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Disposal of PCB Waste

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Action Plan

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FY2010 Targets	Conduct detoxification at 2 additional sites
FY2010 Results	Completed detoxification for 15 PCB-containing capacitors at 4 sites	◯

Basic Policies

At OMRON, power capacitors, transformers and fluorescent lamp ballasts, which contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), are stored and managed in compliance with the Law Concerning Special Measures for Promotion of Proper Treatment of PCB Waste. OMRON regularly monitors stored devices while implementing strict leakage prevention measures and ledger control for quantity checks. OMRON will proceed with the detoxification process for PCB-containing devices in line with the plan made by the Japan Environmental Safety Corporation (JESCO), a government-owned company specializing in PCB waste treatment.

FY2010 Overview

OMRON outsources disposal of PCB-containing devices to JESCO, which engages in detoxification of PCBs contained in equipment under the guidance and supervision of the government.

In fiscal 2010, a detoxification process was completed for two additional sites, located in the region specified according to JESCO’s PCB waste treatment schedule.

Going forward, OMRON will move ahead with disposal of devices with high concentrations of PCBs in conformance with the progress of JESCO’s treatment plan implementation. As for devices with low concentrations of PCBs, OMRON will consider outsourcing to another PCB waste treatment subcontractor that has recently launched a detoxification process after receiving a license from the Ministry of the Environment.

PCB-containing Devices Stored

	Stored devices (units)
	High-concentration content of PCB (units)	Low-concentration content of PCB (units)
Transformers (High-voltage transformers)	0	20
Power capacitors	38	0
Fluorescent lamp ballasts	376	0

PCB Waste Management

Storage of PCB waste Storage of PCB waste

OMRON Switch & Devices Corporation's Izumo Factory inserts PCB waste (power capacitors) into a plastic container with a lock and stores it in a locked room. Storage conditions are checked once a month against the checklist. The plan is to complete the detoxification process for the four power capacitors currently in storage by the end of the first half of fiscal 2011.

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