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minants of the recycling rates. (See Sect. 3.3 for the numbers of Electronic-waste
items that need to be collected for recycling.)
The observed recycling costs of home appliances in Japan vary significantly
depending on the types of appliance products to recycle, the companies which provide services to remove appliances out of homes and to transport them to the recycling depots, among other things, and also the availability of local recycling services
provided by the local government offices. Table 3.3 presents a few examples of such
Table 3.3 Home appliances recycling costs: some examples, Japan, 2016
Product
Recycling fee
(in yen)
Transportation
cost (in yen)
Cost of removal from
home (in yen)
Products covered by the
2001 Home Appliance
Recycling Act
Air conditioner
972
a
500–3000
3000–20,000
TV sets (with screens
below 15″)
1836
500–3000
3000–20,000
TV sets (with screens
larger than 16″)
2916
500–3000
3000–20,000
Refrigerators (capacity
below 170 liters)
3672
500–3000
3000–20,000
Refrigerators (capacity
above 171 liters)
4644
500–3000
3000–20,000
Washing machine
2484
500–3000
3000–20,000
Personal computer
3000–4000
b
Other appliances
Recycling fee
(in yen, Tokyo 23
wards government
offices)
Recycling fee
(in yen, private
recycling
businesses)
Transportation and
removal costs (in yen,
private recycling
businesses)
Oil heater
700
1500 or more
Yes
Audio equipment
300
1000 or more
Yes
Gas burner
300
1000 or more
Yes
Lighting equipment
300
700 or more
Yes
Dishwasher/dryer
1000
1500 or more
Yes
Electric fan
300
500 or more
Yes
Microwave oven
300
800 or more
Yes
Video recorder
300
1000 or more
Yes
Printer
300–1000
1000 or more
Yes
Home sewing machine
700
2800 or more
Yes
Notes:
a Monetary figures presented in this table are in Japanese yen in 2016. The exchange rate between
the Japanese yen and the US dollar for December 2016: $1.00 = 116 Japanese yen
b
Personal computers with publicly registered marks for recyclable products may be turned into
their producers for recycling for free. Other public organizations may collect used personal computers for recycling free of charge. But the private sector businesses usually charge recycling fees
Source: Compiled by the authors based on public-use government information from Enechange
(2016)
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minants of the recycling rates. (See Sect. 3.3 for the numbers of Electronic-waste
items that need to be collected for recycling.)
The observed recycling costs of home appliances in Japan vary significantly
depending on the types of appliance products to recycle, the companies which provide services to remove appliances out of homes and to transport them to the recycling depots, among other things, and also the availability of local recycling services
provided by the local government offices. Table 3.3 presents a few examples of such
Table 3.3 Home appliances recycling costs: some examples, Japan, 2016
Product
Recycling fee
(in yen)
Transportation
cost (in yen)
Cost of removal from
home (in yen)
Products covered by the
2001 Home Appliance
Recycling Act
Air conditioner
972
a
500–3000
3000–20,000
TV sets (with screens
below 15″)
1836
500–3000
3000–20,000
TV sets (with screens
larger than 16″)
2916
500–3000
3000–20,000
Refrigerators (capacity
below 170 liters)
3672
500–3000
3000–20,000
Refrigerators (capacity
above 171 liters)
4644
500–3000
3000–20,000
Washing machine
2484
500–3000
3000–20,000
Personal computer
3000–4000
b
Other appliances
Recycling fee
(in yen, Tokyo 23
wards government
offices)
Recycling fee
(in yen, private
recycling
businesses)
Transportation and
removal costs (in yen,
private recycling
businesses)
Oil heater
700
1500 or more
Yes
Audio equipment
300
1000 or more
Yes
Gas burner
300
1000 or more
Yes
Lighting equipment
300
700 or more
Yes
Dishwasher/dryer
1000
1500 or more
Yes
Electric fan
300
500 or more
Yes
Microwave oven
300
800 or more
Yes
Video recorder
300
1000 or more
Yes
Printer
300–1000
1000 or more
Yes
Home sewing machine
700
2800 or more
Yes
Notes:
a Monetary figures presented in this table are in Japanese yen in 2016. The exchange rate between
the Japanese yen and the US dollar for December 2016: $1.00 = 116 Japanese yen
b
Personal computers with publicly registered marks for recyclable products may be turned into
their producers for recycling for free. Other public organizations may collect used personal computers for recycling free of charge. But the private sector businesses usually charge recycling fees
Source: Compiled by the authors based on public-use government information from Enechange
(2016)
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