text: from cards without IC chips. Both types are 
  from cards without IC chips. Both types are 
  
  s Shimura Center 
  pulverized at the company’s Shimura Center 
  pulverized at the company 
  
  in Tokyo and sealed separately in recycling 
  in Tokyo and sealed separately in recycling 
  
  bags, under supervision of a company official. 
  bags, under supervision of a company official. 
  
  The bags are then sent off for processing by 
  The bags are then sent off for processing by 
  
  an outside company, which analyzes and 
  an outside company, which analyzes and 
  
  purifies the contents and then extracts the 
  purifies the contents and then extracts the 
  
  rare earths. 
  rare earths. 
  
  *After intermediate processing, waste materials 
  other than the rare earths and the cards with 
  no IC chips are both sent off for final disposal, 
  in conformity with established procedures. 