RECYCLING SERVICES

We are rethinking
waste—by treating
it as a resource inthe supply chain
and out of landfills.

Kimberly-ClarkTM is improving each stage ofthe product life cycle to keep products,
packaging and manufacturing waste in thevalue chain, regenerating the natural systems
we all depend on.
What are circular principles?
1. Design out waste and pollution.
2. Keep products and materials in use.
3. Regenerate natural systems.

Recover waste
and regenerate
natural systems

3• Certified compostableproducts• Take-back programs forour products• Dispenser recycling• The RightCycle™ Program

1

The Circular
Economy principles
at work today atKimberly-Clark
Professional

Use less = Waste less
• Innovative technology (UCTAD,AirFlex, Absorbency Pockets)• Smart and Controlled Dispensing

2

Recycled content
gives new life
to sustainablysourced materials• Up to 100% recycled fiber• FSC® and EcoLabel certified• Recycled materials
in packaging• Recycled cotton in wipers
made in Colombia

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Circular principles
at work.
Leading globally.

Working locally.

The RightCycle™ Program is the firstlarge-scale recycling program for
non-hazardous lab, cleanroom, andindustrial waste. Since 2011, the program
has helped hundreds of customers
globally divert over 1,000 tons of singleuse apparel, nitrile gloves, and safety
eyewear from the landfill and turn theminto new consumer goods.

A multinational hotel, coffee shop andrestaurant company with aggressive
sustainability targets reached out toKimberly-Clark Professional about
replacing 1,400 old plastic dispensers
with new hygienic, more sustainablewaste-reducing systems.

The RightCycle™ Program helped Sierra
Nevada—the first company to achieve
platinum zero-waste certification—
become even more sustainable with
its gloves. When Sierra Nevada learned
about the program, “we jumped onit,” said Mandi McKay, sustainability
coordinator for Sierra Nevada’s Chicoheadquarters. In less than a year, thecompany diverted more than 4,000
pounds of nitrile gloves.

“[RightCycleTM] aligns with ourcompany values. It makes sense for
us by contributing to a more positiveenvironmental impact overall. We tend
to pioneer a lot of things, and I’m glad
we’re part of a program like this."
Mandi McKay, Sierra Nevada

To support our partner's waste
reduction goals, we found a recycling
partner to help us recycle all 1,400 olddispensers, including the metal screws,plastic bags, and cardboard used fortransportation.

1,000+ tons

1,400

2,338 kgs

2,338 kgs

Since 2011, RightCycle™ has diverted
1,000 tons and counting of
single-use PPE waste from landfills.

centerfeed dispensers

of plastic recycled

recycled plastic tobe molded into new
consumer products

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We see a future
without waste. How
can we support yoursustainability goals?

We are making significant changes
this decisive decade.

Find out more at www.kcprofessional.com

We are innovating across all categories
to provide closed loop solutions for manyof your company's needs.

Wiping &Cleaning

In Germany, we have partnered with a recycling specialist company
to offer a used wiper management service. As part of the productpurchase, used wipers are placed into special containers, picked up,
and sent to an energy recovery facility, diverting waste from landfills.

Restroom &Hygiene

Many of our hand towel and wiper products are eligible for industrialcomposting facilities. Consistent with our ambition to eliminate waste
and recover resources, we have begun regional trials for post-use
hand towel recycling.

Safety &Scientific

We created The RightCycle™ Program—our industry-changing
initiative that takes recycling personal protection equipment (PPE)
to a new level. Instead of used PPE such as protective clothing, nitrile
gloves and safety glasses going into the trash (and landfills), thesepreviously hard-to-recycle items are collected at your facility andturned into new consumer goods.

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We see a futurewithout waste. How
can we support yoursustainability goals?

Our 2030 goal is to reduce ourenvironmental footprint by 50%.

We have a history of innovation to reduce
the product needed to get the job done.
We will continue to identify new ways toreduce the product and packaging waste forour customers. In some markets, we havedispenser recycling programs, and manyof our hand towel and wiper products areeligible for industrial composting facilities.
More of our packaging than ever before
contains recycled content. Consistent with
our ambition to eliminate waste and recover
resources, we have begun regional trials forpost-use hand towel recycling.

We are making significant changes
this decisive decade.

Find out more at www.kcprofessional.com

100%of the fibers in our hand
towels are from recycled
paper or sustainably sourced
virgin pulp.