User`s guide

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THE EARTH
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 recovery rate of 50%.
Thomson globally recycles
millions of pounds of broken
television picture tube glass
annually through both internal
and external reclaim processes.
THE WATER
Thomson recovers 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.
THE AIR
Thomson has replaced solvent-
based paints at many locations
resulting in an 80% reduction in
toxic air emissions for equivelant
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 has launched worldwide
energy savings programs which
contribute to efforts to reduce air
emissions from electrical generating
facilities.
Below are a few examples of Thomson’s achievements in our efforts to preserve our natural resources.
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CREATING A GREENER FUTURE
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 to protect these precious assets and provides a challenging vision
and guideline for conducting our business.
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:
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