Japan Sets New Electronic Waste Collection Rules to Boost Rare Metal Recycling
Japan has set new rules to launch a pilot program, allowing smaller delivery and moving companies to collect electronic waste to recycle rare metals, Nikkei Asia reported Friday. The environment ministry will launch the new initiative's pilot in July and spend around 45 million yen to support personnel and other costs. The pilot will run through January 2027 across Hokkaido, the Kanto region, Kyushu, and Shikoku, the report said. Under the pilot, the consortiums led by companies, including Yamato Transport, Sakai Moving Service (TYO:9039), and regional recyclers Miyazato and ReNet Japan Recycle, will transfer collected devices to ministry-certified recyclers for processing.
Japan has set new rules to launch a pilot program, allowing smaller delivery and moving companies to collect electronic waste to recycle rare metals, Nikkei Asia reported Friday.
The environment ministry will launch the new initiative's pilot in July and spend around 45 million yen to support personnel and other costs.
The pilot will run through January 2027 across Hokkaido, the Kanto region, Kyushu, and Shikoku, the report said.
Under the pilot, the consortiums led by companies, including Yamato Transport, Sakai Moving Service (TYO:9039), and regional recyclers Miyazato and ReNet Japan Recycle, will transfer collected devices to ministry-certified recyclers for processing.