Group Environmental Report 2005

Zero Waste Emission (Measures to Waste reduction)

Targets of the Third Environmental Action Plan

Waste Reduction Activities

5,000

100

4,00080

3,000

60

2,000

40

1,000

20

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'96

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'99

Wastes by Type

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'01

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0'03 '04(Fiscal Year)

Others 3%
Slag

Plastic

11%

15%
71%

Wastes disposed by landﬁll: 696 tonSludge

Actions for Maintaining Zero Emission of Wastes

Deﬁnition: Zero emission is deﬁned as utilizing all wastes generated
in the group eﬀectively to eliminate disposal of themby incineration and landﬁll.
Wastes:Sludge, waste acids, waste alkali, waste plastics, wasteoil, metal slag, glass, ceramics, dusts, waste wood chips,
waste paper, waste textile, animal and plant residues(food wastes) and sludge in septic tanks

As a Global Citizen

Zero Emission of Wastes in FDK Group

Promotion ofGreen Factories

In the future, FDK Group will continue eﬀorts in further decreasing the total volume of wastes and establish a system to checkinternally whether each oﬃces well manages its own zero emission activities in preparation for emergence of new types ofwastes.

Measures for Global
Warming Prevention

In ﬁscal 2004, all wastes generated in FDK plants were identiﬁed
and examined for recycle and reuse. This was resulted in formation of FDK Group Zero Emission Guideline.
Along with the guideline, eﬀorts were made to reuse sludge into
the subbase course soil and cement materials, and to totally eliminate generation of sludge in septic tank using biotechnology.
Waste plastics were recycled after separating them into ﬁnely
segmented categories in cooperation with FDK Ecotec Co., Ltd. ,whereas waste papers were shredded for reuse as packaging
materials. Other wastes were recycled as a material of paper.
Thanks to these eﬀorts, a recycle system was established in ourcompany group by the end of ﬁscal 2004, and thus, all types ofwaste are now able to be recycled, including those were not possible to do so before. Now, our target of zero emission of wastes
at all oﬃces and plants of FDK Group in Japan was achieved. In
ﬁscal 2005, it is likely that zero emission is achieved throughout
the year.

Recycling ratio（％）

Recycling ratio

Promotion of Environmental
Measures on Products

Achievement of Zero Emission

Amount of waste
Incineration and landﬁll Recycle(ton/year)

Promotion ofGreen Procurement

In ﬁscal 2004, the eﬀorts of FDK Group was directed to reduce
the total volume of wastes generated for disposal, and to achieve
zero emission of wastes by the end of ﬁscal 2004 ahead of schedule by 1 year. More precisely, in stead of packaging products,
returnable boxes were used, wastes were reused as a resource inthe process, and waste plastic vessels were reused for other inhouse applications.
Due to these activities, the total volume of wastes generated anddisposed during ﬁscal 2004 was reduced to 1,816 ton or 13%
reduction over the previous year.

Transition in waste emissions volumePromotion of Environmental
Management

Generation of wastes reduced at the end of ﬁscal 2006 by 3% of those generated in ﬁscal 2003
・The scope of reductions includes FDK plants and oﬃces in Japan.
・Zero emission of wastes will be achieved by the end of ﬁscal 2004 ahead of the target shown in the Second Environmental Action
Plan by 1 year.

Basic Policy for Environment
and Action Plan

FDK Group is addressing 3R (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) activities in order to eﬀectively use the limited resources and to reduce environmental burdens to the global environment by waste. The 3R activities include to reduce generation of wastes and to separate wastes
by category for reuse. In view of forming the recycling society, FDK Ecotec Co., Ltd., a group company, collects information equipment
such as personal computers and separate waste plastics, glass, metal and other resources from them for reuse to other applications. (Referto page 29)18