3) Proper Disposal of CFC12 and HFC134a
Activities Deployed
 
 
CFC12
Guidance instructing dealers to ensure proper recovery
Checking the provision of recovery equipment
Checking on participation in the JAMA's Recovery and Destruction System (Checking where the destruction is actually conducted) Checking the current state of recovery by means of the manifests
Precise assessment of the completion with the use of CFC12 recovery and reuse equipment and the level to which CFC12 is recovered and destroyed at the dealers certified as Green Dealers.
 
 

 
 
HFC134a
Promoting the use of recovery and reuse equipment - Rate of use: 28.5%
 
 
The activities stated above were undertaken in order to promote the recovery and destruction of the automotive air-conditioning CFC12 and of the HFC134a which is believed to be a greenhouse gas.

Automotive air-conditioning CFC12 recovery and destruction data for the dealers
with Green Dealer Certification
For the future, efforts will be made to establish a recovery and destruction system through an assessment of the CFC12 and HFC134a recovery and destruction records of all dealers, the activities to increase the rate of CFC12 destruction, the promotion of the introduction of HFC134a recovery equipment, and the promotion of registration with the JAMA's recovery and destruction system.

Flow of CFC12 Recovery and Destruction Process

3. Other Activities
Activities Deployed
 
  Distribution of Green Dealer posters to dealers throughout Japan (April 2000)
Release of promotion brochure for the spread of the Green Dealer System (GD Press)
Preparation of Environmental Housekeeping Book Software for dealers (March 2001)
 
 

Under the Environmental Management System, the activities described above were deployed in an effort to promote and encourage environmental improvement activities at the dealers.

Green Dealer Poster


GD Press

1) Motorcycles (Deployment to Green Distributors)
Activities Deployed
 
  Acquisition of the ISO14001 Certification by Local Subsidiaries
2 Companies, 2 premises:
Honda Motorcycle East Japan Co., Ltd. - Kanagawa Branch
Honda Motorcycle West Japan Co., Ltd.- Head Office/Osaka Branch
Establishment of Honda's own Environmental Management System based on the know-how obtained in connection with the ISO4001 certification acquisition process
Implementation of Manifest Control System for Dealers (Promotion of proper disposal of end-of-life motorcycles and waste parts, oil, batteries and other wastes)
 
 

We carried out the activities stated above in fiscal 2000 by making use of the know-how obtained in the course of our motorcycle industry-first acquisition of the ISO14001 certification.
2) Power Products (Deployment to Green Dealers)
Activities Deployed
 
  Assessment of the actual progress in manifest issuing
Assessment of the actual progress in the proper disposal of waste oil, batteries and machines and other wastes
Assessment of the actual progress in the proper disposal of packaging materials (cardboard, iron frames, etc.)
 
 

We carried out the activities stated above from January 2001 by initiating the deployment to our Green Dealers based on the same ideas as for automobiles.

 
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