Waste generated in HEP Group is separated at the place of origin by its type and properties and, wherever possible, managed in accordance with the order of priority of waste management. All waste generated in HEP Group is handed over, in accordance with legal regulations, to companies with a waste management permit. After the waste is handed over to an authorized waste management company, in accordance with legal regulations, the responsibility of the waste producer ceases, and is transferred onto the authorized company. Depending on the type of waste, and in accordance with the existing waste management system in Croatia, the waste is handed over for further recovery and disposal. Since Croatia does not have a hazardous waste landfill, and energy recovery capacities are limited without a possibility for thermal recovery of waste generated during the business processes of HEP Group, authorized waste management companies export hazardous waste taken over from HEP. Until the arrival of authorized waste management companies, the waste is temporarily stored, for a maximum of one year, in temporary storage facilities that are organized in accordance with the provisions of the Waste Management Ordinance.
Data on the origin and flow of waste generated in HEP Group is stored in HEP's electronic database called INFOZOK (Environmental Protection Information System). Waste data is also entered each year by 31 March of the current year for the previous calendar year into the Environmental Pollution Register (ROO) electronic database, maintained by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition.
The site of TE Plomin (Plomin Thermal Power Plant) is home to HEP's only internal non-hazardous waste landfill, where only HEP disposes its own waste generated in the process of producing electricity from coal. Waste generated at Plomin Thermal Power Plant is managed in accordance with the order of priority in waste management. In line with the market needs, part of the waste is handed over to companies with a waste recovery permit and is used as a substitute for mineral raw materials.
A more detailed description of our approach to waste management, including waste quantity data, can be found in sustainability reports.