Fuji Xerox Eco-Manufacturing (Suzhou) has been granted quality and environmental certification for its integrated recycling system in China.
Fuji Xerox Eco-Manufacturing, a recycling site in China wholly owned by Fuji Xerox Company Ltd., obtained ISO9001, ISO14001 and OHSAS18001 certifications in February 2009. This is the first time that an affiliate of Fuji Xerox has simultaneously obtained three certifications.
Fuji Xerox Eco-Manufacturing constructed an integrated recycling system in China and commenced operation in January 2008 with the aim of achieving "zero landfill," "no pollution" and "no illegal disposal." In April 2008, the recycling site launched activities to simultaneously obtain ISO9001, ISO14001 and OHSAS18001 certifications under the company policy to establish multi-faceted functions encompassing quality, care for the environment, and occupational safety in an integrated manner.
For the system for recycling and reuse of resources, which is the key means by which the Chinese recycling site contributes to environmental protection, a project team conducted detailed research on Chinese legislation and regulation to establish a corresponding management structure. In addition, the team standardized procedures of separation and weight measurement of waste, which is the base of zero emissions, introduced an IT-based process control system, as well as thoroughly identifying potential hazards by evaluating the manufacturing environment, production method and facilities.
Fuji Xerox Eco-Manufacturing (Suzhou) completely disassembles and recycles used products including copiers and multifunction devices and cartridges recovered from all over mainland China by Fuji Xerox's sales company in China. The recycling site has the capacity to disassemble and recycle 15,000 devices and 500,000 cartridges per year, and aims to achieve recycling rates of more than 96 percent for devices and 99 percent for cartridges by the end of March 2009.
ISO9001 is an international standard of the International Organization for Standardization related to quality management systems. ISO14001 is an international standard that calls for environmental management systems. OHSAS18001 is an international standard on occupational health and safety management systems.
