catcher

Waste Management

•Catcher, in line with the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, adopts a systematic approach that extends from the source to post-assessment, enabling effective waste reduction, enhanced resource efficiency, and the advancement of a circular economy.

Environmental

Waste Management

In 2024, Catcher Group generated a total of 74,273.68 metric tons of waste, consisting of 0.52% hazardous business waste and 99.48% general business waste. The Company integrates resource conservation and efficiency into process development and product design, with the dual objectives of reducing raw material consumption and saving energy. To further strengthen circular economy practices, Catcher also develops and optimizes proprietary resource utilization technologies to enhance recycling performance.

In compliance with local regulations and through the application of available technologies, waste is transported off-site for treatment, including preparation for reuse, recycling, and other recovery operations, thereby maximizing resource efficiency. As a result, the Parent Company achieved a waste reuse rate of 95.35%, while the Group’s reuse rate reached 98.23%. Waste intensity was recorded at 4.11 metric tons per NT$1 million of revenue. Looking ahead, Catcher remains committed to improving its waste reuse performance and advancing resource circularity across the Group.

Specific measures for waste reduction

Reduce Weight of Sludge through sludge Drying System

Catcher has introduced the sludge drying system to effectively reduce more than 50% weight of sludge produced in the manufacturing process. The outsourcing of sludge disposal demonstrated excellent performance. This has greatly reduced the environmental load caused by the terminal waste treatment, and eases the cost of sludge treatment as well as the burden on cleaning and transportation suppliers.

Recycle & Reuse of Plastic Material Waste

Catcher has introduced a waste plastic recycling project, where The Company uses such equipment as crushers, extruders, and plastic injection machines to grind the waste plastics generated in the manufacturing process, with the jigs no longer used to be re-granulated and made into jigs through the injection mechanism, so as to achieve waste plastic recycling and reduce waste generated. Moreover, this method will also relieve the environmental burden of air pollutants caused by incinerator combustion and bottom ash landfill.

Hazardous Business Waste Management and Reduction

Catcher manages business waste in strict accordance with internal procedures and conducts regular evaluations of hazardous waste removal and treatment suppliers to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and contractual obligations. At the same time, Catcher is proactively incorporating lower-impact chemical raw materials during the product development stage, thereby minimizing the need for waste containers containing mixed chemicals.

Waste management management and promotion status