Sifting through Resources Is Like a "Treasure Hunting": The Job Asked of Panasonic's State-of-the-Art Electric Appliance Recycling Facility

The Panasonic Eco Technology Center or PETEC, as most people call it, is located in Kato City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. There, using the latest technologies, they are recovering resources from electric appliances as part of Panasonic's global effort to promote recycle-oriented manufacturing, under an intriguing yet appropriate motto of "Treasure Hunting." For this article, PETEC President Hiroki Kono talked about what they do at this state-of-the-art electric appliance recycling facility.