Waste Management
Four of our operational sites are currently zero waste to landfill – Craigavon, Northern Ireland, Charnwood, England, Dundalk, Ireland and Souderton, Pennsylvania.
Almac follow the waste hierarchy to inform how we manage our waste. We have implemented recycling and recovery initiatives across our sites in line with our actions towards the circular economy. Where possible waste is segregated on site before being sent for recovery or recycling.
If this is not feasible, we send mixed recovery waste (MRW) to an off-site material recycling facility where the recyclable fractions are segregated, baled and sent for recycling.
Waste reporting across the group has been standardised.
The amount of waste generated across our facilities and the disposal methods are shown below:
| Metric | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Hazardous Waste | ||
| Directed to disposal (tonne) | 5,829 | 6,548 |
| % Directed to disposal | 83.2% | 81.4% |
| Diverted from disposal (tonne) | 1,181 | 1,492 |
| % Diverted from disposal | 16.9% | 18.6% |
| Non-Hazardous Waste | ||
| Directed to disposal (tonne) | 804 | 1,024 |
| % Directed to disposal | 41.9% | 52.6% |
| Diverted from disposal (tonne) | 1,117 | 922 |
| % Diverted from disposal | 58.2% | 47.4% |
| Total | ||
| Directed to disposal (tonne) | 6,633 | 7,572 |
| % Directed to disposal | 74.3% | 75.8% |
| Diverted from disposal (tonne) | 2,298 | 2,414 |
| % Diverted from disposal | 25.7% | 24.2% |
| Waste generated – all facilities | ||
|---|---|---|
| Metric | 2024 | 2025 |
| Total Weight (tonne) | 8,931 | 9,986 |
| Tonne per Employee | 1.28 | 1.28 |
| Tonne per £Million Revenue | 10.01 | 9.72 |
Overall, the amount of waste produced has increased but has remained at the same level when considered as the weight per employee. When normalised against revenue the amount of waste per £million has decreased.
NB DTD – directed to disposal DFD – diverted from disposal. In the last year improvements in the segregation of solvent for recovery has decreased the percentage of hazardous waste directed to disposal (incineration). An increase in the amount of non-hazardous waste sent for incineration has led to a decrease in the percentage being diverted from disposal.
Plastic
We continue to engage with the Responsible Plastic Management Programme to assess issues around the use of plastic in our operations. The increased focus on the use of Polyfluoroalkyls (PFAs) in pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging is currently being assessed.
We will collaborate with our customers and suppliers to actively seek out alternative materials without compromising the quality of our products or services supplied.