Objective:
Generate zero wastes by 2025 with the reduction, reuse and recycling of wastes and packages.

Short and medium term goals:

• 2008 - Increase waste recycling by 25%

As a result of different productive activities developed by society, there is an unavoidable generation of a series of solid, liquid or gas wastes that may have negative effects on the environment and health.

However, if wastes are managed adequately, they can become raw material with a commercial value. With actions such as reuse and recycling, they can be reincorporated to the productive cycle without affecting the environment. This action can change the concept of: GARBAGE for BY-PRODUCT

Walmart and wastes

Walmart de Mexico is committed to:

• Reduce the amount of wastes generated and
• Maximum use of wastes, through waste management

The main objective would be that garbage —as such— should not exist. Nature teaches us that everything disposed of is reintegrated into the environment.
The challenge is to go to a circular economy, where the wastes of one sector become the raw material of another. Thus, at Walmart de Mexico we are adamant with NO GENERATION of wastes.

Hazardous Wastes                                                  

Defined as those that, substantially or potentially, jeopardize human health or the environment when handled inadequately and posses one or more CRETIB features: Corrosive, Reactive, Explosive, Toxic, Flammable and Biological - Infectious.

Paperless

As of 2006, we began a paper consumption reduction campaign (Paper-less). The following was proposed to achieve the following actions:

• Not printing documents that are not needed
• Print documents on both sides of the page
• Recycle paper for note-taking
• Eliminate unnecessary reports
• Digitize documents

With these actions, in 2007 we stopped using 2.3 million paper sheets, i.e., we protected 192 trees.