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.
We achieved 99.3％ of the factory waste recycling rate*2 in fiscal 2022.
We continues activities to improve factory waste recycling rate and promote zero emission*3 in fiscal 2023.
[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.
- Improvement in productivity of process equipment
- Improvement in yield ratio
- Reuse of liquid medicine and resin
- Recovering valuables from waste
- Holding Network Event for Waste Reduction and Recovering Valuables from Waste to share case examples
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 2018 |
FY 2019 |
FY 2020 |
FY 2021 |
FY 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Amount generated (t) |
5,588 |
5,148 |
4,513 |
4,795 |
4,217 |
|
Amount recycled (t) |
4,843 |
4,508 |
3,758 |
4,358 |
3,973 |
|
Final disposal volume (t) |
5.5 |
6.2 |
107.9 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
|
Recycling rate of waste plastic(%) |
99.9 |
99.9 |
97.2 |
99.9 |
99.9 |
|
Factory recycling rate Goal (%) |
99.0 or more |
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Our company's domestic plants generate more than 4,000 tons of waste plastic waste annually. In fiscal 2020, production volume decreased due to the impact of the novel coronavirus. The recycling rate of waste plastics fell below the target of 99% in fiscal 2020. 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 2021, we have been recycling resources and switching to valuable transactions, and we have now achieved our target. We will continue to promote resource recycling.