LG Display said on the 22nd that its Paju and Gumi business sites received the platinum rating in the "Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWTL)" certification from UL Solutions, an internationally accredited body in applied safety science.
The "zero waste to landfill" certification is an international standard that evaluates corporations' resource-circulation efforts. UL Solutions verifies the rate at which waste generated at business sites is recycled without incineration or landfilling and assigns ratings of silver (90–94%), gold (95–99%), and platinum (100%).
The Paju business site first earned the platinum rating last year and succeeded in renewing it this year, and the Gumi business site also significantly raised its waste recycling rate. As a result, all domestic business sites of LG Display have achieved the platinum rating.
LG Display is identifying and driving companywide resource-circulation tasks from product design and manufacturing to disposal so that waste previously incinerated or landfilled can be recycled.
Notably, for waste glass and waste synthetic resin generated during display production, it secured a joint patent to recycle them into raw materials such as plastic and vinyl by improving the treatment process with partners. This achieved zero landfill (0%). It also independently developed and operates a system that can monitor the entire process in real time from waste generation to treatment.
Furthermore, to fundamentally reduce waste generation, LG Display is continuing efforts such as developing eco-friendly products and improving processes, and is delivering notable results. In 2024, waste generated at all domestic business sites of LG Display totaled about 96,000 tons, down more than 25% from 2022 (about 128,000 tons).
LG Display plans to obtain "zero waste to landfill" certification for all overseas production subsidiaries by the end of this year and to secure the platinum rating at all domestic and overseas business sites by 2030.
Meanwhile, LG Display also obtained the "circulating resource quality certification" for waste synthetic resins.
The "circulating resource quality certification" is granted by the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI) under the Ministry of Environment to waste that does not contain hazardous substances or foreign matter. Materials that receive this certification are recognized as resources rather than waste. Through this, LG Display also achieved the effect of reducing waste by about 600 tons annually.
An LG Display official said, "This outcome is the fruit of sustained efforts to improve and strengthen the waste management system," adding, "We will continue to minimize our impact on the environment and work to ensure that resources and energy form a virtuous cycle."