Sofap has communicated widely on a zero-waste objective by 2023. We operate within the widely recognised waste hierarchy, Refuse, Reduce, Rethink, Reuse, Repair and Recycle to better previous performances. This objective is bold considering that there are no adequate recycling facilities for industries in Mauritius.

Key to managing our waste is the setting up of a waste catalogue, segregation and despatching to recyclers/ up-cyclers. These fundamentals were used when organising our recycling network which consisted of 49 artisan up-cyclers, 7 professional recyclers, 8 NGOs as well as having 37 employees taking the Sofap wastes to be used for various purposes. A few NGOs who are into empowering of the poor communities have taken some of our wastes to help people who need furniture in their home or who want raised bed gardening using drums.Moreover, our innovation and Quality Circles came up with some improvement ideas to refuse and reduce some of our common waste such as plastic shrink wraps. Applying those principles, we have been able to reduce our waste to landfill and the amount of paint sludge pumped per litre of paint produced.

Beyond recycling our own waste, Sofap encourages its employees to adopt a zero-waste lifestyle at home through talks organised internally. Employees are encouraged to bring the following type of waste from home to be recycled: Paper, carton, batteries, used pens and PET.