Waste Management
Basic approach
Our group is a manufacturing company, and the generation of waste is unavoidable in our production activities. Waste oil, waste plastic, and waste water account for approximately 80% of domestic waste discharged externally, and we are focusing on these areas and promoting measures. Specifically, we aim to minimize the amount of waste discharged externally by developing production processes that generate less waste, examining waste treatment methods, promoting resource circulation such as reuse and recycling, and sharing waste reduction know-how globally. We are working on
Targets and achievements
Targets
Goals for material issues (material issue 2)
Achievements
In fiscal 2022, the amount of waste generated domestically was 17,456 tons, a 3.3% decrease compared to fiscal 2021. This was due to a reduction in waste across the company as a result of reduced production. Overseas, sales decreased by 9.9%. The amount of domestic waste discharged externally was 13,466 tons (3.5% reduction compared to FY2021).
We will continue to work to reduce the amount of waste generated by promoting on-site recycling at our manufacturing bases, controlling the amount of plastics and waste oil generated, and considering wastewater treatment methods. Domestic) Aiming for a 19% reduction compared to FY2020.
The final disposal rate for the total amount of waste generated in Japan is 0.03%, and all of our business sites have achieved zero emissions.
Scope of calculation: Covers major domestic manufacturing facilities/factories and domestic affiliated companies
- In fiscal 2022, the following locations are: Kansai Branch (Neyagawa), Kansai Branch (Toyama), Chubu Branch (Kasugai), Toyo TOYO INK Hokkaido Co., Ltd., TOYO INK Chu-Shikoku Co., Ltd. (Okayama), TOYO INK Chu-Shikoku Co., Ltd. (Takamatsu) , includes figures for TOYO INK Kyushu Co., Ltd. (Fukuoka)
- Amount of waste discharged externally: The amount of waste sold as valuable materials and waste generated within the business site that is not recycled within the site or discharged outside the business site to be entrusted with disposal to a waste disposal company. amount moved to
- Education on proper waste management
- Participating in the Saitama Prefecture Platform to Promote Sustainable Use of Plastic Resources
- Efforts to solve the marine plastic waste problem
- Participating in CEFLEX, an international framework for tackling plastic waste issues
- Capital participation in R+ Japan Co., Ltd., an initiative to recycle used plastics.