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We initiated a recycling programme at our Wellcome Fresh Food Centre in Hong Kong to upcycle 3,217 kg surplus beef fat into biodiesel for essential power generators, supporting a local circular economy and reducing food waste across our store operations. We have programmes in place to track and measure food waste reduction. Please refer to ESG Disclosure for details.

Like all businesses involved in goods logistics, DFI uses plastic wrap to secure and protect products during shipping, reducing the volume of damaged goods that can occur when goods are in transit. We are actively adopting sustainable alternatives to single-use plastic wraps. This includes using recyclable materials like transparent plastic wraps and wraps with reduced plastic content. We are also exploring reusable options, including textile pallet wraps and textile doors for roll cages. Starting in June 2024, we began exploring opportunities to reuse plastic pallets in Hong Kong, minimising our demand for new pallets. These initiatives collectively reduced our plastic usage by 17,090 kg annually.

Our paper and cardboard recycling programmes are advancing through partnerships with waste collectors and third-party contractors. This ensures that paper and cardboard waste from our distribution centres, stores, and offices are diverted from landfills and recycled for new uses. We have further increased the frequency of cardboard recycling collection and are separating out paper from unclassified waste to raise recycling levels, with recycled volume of our Wellcome Distribution Centres increased by 87,385 kg, equivalent to a 30% increment year-on-year.

To support our landfill diversion efforts, DFI also partnered with Hong Kong’s EcoPark in March 2024 to recycle and repurpose 431,000 kg damaged wooden pallets, 8,480 kg plastics straps and food trays back into reusable materials for the local industry.