Panasonic Participates in TV Recycling Scheme
With the introduction of a national television recycling program in 2011, Panasonic will offer the expertise of some of the world's foremost e-waste recycling experts to the Australian Government. The company announced its participation in the scheme and its offer of additional support to government in implementation, following the decision by the Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC) to introduce the scheme. Read more.
Steve Rust, Managing Director, Panasonic Australia, said the company would do all it could to help Australia begin the program as it has considerable experience in recycling televisions and other home appliances. It is estimated that 1.5 million old televisions will end up in Australian landfill this year.
“Every month tens of thousands of televisions end up in landfill and the sooner the program can begin the better it will be for everyone,” he said.
The company has a world-class recycling research and development facility at the Panasonic Eco Technology Centre (PETEC) in the Hyogo Prefecture in Japan where it has developed a high-efficiency CRT recycling technology using laser beams to process used televisions three times more quickly than before.
Panasonic was the first to introduce lead-free plasma televisions using a unique manufacturing process and the company is deeply committed to the preservation of the environment and to provide assistance to support this recycling initiative.
In Australia, the company is also a member of the National Packaging Covenant and Panasonic has successfully diverted in excess of 79% of business waste from landfill.
Details of Panasonic's environmental initiatives can be found at www.panasonic.com.au.
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