Environmental Sustainability
Waste Impact Management
OSE implements the spirit of responsible production and circular economy and is devoted into lowering environmental impacts throughout the entire life cycle of its products-raw material, manufacturing, storage, shipping, usage to discard.
In our operational activities, improvements on our process technology and source management measures can reduce use of raw material and production of waste. We also work together with business partners to achieve waste recycling, resource recovery, and recycling of reusable material, introduce, and develop environmentally friendly technology, strengthen pollution prevention, and conduct audit and guidance for waste manufacturers.
In 2023 and reach 38.5% in 2030. In 2023, OSE’s total waste disposal volume totaled 2,534 metric tons, an increase of 2% from 2022 due to the increase in production activities. Waste of OSE is divided into general (non-hazardous) waste and hazardous waste. General waste includes general garbage, general sludge, dump, excreta, and waste rubber strips, etc., accounting for about 95% of the total waste in 2023; Hazardous industrial waste mainly includes mixed hardware waste and waste hazardous sludge, accounting for about 5% of the total in 2023. In summary, OSE’s general waste recycling rate in 2023 was 39.2%; the hazardous waste recycling rate was 4.8%.