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In October 2020, the Samsung Semiconductor Onyang site became the first in the industry to obtain the “Quality Mark Certification for Circular Resources” from Korea Environmental Industry Technology Institute. As a result of its effort made according to the Framework Act on Resources Circulation, which has been enforced since 2018, Onyang Site obtained recognition for circular resources in November 2019, and subsequently won the Quality Mark Certification for the first time in Korea’s electrical and electronic industry in October 2020. Quality Mark Certification for Circular Resources is a system to certify the quality of circular resources that make waste generated from a business site useful. Samsung's Giheung Site also obtained the Quality Mark Certification for Circular Resources in 2021.

The items for which Giheung Site and Onyang Site obtained the Quality Mark Certification for Circular Resources are the eight-inch wafer box and IC tray. A wafer box is a transport container for wafers, which are used throughout the semiconductor package process from product development to shipment, and an IC tray is a transport container for products. By obtaining the Quality Mark Certification for Circular Resources, the two business sites can directly supply wafer boxes and IC trays, which were categorized as waste in the past, to resource recycling companies without having to go through intermediary treatment companies. The amount of waste generation reduced consequently amounts to approximately 1,213 tons a year. In 2021, the certification was additionally obtained for the eight-inch wafer boxes generated at Samsung's Giheung Site, and three types of nonferrous metal at the Giheung Site, Hwaseong Site, and Pyeongtaek Site. The amount of waste generation that can be reduced consequently amounts to as much as approximately 1,903 tons a year.

Since 2018, we have had a goal of becoming zero waste, studying the recycling of different kinds of waste and investing heavily in the necessary facilities.

We also provide our partners with financial support in building extended facilities, and we conduct research to improve the efficiency of dehydration pumps and filters. And at Samsung, we all worked together to separate recyclables and minimize our use of disposable products, leading to a reduction in incinerated waste by roughly 285 tons per year.

We also received the honor of a Presidential Citation for Leading Companies in Resource Recirculation in 2019. But beyond Zero Waste to Landfill validations and Presidential Citations, our true honor is knowing that we’re creating a sustainable future.