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Communications Inc., a San Diego-based provider of Kyocera- and
Sanyo-branded wireless phones in the Americas, announced today that it
was awarded a 2011 Waste Reduction Award from the California Department
of Resource Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle). It is the ninth year
that Kyocera has been recognized with the award by the States Waste
Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) for its recycling and environmentally
friendly business practices. Kyocera also is the City of San Diegos
most-awarded company for environmental programs.
“Concern for the environment and social responsibility have been key
components of Kyoceras management philosophy since the company was
founded over 50 years ago”
Concern for the environment and social responsibility have been key
components of Kyoceras management philosophy since the company was
founded over 50 years ago, said Yasuhiro Oishi, president of Kyocera
Communications Inc. Innovation shouldnt just be applied to the
products we make, but also to how we make them, how our employees
conduct business and how we can conserve our natural resources.
In line with its corporate commitment to environmental protection and
harmonious coexistence, Kyocera believes, and has demonstrated, that
striving to minimize environmental impacts from business operations by
recycling and reducing waste can be both good for the environment and
good for business. In 2010, Kyocera Communications Inc. recycled more
than 43,596 pounds of paper, plastic, electronic and other waste
destined for landfills. Kyocera also radically reduced its carbon
footprint on its Sanyo-branded phones by shipping phones in bulk (rather
than in retail packaging) from overseas to a U.S. distributor,
increasing phone counts per pallet from 240 to 3,600. The companys
offices also reduced electricity consumption by 13 percent and water
consumption by 25 percent compared to 2009. Between cost avoidance and
recycling revenue, these programs contributed more than $7 million to
the companys bottom line in 2010.
Kyoceras San Diego-based wireless phone unit focuses on the following
recycling efforts locally:
Cell Phones: Collection bins are placed in Kyocera facilities, along
with a link on the companys external Web site telling consumers where
they can recycle phones at no cost and even direct any proceeds to
their choice of several charitable organizations.
Cardboard: Cardboard is collected from delivered items and is sent to
a recycler. In 2010, employees recycled 10,365 pounds of cardboard.
Paper: White and colored paper is collected in offices, copy rooms and
labs, while confidential and proprietary documents are collected and
securely shredded. The operation recycled 2,414 pounds of mixed paper
in 2010.
Electronic Scrap: In 2010, employees collected and recycled 5,814
pounds of miscellaneous electronic scrap from labs and offices.
More information, including the companys ISO-14001 certification for
environmental management systems, is available at www.kyocera-wireless.com.
Information about Kyocera Corporations global environmental and social
responsibility efforts is available at http://global.kyocera.com/company/csr.
About Kyocera Communications Inc.
Kyocera Communications Inc. is the headquarters for Kyocera- and
Sanyo-branded wireless products and accessories in the Americas. The
companys devices are driving the convergence of telecommunications,
broadband and multimedia. It was formed in April 2009 through the
combination of Kyocera Wireless Corp. and Kyocera Sanyo
Telecommunications Inc., two wholly owned subsidiaries of Kyocera
International Inc. The former was created when Kyocera purchased
QUALCOMM Incorporateds consumer wireless phone business in 2000, while
the latter was formed when Kyocera purchased the wireless phone business
of Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. in 2008. Based in San Diego, Kyocera
Communications Inc. leverages Japans history of creating advanced
consumer technologies around humanism and respect for the environment
and blending them with a Western entrepreneurialism and style, resulting
in a unique design language and a natural, user-friendly interface. For
more information, please visit http://www.kyocera-wireless.com
or follow the company on Facebook at www.facebook.com/kyoceramobilephones.
Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO) (TOKYO:6971) (http://global.kyocera.com/),
the parent and global headquarters of the Kyocera Group, was founded in
1959 as a producer of fine ceramics (also known as advanced ceramics).
By combining these engineered materials with metals and plastics, and
integrating them with other technologies, Kyocera has become a leading
supplier of telecommunications equipment, copiers, printers, solar power
generating systems, electronic components, semiconductor packages,
cutting tools and industrial ceramics. During the year ended March 31,
2011, the companys net sales totaled 1.27 trillion yen (approx. USD15.3
billion). The company is ranked #604 on Forbes magazines 2011 Global
2000 listing of the worlds largest publicly traded companies.
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Information Source: Business Wire
