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The Kameyama Plant Environmentally Conscious
Sharp production site Tochigi
Location : Yaita, Tochigi
Site area : 326,200 m2
Employees : 1,880 (as of March 31, 2007)
Started operation : April 1968
ISO14001 acquired : March 1996
Main products : LCD color TVs, DVD recorders

Environmental performance data (results in fiscal 2006)

INPUT

Energy consumption Electricity (MWh) 20,133
LPG (t) 30
Heavy oil, kerosene,
gas oil, gasoline (KL)
174
Water consumed Municipal water (km3) 29.7
Ground water (km3) 768.0
Total (km3) 797.7

OUTPUT

CO2 emissions (t-CO2) 9,116
Drainage (km3) 780.5
Waste Amount of waste (t)* 619
Landfill disposal rate (%) 0.05

* Not including valuable resources


Measurements for compliance requirements (results in fiscal 2006)

Air pollutant measurements

Emitting facility Substance Unit Maximum permissible quantity Measured value
(max.)
Regulations
(prefectural)
Sharp
standard
Boiler SOx m3/h 17.5 6 0.16
NOx ppm 250 170 110
Soot and dust mg/Nm3 300 80 3

Water pollutant measurements (Water Pollution Control Law)

Because the Tochigi site stopped processing human excrement in-house and connected to the public sewage system in March 2006, this item is not covered by water quality measurements.

PRTR totalization

No PRTR designated substances have 500 kg or more handling quantity.

Noise/vibration measurements

(Unit: dB)
Classification Maximum permissible quantity Measured value
(max.)
Regulations
(prefectural)
Sharp
standard
Noise Day 70 65 60
Vibration Day 65 60 35

COD, nitrogen, phosphorus emission

No emission of COD, nitrogen or phosphorus to the lakes or seas for which emission standards are instituted.

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