In addition to improving energy efficiency, increasing renewable energy and optimizing transportation, we at Tokmanni Group reduce our climate impact by developing the sourcing of sustainability labelled products and raw materials, as well as the recycling and utilization of waste.

Most waste is reused or recycled

We monitor the amounts of waste carefully. Tokmanni Group acts according to waste hierarchy and always aims to reduce, reuse, and recycle waste first, and only after that, the leftover waste is sent to an incinerator plant. For example, Tokmanni variety discount retail chain recycled or reused 82.9% of its waste in 2024. For the whole Group the total amount of recycled or reused waste was 80.8% in 2024.

Most of our waste comes from packaging the products. We strive to, for example, reduce the amount of packaging materials, especially plastic, monitor the amounts of waste being produced in our warehouses and at our stores, and continuously improve recycling. Our Tokmanni variety discount retail chain engages in the recycling of products sold via various producer collectives. The collectives, such as SELT Association, Stena Recycling Oy, Recser Ltd, and Akkukierrätys Pb Oy recycle our imports of electric products and batteries in Finland.

In Finland, as a part of our producer responsibilities, we report the packaging materials we use to the Rinki producer collective. We use paper fibres, plastic, glass, metals, and wood in our packaging. RINKI has become well-known, for example, through its Rinki ecopoints located across Finland.