2023.04.06
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What type of technology is “DX in home appliance recycling”
Home appliances such as refrigerators and TVs are scrapped and sorted in home appliance recycling plants to collect metals and other valuable resources. In fact, Mitsubishi Materials has the No. 1 domestic market share in the home appliance recycling business! In this issue, we will introduce our unique Recycling Management System, which supports the business using the power of DX.
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Scanning information using “ID” on home appliances
Recycling Management System
When a home appliance recycling ticket number (ID) is scanned, the appliance’s information, such as its place of origin, is displayed. This information is linked to the ID, and after the appliance is scrapped, the model, manufacturer, parts information, date of scrapping, and other information is registered.
When a home appliance recycling ticket number (ID) is scanned, the appliance’s information, such as its place of origin, is displayed. This information is linked to the ID, and after the appliance is scrapped, the model, manufacturer, parts information, date of scrapping, and other information is registered.
The circuit boards of scrapped home appliances contain valuable metals, such as gold and copper. Mitsubishi Materials’ strength lies in recycling these metals. Our metal recycling business is among the largest in Japan, and as such, we are contributing to a recycling-oriented society!
Automatically calculating the level of contribution to the environment
based on the weight of collected resources!
The Recycling Management System can determine the weight of resources like metals that are collected from scrapped home appliances. Based on this information, it automatically calculates a life cycle assessment (LCA) indicator that shows the reduction in environmental impact through resource collection. This system using the latest DX technology has extensive functions to further contribute to a recycling-oriented society!
【Example of applications】
Toward manufacturing home appliances with a long service life
By scanning the manufacturing year of home appliances which are transported to recycling plants, we can determine the duration of their service life before disposal. Sharing this information with our partner home appliance manufacturers is expected to provide valu- able insights for manufacturing appliances with a longer service life.
Storing the data of home appliances received by our plants on the cloud helps to facilitate information sharing between sites.
