|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Recycling Activities in Asia, Oceania and South America |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sony promotes various recycling programs in Asia, Oceania and South America.
Sony Korea Corporation collects and recycles PCs, televisions and audio products in line with recycling legislation that came into force in the Republic of Korea in 2003. In recent years, the number of pieces of electronic equipment collected directly through Sony Store outlets and service centers has increased.
Similarly, Sony Taiwan Limited has continued collection and recycling of televisions and PCs in accordance with legal requirement established in 1998.
In fiscal 2006, Sony Brasil Ltda. launched its own end-of-life battery collection program in cooperation with retailers. Batteries are collected through collection posts set up by Sony Brasil at Sony retailers across the country. Collected batteries are turned over to a recycling firm, where they are disposed of in an appropriate manner.
In Taiwan, Sony Taiwan Limited participated in a battery collection and recycling program in cooperation with the government. This program, which ran for 2 years (fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2005), collected and recycled approximately 290 tons of batteries from collection boxes set up at schools and other locations throughout Taiwan. Sony Taiwan provided collection boxes and posters calling for participation in the program and bore the cost of the program's implementation.
In 2005, Sony Australia Limited also launched a battery collection and recycling program, in cooperation with an Australian recycling firm. Battery collection boxes have been set up in Sony stores and Sony Australia offices across the country. Batteries are collected by the recycling firm and are dealt with through an appropriate process. |
|
|
 |
|
| Battery collection box in Taiwan |
|
|
 |
|
| Battery collection box in Australia |
|
|
|
|
|
