Environment : Overview of Recycling of Specified Home Appliances (Japan)

Below is the actual results recycled by Panasonic Group during fiscal 2023 (from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024) 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]

855

151

623

869

1,102
Number of products processed [1,000 units]

861

155

621

878

1,115
Total weight of products processed [tons]

34,451

3,833

9,854

56,722

46,488
Total weight of recycled materials from processed products [tons]

31,591

2,735

8,278

45,775

42,366
Recycling rate [%]

91

71

84

80

91

* "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 2023.
* 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]

8,624

258

2,769

20,765

19,040
Copper [tons]

2,428

161

86

1,110

643
Aluminum [tons]

769

2

272

292

650
Mixture including ferrous or non-ferrous materials [tons]

12,941

5

564

6,397

5,937
CRT glass [tons]

-

1,319

-

-

-
Other valuable materials [tons]

2,518

677

2,661

14,556

7,987
Total weight [tons]

27,282

2,425

6,354

43,121

34,259

* All of the numbers after decimal point are truncated.
* "Other valuable materials" are plastics, fluorocarbons, etc.

Breakdown of recycled materials by specified home appliance

[FIGURE]Breakdown of recycled materials by specified home appliance

Weights of refrigerant fluorocarbons which were collected, shipped, recovered or re-used, and destroyed

Air conditioner

Refrigerator/
Freezer

Washing machine/
Clothes dryer

Weight of collected refrigerant fluorocarbons[kg]

570,948

32,756

20,985

Weight of refrigerant fluorocarbons shipped to consigned destroying companies[kg]

564,167

31,680

20,524

Weight of recovered or re-used refrigerant fluorocarbons[kg]

522,292

19,476

17,396

Weight of destroyed refrigerant fluorocarbons[kg]

39,122

12,064

3,011

* 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/
Freezer

Weight of fluorocarbons liquefied and collected from insulation materials[kg]

70,329

Weight of fluorocarbons shipped to consigned destroying companies after liquefied and collected from insulation materials[kg]

66,964

Weight of destroyed fluorocarbons after liquefied and collected from insulation materials[kg]

65,921

* 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.