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Waste Reduction and Recycling Promotion
Aiming at zero-emissions of industrial waste, Tamron continues to promote recycling through fullfledged
separated waste collection. As for general waste, Tamron continues to implement educational
campaigns for reducing waste and promoting, or enhancing, separated waste collection. |
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General Waste from Business Activities
Emission levels of general waste from
business declined at all business sites
except for Owani Factory in 2006. As a
result, the Tamron Group successfully
reduced general waste from business by
17%. Compared to 2005, the recycling
rate of Tamron improved by about 3%
to 47.1%. Improving the recycling rate
at Namioka Factory, which showed a
relatively low recycling rate (14%), and
precisely gauging the emission level at
Tamron Optical (Foshan) are pressing
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Industrial Waste
Waste levels during 2006 decreased
at all sites, resulting in the waste level
for the group falling 18% year-onyear.
Compared to 2005, the Tamron
recycling rate also rose 3% to 69.3%.
In order to achieve the target of zeroemissions,
improving the recycling
ratios at Owani Factory (21% in 2006)
and Hirosaki Factory (64%) , and
precisely gauging the emission level at
Tamron Optical (Foshan), the same as
is done with general waste, are pressing
needs. |
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* Tamron Optical (Foshan) data are notreflected in both cases of generalwaste from business operations and industrial waste as the data are unavailable. |
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Major Efforts in 2006
In 2006, we at Tamron tried to provide further insight into zero emissions, defined
the term as a targeted recycling ratio of 98% or more, and included the target in our
mid-range environmental objectives from 2007 and beyond. In addition, led by our
Resource Saving Design Promotion Sub-committee and Owani Factory, we started
studies in 2006 to use materials recycled from plastic waste in products. The results
of the feasibility studies should be presented in 2007.
As for general waste, we at Tamron especially focused our attention on education
and training, aiming to enhance recycling ratios through waste reduction and
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Up to 2003,we at Namioka Factory
had entrusted waste solvent disposal to
specialized waste disposers collecting such
waste as thermal recycling raw materials.
However, along with the increase in our
production capacity, fees paid to the waste
disposers continued to increase. From
2004, we started to study how to shift from
disposal via thermal recyclers to recycling
waste solvent. We found that maintaining
a certain quality level was essential for
recycling waste solvent as a resource. After
further study, we also found that two kinds
of substances in waste solvent could be
recycled if only particular waste solvent was
thoroughly separated from other kinds of
solvent and collected properly at work sites.
This enabled us to start recycling those
kinds of substances in waste solvent. We
will continue to work on recycling waste
including plastic.
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Tomoji Soma, member of the sub-committee to
aim at a zero-emission factory
(Mfg. Engineering Dept., Namioka Factory)
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