Recycling for Specified Home Applicances
Everyone to recycle home appliances, and to create a circular society
Targeting the creation of a circular economy and society through the effective use of resources and the reduction of waste products, Japan's Home Appliance Recycling Law (formal title: Law for Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances) is enacted to create a new system for promoting the recycling of used home appliances.
Starting from April 1, 2001, the Law designates four items, including air-conditioners, televisions, refrigerators/freezers, and washing machines, as those to be subject to recycling. Stakeholders, such as consumers, retail stores, local communities and appliance manufacturers, are all mandated to share roles and responsibilities in promoting the recycling of home appliances.
Overview of Recycling for Specified Home Appliances
This is the sum total recycled by JVC during FY2005 (from April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007) in accordance with the Law for Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances.
Overview of Recycling for specified home appliances (Sum Total)
[Numbers after the decimal point are truncated.] |
Product classification | TV |
Collected units at designated collection points *1 | 275,012 |
The number of recycling plant carrying | 274,618 |
Treated units for recycling *1*2 | 272,867 |
Treated amount for recycling and others[t]*2 | 8,193 |
Weight of recycled units [t] | 6,601 |
Recycling rate [%] | 80 |
*1 "Collected units at designated collection points" and "Treated units for recycling" do not include units in case the manufacturer responsible for recycling has not been determined due to misentries in manifests and for other reasons.
*2 "Treated units for recycling" and "Treated amount for recycling" refer to the total number of units and the total weight of specific home appliances that have been treated for recycling in fiscal 2003.
Overview in Accordance with Article 47-1 of the Implementing Regulations (Sum Total)
Total weight of the recycled parts and materials transferable for a fee or free of charge.
[Unit: t, Numbers after the decimal point are truncated.] |
Materials | Weight |
Iron | 671 |
Copper | 277 |
Aluminum | 7 |
Mixture including ferrous or non-ferrous materials | 123 |
CRT glass | 4,126 |
Other by-products with value*3 | 1,397 |
Total weight | 6,601 |
*3 ”Other by-products with value” refer to printed circuit boards, other plastics, etc.
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