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Non-hazardous waste

Most non-hazardous waste is general material such as office waste paper, kitchen waste and non-hazardous substances used in manufacturing. A very small part is biological waste that has been treated so it is not hazardous. We do not include construction and demolition rubble and similar material not related to day-to-day operations, which we describe separately as non-routine waste. In 2005, we disposed of 41 million kg of non-hazardous waste.

We continue to look for ways to reduce waste and have undertaken waste management reviews at many sites.

Performance

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See Note to charts

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Note to non-hazardous waste charts
Although the external definition of what constitutes a waste varies, for GSK reporting purposes a material is considered a waste if it is no longer fit for its originally intended purpose.

Non-hazardous waste disposal includes disposal to landfill and incineration either on or off GSK property. Incineration with energy recovery includes processes that result in beneficial energy or resource recovery and includes a small amount of composting. Incineration without energy recovery includes processes that do not result in beneficial energy or resource recovery. Non-hazardous waste disposed does NOT include recycling on-site or off-site or non-routine waste.

Biological waste rendered non-hazardous after treatment is considered a non-hazardous waste.

Total non-hazardous waste was 9% lower than in 2004 (23% lower than 2001). The weight disposed per unit sales decreased by 14% over the year (and by 27% since 2001). This means we have considerably beaten our 2005 target of an 8% reduction per unit sales since 2001.

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