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 2023 was 99.3%, achieving zero emission*3.
We continues activities to improve factory waste recycling rate and promote zero emission*3 in fiscal year 2024.
[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 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amount generated (t) | 5,148 | 4,513 | 4,795 | 4,217 | 4,619 |
Amount recycled (t) | 4,508 | 3,758 | 4,358 | 3,973 | 4,467 |
Final disposal volume (t) | 6.2 | 107.9 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 7.8 |
Recycling rate of waste plastic(%) | 99.9 | 97.2 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 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 2023. We will continue to promote resource recycling and the conversion of waste into valuable materials.