
Disposal	WTP/Tank		WTP/Tank		WTP/Tank
Surface water	869,525		1,051,456		834,913
Reuse	190,303		190,648		325,631
Total	1,059,828		1,242,104		1,160,544
Foods & Ingredients
	2013		2014		2015
Disposal	WTP/Tank	Direct from process *	WTP/Tank	Direct from process *	WTP/Tank	Direct from process *
Surface water	233,956	2,160,000	-	900,828	278,938	300,000
Infiltration in soil	-	-	-	-	9,011	-
Reuse	-	-	130,000	-	103,990	-
Sewage network	705,404	-	603,098	-	68,874	-
Total	939,360	2,160,000	733,098	900,828	460,813	300,000
Bunge Brasil
	2013		2014		2015
Disposal	WTP/Tank	Direct from process *	WTP/Tank	Direct from process *	WTP/Tank	Direct from process *
Surface water	1,103,481	2,160,000	1,055,812	900,828	1,118,333	300,000
Infiltration in soil	-	-	345,600	-	441,711	-
Reuse	190,303	19,838,317	320,648	23,243,734	429,621	21,209,854
Sewage network	705,404	-	603,098	-	68,874	-
Total	1,999,188	21,998,317	2,325,158	24,144,562	2,058,539	21,509,854

DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE BY TYPE G4-EN23
Sugar & Bioenergy
	2013	2014	2015
Non-hazardous waste (t)	8,982	4,800	5,746
Recovery and reuse	1,561	59	1,112
Recycling	4,752	3,861	3,832
Landfarming	-		-
Composting	-	69	96
Incineration with energy recovery	-		-
Landfill	2,668	809	364
Incineration with no energy recovery	-	-	-
On site storage	-	-	-
Others	-	2	342
Hazardous waste (t)	1,057	925	1,190
Recovery and reuse	767	402	305
Recycling	270	104	335
Incineration with energy recovery	-		-
Incineration with no energy recovery	6	158	126
Landfill	13	120	53
On site storage	-		-
Others	-	141	11
Co-processing	-	-	360
Total	10,038	5,725	6,936
kg waste /t produced	0.53	0.29	0.34
Variation % (2015-2014)	17.20%
Agribusiness
	2013	2014	2015
Non-hazardous waste (t)	33,638	29,641	26,256
Recovery and reuse	1,256	363	3,287
Recycling	1,865	1,908	1,299
Landfarming	-	-	-
Composting	25,888	23,489	2,720
Incineration with energy recovery	-	-	-
Landfill	2,380	1,123	1,275
Incineration with no energy recovery	-	-	-
On site storage	685	1,470	3,451
Others	1,565	1,288	14,224
Hazardous waste (t)	627	801	1,769
Recovery and reuse	132	83	396
Recycling	423	564	390
Incineration with energy recovery	-	-	467
Incineration with no energy recovery	30	-	9
Landfill	36	13	309
On site storage	6	141	197
Others	-	-	1
Total	34,264	30,442	28,025
kg waste /t produced	4.24	3.7	3.26
Variation % (2015-2014)	-11.89%
Foods & Ingredients
	2013	2014	2015
Non-hazardous waste (t)	22,807	15,402	10,227
Recovery and reuse	1,839	-	123
Recycling	4,560	5,189	2,206
Landfarming	4,191	2,005	-
Composting	9,835	5,795	5,441
Incineration with energy recovery	515	-	27
Landfill	1,864	1,272	1,161
Incineration with no energy recovery	1	-	-
On site storage	-	1,140	-
Others	-	-	1,267
Hazardous waste (t)	820	423	650
Recovery and reuse	95	78	2
Recycling	1	42	428
Incineration with energy recovery	22	-	60
Incineration with no energy recovery	694	15	5
Landfill	7	227	11
On site storage	-	-	12
Others	2	61	132
Total	23,626	15,825	10,877
kg waste /t produced	10.31	7.43	5.69
Variation % (2015-2014)	-23.11%
Bunge Brasil
	2013	2014	2015
Non-hazardous waste (t)	65,426	49,843	42,228
Recovery and reuse	4,656	422	4,522
Recycling	11,177	10,958	7,338
Landfarming	4,191	2,005	-
Composting	35,724	29,354	8,255
Incineration with energy recovery	515	-	-
Landfill	6,912	3,204	2,800
Incineration with no energy recovery	-	-	32
On site storage	685	2,610	3,449
Others	1,565	1,291	15,832
Hazardous waste (t)	2,503	2,149	3,609
Recovery and reuse	994	563	703
Recycling	694	710	1,156
Incineration with energy recovery	22	-	886
Incineration with no energy recovery	730	173	138
Landfill	56	360	372
On site storage	6	141	209
Others	2	201	145
Total	67,929	51,992	45,837
kg waste /t produced	2.31	1.73	1.49
Variation % (2015-2014)	-13.87%
* direct process effluents include: 1. Foods & Ingredients: vacuum generation system in the concentrators at the Araçatuba unit, in which water is withdrawn and discharged with no significant alterations in quality, 2. Sugar & Bioenergy: Vinasse and residual water generated in the ethanol manufacturing process which is used in fertigation on the sugarcane plantations.

WASTE DISPOSAL BY QUALITY G4-EN23
Sugar & Bioenergy
	2013	2014	2015
Sustainable disposal	73%	79%	92%
Non-sustainable disposal	27%	21%	8%
Agribusiness
	2013	2014	2015
Sustainable disposal	86%	87%	94%
Non-sustainable disposal	14%	13%	6%
Foods & Ingredients
	2013	2014	2015
Sustainable disposal	89%	83%	89%
Non-sustainable disposal	11%	17%	11%
Bunge Brasil
	2013	2014	2015
Sustainable disposal	85%	85%	93%
Non-sustainable disposal	15%	15%	7%