Below is the actual results recycled by Panasonic Corporation during fiscal 2020 (from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021) in accordance with the Law for Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances (Home Appliance Recycling Law), including products bearing the SANYO brand.
Overview of recycled four kinds of end-of-life products
| Air conditioner | TV | Refrigerator/
Freezer |
Washing machine/
Clothes dryer |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRT | LCD/
Plasma |
||||
| Number of products received at designated collection points [1,000 units] | 920 |
273 |
655 |
1,050 |
1,344 |
| Number of products processed [1,000 units] | 897 |
275 |
643 |
1,026 |
1,346 |
| Total weight of products processed [tons] | 36,198 |
7,122 |
11,847 |
66,345 |
55,104 |
| Total weight of recycled materials from processed products [tons] | 32,942 |
4,978 |
10,030 |
53,613 |
49,600 |
| Recycling rate [%] | 91 |
69 |
84 |
80 |
90 |
* "Number of products processed" and "Total weight of products processed" refer to the total (units and weight) of waste electric appliances that were treated for recycling in fiscal 2020.
* All of the numbers after the decimal point are truncated.
* There were a small number of units whose manufacturer responsible for recycling, etc. was not identified due to an inputting error in the manifest and/or for other reasons. Those units are not included in "Number of products received at designated collection points" and "Number of products processed".
Overview of the recycled parts and materials
Total weight of the recycled parts and materials which are transferable to those who use it as parts or materials of product for a fee or free of charge.
| Air conditioner | TV | Refrigerator/
Freezer |
Washing machine/
Clothes dryer |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRT | LCD/
Plasma |
||||
| Iron [tons] | 9,723 |
458 |
3,609 |
24,858 |
22,348 |
| Copper [tons] | 2,406 |
268 |
101 |
1,101 |
785 |
| Aluminum [tons] | 682 |
4 |
370 |
267 |
984 |
| Mixture including ferrous or non-ferrous materials [tons] | 13,214 |
16 |
479 |
7,884 |
6,534 |
| CRT glass [tons] | - |
2,461 |
- |
- |
- |
| Other valuable materials [tons] | 1,045 |
853 |
3,656 |
15,740 |
10,245 |
| Total weight [tons] | 27,597 |
4,062 |
8,218 |
49,881 |
40,913 |
* All of the numbers after decimal point are truncated.
* "Other valuable materials" are plastics, etc.
Breakdown of recycled materials by specified home appliance
![[FIGURE]Breakdown of recycled materials by specified home appliance](/content/dam/panasonic/phd-global/en/corporate/sustainability/environment/resources/recovery/recycling/index_pic_01.jpg)
Weights of refrigerant fluorocarbons which were collected, shipped, recovered or re-used, and destroyed
|
|
Air conditioner |
Refrigerator/ |
Washing machine/ |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Weight of collected refrigerant fluorocarbons[kg] |
580,304 |
45,835 |
18,649 |
|
Weight of refrigerant fluorocarbons shipped to consigned destroying companies[kg] |
571,937 |
44,309 |
18,108 |
|
Weight of recovered or re-used refrigerant fluorocarbons[kg] |
524,253 |
28,719 |
15,091 |
|
Weight of destroyed refrigerant fluorocarbons[kg] |
45,097 |
15,866 |
2,973 |
* All of the numbers after decimal point are truncated.
* Difference amoung weight of collected refrigerant fluorocarbons, weight of shipped refrigerant fluorocarbons and "total weight of recovered or re-used refrigerant fluorocarbons and destroyed fluorocarbons" is due to time-lag of reporting.
Weights of fluorocarbons from insulation materials, which were liquefied and collected, shipped, and destroyed
|
|
Refrigerator/ |
|---|---|
|
Weight of fluorocarbons liquefied and collected from insulation materials[kg] |
97,660 |
|
Weight of fluorocarbons shipped to consigned destroying companies after liquefied and collected from insulation materials[kg] |
96,289 |
|
Weight of destroyed fluorocarbons after liquefied and collected from insulation materials[kg] |
94,095 |
* All of the numbers after decimal point are truncated.
* Difference among weight of collected refrigerant fluorocarbons, weight of shipped fluorocarbons and weight of destroyed fluorocarbons is due to time-lag of destruction reporting.
