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Filtering test water for reuse in flushing toilets
At Kurume Factory of Panasonic Electric Works, Ltd., which produces built-in pumps and alkaline ionized purifiers, wastewater used for flow testing for pumps is first filtered with cartridge filters. The filtered wastewater is then monitored constantly with turbidity sensors and pH meters, sterilized with ultraviolet radiation and ozone, and reused for flushing toilets and fire-fighting water.
This activity brought about an annual reduction in water consumption of 2,000 tons.
Leaking oil reduced by thorough checking during maintenance
Panasonic Communications (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., which produces fax machines, undertook a thorough check on aging hoses and oil seals during maintenance of a hydraulic press to prevent oil leakage. Through this activity, the company has reduced its oil consumption by about 2 tons annually.
An employee checking for oil leakages
Returnable containers used for transport to reduce waste
The Home Appliance and Automotive Motor Division of the Motor Company manufactures a variety of motors for home appliances. The company introduced returnable, folding mesh containers to transport the large motors for air-conditioners. This substantially reduced total waste arisings, such as wood pallets and cardboards that were generated in large amounts for packaging. In addition, some returnable containers used PE (polyester) resin foam as an internal material. After use, a significant amount of waste resin foam was generated. This volume has now been reduced and some of the waste resin foam has been sold as revenue-generating waste. These activities are implemented globally and have an effect of reducing total waste arisings by about 95 tons annually.
Polyester is broken up and reduced in volume
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