METI HOME > Information Policy HOME > Recycling of Electronic Appliances   Recycling of Electronic Appliances Today’s environmental problems are the result of mass production, mass consumption, and mass disposal lifestyle created by the industrial revolution. In order to solve these problems, renewal of everyone’s lifestyle and creation of new societal style to protect the environment are necessary. Therefore, the establishment of recycle-based societal system that efficiently uses the limited resources is needed, and the system must be sustained for a long period of time. In order to solve the problems of electronic appliances wastes, various approaches toward establishing recycling-based society have been taken, such as the enforcement of Home Appliance Recycling Law. On this site, some of those approaches will be discussed. Contact / Information and Communication Electronics Division +83-3-3501-6944 Activities by METI Recycling of Electronic Appliances Recycling of PC Recycling of Small-Size Rechargeable Batteries Recycling of Electronic Appliances In order to promote the recycling of valuable resources and to reduce the waste, Home Appliance Recycling Law was enforced in April 2001. Currently the Home Appliance Recycling Law applies to 4 types of appliances: air conditioner, TV, refrigerator, and laundry machine.   Enforcement State of Home Appliance Recycling Law (April 22,2005) (PDF file:133KB)   Announcement of Home Appliance Recycling Performance by Home Appliance Manufactures (May 27,2005) (PDF file:150KB) Page Top Recycling of PC Based on the Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources, recycling of business PCs was started in April 2001, and recycling of home PCs was started in October 2003. Page Top Recycling of Small-Size Rechargeable Batteries Based on the Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources, recycling of small-size rechargeable batteries (Nickel-Cadmium Battery, Nickel-Hydride Battery, Lithium Rechargeable Battery, Small-Size Seal Lead Battery) started in April 2001.   Disclosure of the Status of Collection and Recycling Conducted by Manufacturers and Marketers Based on the Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources (PDF file:60KB) Page Top