Environmental Protection
Protecting the environment is the foundation for healthy living and at the same time basic obligation of every individual, company or social community. “Mlekara AD Bitola” as a socially responsible company, highly values the systems that provide a cleaner and healthier environment, and their consistent implementation is its top priority.
Water consumption (L/L processing)
| Year | 2007 | 2016 | 2016 vs 2007 |
| Water consumption | 4.177 | 3.87 | -7.35 |
Gas consumption (m3/L of processing)
| Year | 2011 | 2016 | 2016 vs 2011 |
| Water consumption | 0.019 | 0.017 | -10.53 |
Electricity consumption (kWh/L processing)
| Year | 2011 | 2016 | 2016 vs 2011 |
| Electricity consumption | 0.09 | 0.120 | 33.3 |
Electricity consumption (kWh/L processing)
| Year | 2007 | 2012 | 2016 | 2016 vs 2012 |
| Amount of waste | 0.004 | 0.008 | 0.005 | - 37.5 |
| % recycled | 39.14 | 60.60 | 73.48 | 21.25 |
Imlek continuously works on the technical and technological improvement of its processes and in that process, applies the best available technique (BAT). Every year a plan is developed to foresee savings, wherever it is possible, regarding energy efficiency. In that way we save and contribute to the reduction of the negative impact on the environment.
The main goal of “Mlekara AD Bitola” in this section is continuous planning and implementation of projects, measures and activities with which the processes and environmental protection are improved and adjusted to the new changes in legislation.
With the consistent implementation of the Quality Policy, food safety, environmental protection and health and safety at the workplace, the following results were achieved for 2014 in relation to reduction in consumption of natural resources per litre of processed milk in production plants of the company compared to 2012, i.e. after the implementation of the standard:
• the total water consumption was reduced by 38.5%
• the total electricity consumption was reduced by 2,4 %
• the total consumption of oil was decreased by 15.2%
“Mlekara AD Bitola” each year prepares a program for waste management and report on its implementation which is submitted to the relevant institutions. In the implementation of the program for waste management in 2014 the following results were achieved, compared to 2012 per liter of processed milk in the production plants of the company:
• total amount of generated waste decreased by 18.99%
• total amount of recycled waste has increased by 8.49%
