Reducing waste
We understand that doing our utmost to reduce the generation of waste in our business activities is critical to making effective use of limited resources. At the Noritake Group, we undertake to reduce waste by quality improvement in conjunction with our manufacturing enhancement activities.
Noritake Recycling Center initiatives
Industrial grinding wheels are one of Noritake’s core products, many of which are disposed of in landfills as industrial waste after use. To address this, Noritake has been working on initiatives to effectively utilize and recycle these used grinding wheels.
The Noritake Recycle Center collects approximately 260 tons of used vitrified grinding wheels annually.
The collected grinding wheels are crushed, classified, and then reborn as products such as abrasive materials and heat-resistant materials.
Recycling process of used industrial grinding wheels
Waste emission result
In fiscal 2024, we achieved our target of less than 10,000 tons of waste emissions, including overseas, with an actual result of 9,100 tons (recycling rate: 78%).
In addition, for the domestic waste plastic emission target of 1,300 tons or less, we achieved the target with an actual result of 1,039 tons (recycling rate: 99.9%).
Waste emission result
Waste plastic emission results (Japan)
