Panasonic and the Environment, Cardboard

Panasonic and the Environment

REDUCE ~ REUSE ~ RECYCLE

Dear Panasonic Customer

Thank you for choosing to buy a Panasonic colour television. This product was assembled at our Panasonic Television Factory in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia under our Quality and Environmental Management System. You can therefore be assured that you have purchased a quality product incorporating environmentally friendly features including low standby power usage and lead free soldering. Our company is also continuously improving the environmental performance of our product through the elimination of hazardous chemicals including brominated flame retardants and Chromium 6.

As part of our commitment to conserving natural resources, we recognize that product packaging can be a valuable resource and if not disposed of properly, contributes the waste stream and or end up in landfill. As part of our commitment to conserving natural resources we provide the following information about the reuse, recycling and disposal of your packaging.

CARDBOARD

Cardboard comprises the majority of the packaging in your Panasonic TV and all of our cartons are manufactured with optimum levels of recycled fibre.

1.Reuse

Cartons can be readily folded and packed flat for storage and made up when required for later use.

2.Recycling

If you, or someone else has no further use for the carton, it can be flattened or cut up and placed into the recycle bin or service provided by your local council (applicable for most parts of Australia). By recycling the cardboard you are benefiting the environment by reducing waste to landfill and reducing the dependence on virgin forest timbers for paper fibre.

PLASTICS

Panasonic is reducing the number of different plastics used in both the television and its packaging.

Unfortunately you are unable to include the type of plastic used in television packaging in the curbside-recycling program. Polystyrene foam and other plastic will need to be placed in your general waste bin.

ABOUT PANASONIC

Panasonic companies world wide are committed to an environmental Policy that envisions a world where humanity co-exists with the global environment where each company strives to realize this vision by continuing to minimise the environmental impacts of all business operations and offering products and services that further improve the quality of life. Please visit the Panasonic group website on http://panasonic.co.jp/global/

Panasonic Australia Pty Limited and Panasonic AVC Networks Australia Pty Ltd are signatories to the ‘National Packaging Covenant’. The covenant is an agreement between governments and member companies aimed at reducing the amount of waste going to landfill through REDUCING, REUSING and

RECYCLING.

Panasonic Australia Pty Limited and Panasonic AVC Networks Australia Pty Ltd have Environmental Management Systems in place. Both companies are committed to reducing, reusing and recycling and

contribute funding to support the curbside recycling of packaging and the recycling of colour television receivers.

Panasonic Australia Pty Limited and Panasonic AVC Networks Australia Pty Ltd are active participants in CESA (Consumer Electronics Supplier Association). This group is currently working on how to manage end-of-life disposal of manufactured products in an environmentally responsible manner and are collaborating with government, industry and other stakeholders in striving for best practice in Product Stewardship.