Resource Recycling

Recycling-Oriented Manufacturing

Our Company is promoting factory waste reduction (Zero emission) to realize recycling-oriented society.

Factory Waste Reduction (Zero Emission)

From the viewpoint of effective use of resources, by reducing amount of factory waste and increasing amount of recovering valuables and resources recycled, we are working to eliminate amount of landfill*1 to as close to zero.
The factory waste recycling rate*2 in fiscal year 2024 was 99.3%, achieving zero emission*3.
We continues activities to improve factory waste recycling rate and promote zero emission*3 in fiscal year 2025.

[Definition]
*1 Amount of landfill = Amount of waste disposed at landfill site
*2 Factory waste recycling rate = Amount of resources recycled / (Amount of resources recycled + Amount of landfill)
*3 Zero emission = Factory waste recycling rate: 99% or higher(Definition by Panasonic)

Initiatives for Factory Waste Reduction

We are promoting following measures for waste reduction on global basis, reducing waste.

  1. Improvement in productivity of process equipment
  2. Improvement in yield ratio
  3. Reuse of liquid medicine and resin
  4. Recovering valuables from waste
  5. Hosting workshops on factory waste management and providing education to build knowledge on waste and valuable recyclables to reinforce the importance of related initiatives

Plastic Resource Initiatives

Our company is working to improve the recycling of plastic waste (waste plastics) generated from business activities.

■Trends in plastic waste in Japan

Year FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024
Amount generated (t) 4,513 4,795 4,217 4,619 4,551
Amount recycled (t) 3,758 4,358 3,973 4,467 4,313
Final disposal volume (t) 107.9 5.4 5.6 7.8 8.6
Recycling rate of waste plastic (%) 97.2 99.9 99.9 99.8 99.8
Factory recycling rate Goal (%) 99.0 or more

Our company‘s domestic plants generate more than 4,000 tons of waste plastic waste annually. In fiscal year 2020, the recycling rate fell below the target of 99%. This is due to an increase in the number of plastics finally disposed of in Japan due to the global ban on the import of waste. Since fiscal year 2021, we have been recycling resources and switching to valuable transactions, and we achieved our target in fiscal year 2024. We will continue to promote resource recycling and the conversion of waste into valuable materials.