1. + E-Waste in Japan Haruha Watanabe

2. + What is E-Waste? E-Waste = Electronic Waste Computers, televisions, VCRs, stereos, copiers, and fax machines etc… Only 12.5% of e-waste is currently recycled. Many of them can be reused, refurbished, or recycled

3. + World’s E-waste

4. + Japanese History of E-Waste Recycling System 1970 began treating the E-waste differently from other materials 2001, the Law for the Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources (LPUR). October, 2003, taxes were imposed on any computer purchased after that date 2009, the Law for the Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances (LRHA).

5. + E-Waste Recycling Process in Japan

6. + Japanese companies’ Environmental Activities Japan IBM -Capacity enlargement of memory and hard drive -Instructional Manuals on CD-media or Online Sony -Major components of hard drive and hard disc etc.. can be dismantled by basic tools -Some parts of VAIO are made from waste CD/DVD

7. + So What? Many of the E-waste can be reused and recycled Japan has lows to reduce e-waste, LPUR and LRHA. Japanese computer companies are also trying to reduce the e-waste with creative ideas

8. + Work Cited http://www.env.go.jp/en/recycle/smcs/attach/hcswm.pdf http://waset.org/publications/10336/characteristics-of-e- waste-recycling-systems-in-japan-and-china http://waset.org/publications/10336/characteristics-of-e- waste-recycling-systems-in-japan-and-china http://www.sony.jp/vaio/concept/environment/ http://www.yoshikawa.co.jp/ybs/skilup/ybs0204.htm http://www.ibm.com/jp/ja/