Since fiscal 2006 the amount of final disposal by the Sanyo Group's domestic manufacturing facilities has been less than 300 tons out of the total waste generation of approximately 100,000 tons, which means that the industry's target for final disposal rate has already been reached. Currently, Sanyo is aiming to control its final disposal rate at the respective facilities to be under 0.5% while continuing to keep down the overall final disposal rate of domestic manufacturing facilities.
Overall results in fiscal 2008 were a total waste generation of approximately 80,000 tons and final disposal amount of 50 tons, resulting in a final disposal rate of 0.06%. At the same time, as for the non-manufacturing sector where reduction of final disposal rate is rather difficult due to the high general waste rate, research laboratories and the logistic division achieved a final disposal rate of under 0.5% in fiscal 2007. These efforts were continued in fiscal 2008.

* The Japanese electric/electronic industry group reached its waste-related target initially set for fiscal 2010 (maximum final disposal amount of 169,000 tons) in fiscal 2000 (final disposal amount of 139,500 tons). Since the amount of final disposal has continued to decrease thereafter, in fiscal 2006 its target setting was reviewed and the target amount of final disposal was revised and a final disposal rate was established as a new target indicator.

The Sanyo Group is striving to reduce office waste to achieve its final disposal ratio goal as well as to contribute to resource recycling activities through proper refuse separation. The following initiatives are being undertaken: 1. sorting waste material into 12 categories for easy disposal, 2. replacing primary batteries with rechargeable ones as the primary ones are used up, and 3. distributing organic fertilizer, which is produced from the garbage disposers at worksite cafeterias, to the local communities.
Also, used employee uniforms are collected and delivered to recyclers for disposal through a company which supplies the uniforms to the Sanyo Group. The uniforms are made from polyester and cotton. Once the polyester has been returned to its original material (dimethyl terephthalate) through a chemical recycling process, the material is reprocessed for use in making uniforms again and the residues (including cotton) other than polyester are processed into cement making materials.