3Rs (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle)
Japanese
NEC actively promotes the use of easily recyclable materials as well as the use of recycled materials to reduce the amount of discharged waste and to contribute to the recycling-oriented society.
Concretely, the 29 items of the Eco Product Standards include 11 related to the 3Rs. Moreover, as part of the Eco Symbol Standards, NEC has also established top-level standards for the 3Rs for each product group.
Eco Product Standards (11 3R-related items)
Reduce (6 items)
- Must use returnable trays or cardboard for packaging (reduce use of plastic packaging materials)
- Must use recycled paper for manuals and avoid processing or treatment that inhibits recycling
- Must have reduced product volume and dimensions
- Must have reduced product mass
- Must have reduced packaging mass
- Must use a design promoting longer product life
Reuse (1 item)
- Must use reusable parts and units
Recycle (4 items)
- Must display material names on plastic products, packaging materials, and accessories
- Target products and accessories: 25 g or more
- Target plastic foam packaging: 15 g or more
- Must display rechargeable battery material and have an easily separable structure
- Parts containing mercury (Hg) must be easily separable
- It must be possible to easily disassemble products into individual materials (up to the unit level) with a screwdriver or other general tool
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