In fiscal 2007, the total volume of waste in Japan was 6,803 tons, an increase of 854 tons over fiscal 2006. The main components of the increase for the production sites were 231 tons resulting from increased production and 683 tons resulting from the increase in sites included in the calculations. Non-production sites recorded a decrease of 59 tons due to proactive waste reduction efforts. Waste volume per unit of production in Japan declined 10%, which was below the reduction target of 17% compared to fiscal 1998.

Outside Japan, waste volume amounted to 7,938 tons, representing a decrease of 408 tons from a year earlier, which was mainly attributed to changes in the disposal method for nonindustrial waste.

In the future, OMRON will work even harder to cut its usage of raw materials and enhance production efficiency, while also reducing waste by avoiding emissions in the upstream stage of the supply chain.

• Waste Volume

At OMRON, all Japanese production sites have already achieved zero emissions with 100% recycling and reuse of waste generated from business activities by fiscal 2004, and since have maintained the zero emissions status till now.

In fiscal 2007, zero emissions were achieved at eight additional non-production sites in Japan. However, the recycling rate remained the same as fiscal 2006 at 96%. Overseas production sites are now in the process of promoting zero emissions efforts.

In the future, the sites that have already achieved zero emissions will strive to more effectively re-circulate resources by promoting the use of a material recycling technique in order to further boost the recycling rate.

In FY2007, final disposal at new sites in Japan amounted to 2 tons and the recycling rate was 96%.