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Basic Approach and Policy
Basic Approach
Aiming to help establish a sustainable society, the Canon Marketing Japan Group (hereinafter the "Canon MJ Group") has formulated Canon MJ Group Environmental Vision 2050 and the interim Canon MJ Group 2030 Medium-Term Environmental Targets. Based on this vision and these targets, we are working to preserve limited resources for future generations, including initiatives to reduce waste and effectively utilize resources.
Initiatives
Collecting and Recycling Products
We collect used cartridges, toner containers, MFPs, printers, and other used products from customers and recycle them at facilities including Canon Eco Technology Park, which is a recycling center of the Canon Group.
Collecting and Recycling Used Products
The Canon MJ Group has established nine collection centers in Japan for the collection of multifunctional products (MFPs), printers, and other end-of-use products that have been used at offices and other locations and collected from customers. We work together with Canon Ecology Industry Inc. (the Canon Group's recycling center) and other companies to recycle these products. We aim to maintain a recycling rate1 of 99.9% or higher for products that are used as new resources through the above process. The recycling rate has been kept at 99.9% since 2017. To maintain this, we identify risks, address them and evaluate our progress.
Further, to drive the collection and recycling of used products, Canon MJ provides the Canon Green Recycling Service, a service to collect end-of-use products, based on the Ministry of the Environment's wide-area certification system. This service eliminates the need for customers to issue, manage, and report manifests when they discharge used Canon products* as industrial waste from offices and other locations, thereby improving customer convenience and contributing to promoting recycling.*
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Used Canon products from households are classified as general waste, which must be disposed of by following the rules of each local government.
Collecting and Recycling Used Cartridges
Canon recycles used cartridges, regarding them as valuable resources. We make effective use of used cartridges collected from customers as resources, instead of landfilling them. This activity of collecting and recycling used cartridges is made possible by customers' cooperation. We have therefore prepared various collection routes in response to the needs of cooperating customers.
In addition to collecting and recycling used cartridges, we implement environmental protection activities based on the quantity of collected cartridges. Specific activities include issuance of Bellmark points based on the quantity of collected cartridges, donation to the Furusato (hometown) Project, and donation to environmental protection activities through the Ink Cartridge Satogaeri (homecoming) Project.
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Ink cartridges only
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Toner cartridges manufactured by Canon, waste toner boxes for LBPs, and ink cartridges manufactured by Canon
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Ink cartridges manufactured by Canon and toner cartridges manufactured by Canon
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Toner cartridges manufactured by Canon and waste toner boxes for LBPs
Initiatives to Promote Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling
Canon MJʼs logistics centers across Japan use stretch film to prevent loads from collapsing during transit and use styrofoam as packaging materials. Instead of throwing these materials away as plastic waste, for over 20 years, we have been working to make effective use of them, selling them as plastic resources. In 2024, we expanded the number of business sites taking part in this initiative, and as a result, reduced waste plastics by 63 tons, which represents a 26% reduction compared to the previous year.
Since 2023, we have been making effective use of returned products and parts which can still be used, and in doing so helping to curb the generation of plastic waste. For example, we reuse used demo equipment internally, donate products that were returned due to defective outer packaging and use returned inkjet printer (IJP) parts in repairs.