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cra14001 Created:   Aug 11, 2017 Last commented:   Aug 14, 2017

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Can I include in my aspects-impacts, an aspect that is positive, such as recycling? can the company consider it a significant aspect and so show the operational controls to the auditor?
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Strahinja Stojanovic Aug 14, 2017

Recycling is the operational control for significant environmental aspect, e.g. plastics, metal, paper waste. Therefore the recycling itself cannot be considered as a positive or any kind of environmental aspect, since it is a operational control over some environmental aspect.

For more information, see: 4 steps in identification and evaluation of environmental aspects https://advisera.com/14001academy/knowledgebase/4-steps-in-identification-and-evaluation-of-environmental-aspects/

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