Japan

Population

126,040,583

E-waste generated

2594

kt

EEE Put on Market

2968

kt

E-waste collection rate

20%

E-waste formally collected

521

kt

E-waste Imported

n/a

E-waste Exported

n/a

E-waste generated

20.6

kg per capita

EEE Put on Market

23.5

kg per capita

E-waste generated per category (kt)

Temperature Exchange Equipment

514

Screens

297

Lamps

35

Large Equipment

716

Small Equipment

845

Small IT

187

National Legislation

Yes

EPR

No

Collection Target

No

Recycling Target

Yes

RELEVANT E-WASTE LEGISLATIONS

Japan: Policy on Collection, Transportation and Recycling of Household Appliance Waste, Notice No. 1, 1999

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Japan

Japan: Promotion of Recycling of Small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Enforcement Regulation, Ministerial Order No. 3, 2013

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Japan

Japan: Specific Household Appliance Recycling Act Enforcement Regulations, Ordinance No. 1, 2000

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Japan

Japan: Specific Household Appliance Recycling Act, Enforcement Order, Ministerial Order No. 378, 1998

In force

TERRITORY COVERED: Japan

EEE Put on market is defined as any supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge.

E-waste generated is defined as the amount of discarded electrical or electronic products (e-waste) due to consumption within national territory in a given reporting year, prior to any collection, reuse, treatment, or export.

E-waste formally collected represents the e-waste collected as e-waste and regulated by environmental protection laws specifically designed for e-waste. This includes e-waste that is collected and later exported, and treated according to national standards in another country.

E-waste imported/exported is the e-waste that is imported or exported.

E-waste collection rate is the formal collection of e-waste / E-waste generated


Please refer to this data as: Cornelis P. Baldé, Ruediger Kuehr, Tales Yamamoto, Rosie McDonald, Elena D’Angelo, Shahana Althaf, Garam Bel, Otmar Deubzer, Elena Fernandez-Cubillo, Vanessa Forti, Vanessa Gray, Sunil Herat, Shunichi Honda, Giulia Iattoni, Deepali S. Khetriwal, Vittoria Luda di Cortemiglia, Yuliya Lobuntsova, Innocent Nnorom, Noémie Pralat, Michelle Wagner (2024). International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). 2024. Global E-waste Monitor 2024. Geneva/Bonn.