Water and Waste Management
Water Resource Management
In order to have a better understanding of the company's water usage, Nova Tech has started to conduct its own inventory of water consumption since 2017. The inventory covers office and engineering office water, which is supplied directly by the water company with no additional water sources. In 2023, there was a slight increase in water tariffs mainly due to the increase in the public share of water consumption. In addition, Nova Tech encourages the use of environmentally friendly tableware, and employees bring their own environmentally friendly tableware and utensils to be washed after use, thus slightly increasing water consumption. Nova Tech continues to enhance the efficiency of water resource usage by posting soft water conservation slogans, regularly inspecting related pipelines for leaks, and prioritising the purchase of water-saving equipment, and plans to reduce water intensity to 6.5 cubic metres(Note 1) per person by 2025.Note 1: Each cubic metre of water is equivalent to 0.001 million litres.
Water Withdrawal
Waste Management
In accordance with the Waste Disposal Act of the Environmental Management Administration of the Ministry of the Environment,Nova Tech established the "Waste Management Procedures" in 2018 to plan the storage and removal of waste through the specialised staff of the business execution department and the industrial safety department.
For engineering waste, Nova Tech will properly classify the waste, and the co-operative waste disposal contractors will take the engineering waste out of the plant for treatment. We also regularly visit hazardous waste removal vendors to confirm that hazardous waste operations are in compliance with regulations.
In 2023, the amount of hazardous waste we outsourced was 0.35 tonnes, and the hazardous waste was treated by incineration.
The main source of general waste is domestic rubbish and food waste in the office area, which are all removed by the office building. In 2023, the amount of general waste generated will be 5.748 tonnes and the amount of hazardous waste will be 0.35 tonnes, making a total of 6.098 tonnes, which is 0.14 tonnes more than last year.Waste intensity was 0.0379 (tonnes/person), an increase of 2.35% from last year.The amount of hazardous waste generated from products and services varies depending on the amount of operating activities.
In the future, Nova Tech will continue to strengthen waste separation in offices and engineering offices, reduce the use of disposable items, and regularly check whether waste is
cleaned up correctly to avoid environmental problems caused by secondary contamination due to improper handling or negligence of suppliers. In addition, we plan to reduce the waste intensity to 30kg/person by 2025.
Waste Reduction Measures
Nova Tech's Waste Disposal Capacity from 2021 to 2023
