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TRASH TO                           TREASURE






                 Sunway Group is leading the way with sustainable waste initiatives


               From food scraps and clothes that are discarded   Responsible Consumption and Production.
            into the rubbish bins to used cooking oil poured      SDG 12 aims to ensure sustainable consumption
            down the sinks, improperly disposed waste has   and production patterns through various targets
            serious implications on our health, the environment   —  substantially reducing waste generation through
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            and our community.                          prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse; reducing
               These poorly managed waste can destroy   global food waste at the retail and consumer levels,
            marine life, disrupt water supply, pose dangerous   and reduce food losses along production and
            living conditions for at-risk communities, and   supply chains.
            generate more greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
               Malaysians generate more than 38,000 tonnes
            of waste daily, contributing a total of 3.1 mil tonnes
            of solid waste to the landfills in 2018.
               According to the World Bank’s ‘What a Waste
            2.0’ 2018 report, only 13.5% of global waste is
            recycled and only 5.5% is composted — a third of
            the global waste is improperly managed by being
            dumped or openly burned.
               In line with its commitment to the United
            Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
            and its #SunwayforGood movement towards
            building a sustainable environment, economy and
            society, Sunway Group is leading the way with its
            sustainable waste initiatives aligned with SDG 12 of


              FUELED BY WASTE

               In November, Sunway Hotels & Resorts signed a partnership   drains from getting clogged up due to fats build-up. It also
            with FatHopes Energy to recycle its used cooking oil into   helps the environment by reducing reliance on fossil fuels in the
       BERITA SUNWAY   |   JAN—MAR 2020
            biodiesel.                                            transport sector, which limits GHG emissions. "By partnering
               Under the initiative, more than 50% of the used cooking   with FatHopes Energy, we are assured of not only the conversion
            oil generated by the Group’s six participating hotels would   of the used cooking oil into an ecologically beneficial energy
            be collected by FatHopes Energy every week at the hotels’   stream but also to the environment, which has become a priority
            respective collection centres. FatHopes Energy then recycles the   to the business while being mindful towards the efficiency of our
            oil, converting it into biodiesel.                    operations and stakeholders value," said Colin Yeoh, Sunway
               Recycling used cooking oil prevents the sewage lines and   Hotels & Resorts Group Director of Food & Beverage.























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