RCA F20640 User Manual page 28

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At Thomson Consumer Electronics we are dedicated to the preservation
of our-natural heritage and to a healthy and safe way of life for current
and future generations. This is a global effort which encompasses every
THOMSON facility throughout the world.
We believe that clean air, clean water, a protected earth, and healthy
people are not only practical and desirable goals, but achievable ones as
well; Our Corporate Environmental, Health and Safety Charter
acknowledges our commitment t_ protect these precious assets and
provides a challenging vision and guideline for conducting our business.
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Below are a few examples of Thomson's achievements in our efforts to preserve our natural resources.
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Thomson reclaims millions of
pounds of hazardous waste
annually, diverting it from
landfills.
Thomson treats millions of
pounds of waste water sludge
annually and renders it non-
hazardous.
Thomson recycles over 50 million
pounds of non-hazardous material
annually that otherwise would
have been treated as trash, an
overall recovew rate of 50%.
Thomson globally recycles
millions of pounds of:broken
television picture tube glass
annually through both internal and
external reclaim processes.
Thomson has replaced so.lvent-
based paints at many locations
resulting in an 80% reduction in
toxic air emissions for equivalent
material used.
Thomson has eliminated the use of
ozone-depleting substances
at television manufacturing
facilities around the world.
Thomson collects and returns over
1.5 million pounds of glass and
furnace dust to the glass making
process annually.
Thomson h_s launched worldwide
energy savings programs Which
contribute to efforts to reduce air
emissions from electrical
generating facilities.
Thomson rec()vers over 2 million
pounds of fine glass particles from
process water each year and recycles
them back into its glass furnaces.
Thomson's state-of-the-art waste
water treatment plants filter out
over 26 million pounds of solids
from process water each year,
Thomson's U.S. glass factory
recycles 2,500 gallOns of water per
minute and cleans 2.6 million gallons
of water per day.
Thomson is researching new
processes and is developing new
manufacturing equipment and
technologies to further reduce large
volume water use.
Thomson has also increased its usage of recycled materials for packaging of our products. For example, in the U,S.
and Mexico our television plants use recycled content in our television cartons and instruction booklets. The inks used
for the print on cartons and instruction booklets are Soy based. For a free brochure regarding Thomson's
Environmental Health and Safety Programs, write to Thomson Consumer Electronics' address below attention
Environmental Programs: INH340.
Please do not send any products to the indianapolis address listed in this manual or on the carton. Thiswill only add
delays in service for your product.
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