"Recycling Waste Batteries"... Dong-A Otsuka Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 1,266 Tons

Effect of Planting 188,600 Pine Trees
Certified by Korea Scope Three Association

Dong-A Otsuka announced on the 24th that it has received certification from the Korea Scope 3 Association for reducing over 1,000 tons of greenhouse gases by collecting and recycling waste electrical and electronic equipment through its E-resource circulation system.

Certificate of Greenhouse Gas Reduction received by Dong-A Otsuka from the Korea Scope Three Association
[Photo by Dong-A Otsuka]

The E-circulation system is a system that applies the basic principles of a circular economy, a resource-circulating economic system, to the collection and recycling of electronic products. By collecting waste electronic products and going through processes such as product disassembly, separation, and crushing, it produces eco-friendly recycling and recycled raw materials, thereby reducing carbon emissions through the recycling of waste home appliances.

Dong-A Otsuka reduced a total of 1,226,342 kg CO2 (approximately 1,266 tons) of greenhouse gases from December 2022 to November last year. The company explained that this amount is equivalent to the effect of planting 188,600 pine trees (30 years old, central region standard).

Im Seung-han, head of the Equipment Operation Team at Dong-A Otsuka, said, "Based on our environmental management system, we are raising awareness of environmental issues that are becoming external concerns such as climate change and air pollution, and establishing response systems for major environmental issues such as energy, greenhouse gases, and waste." He added, "We will continue to carry out various activities that can have a positive impact on the environment and society, such as product lightweighting and the introduction of eco-friendly vehicles."

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