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Recycling consumer appliances
Implementation:
Of the 620,000 tonnes of household electrical appliances discarded by consumers in Japan, 110,000 tonnes was recovered and processed by local governments and 510,000 tonnes was recovered by dealers.
Broader:
Recycling materials
Reducing amount of consumer waste
Narrower:
Recycling motor vehicles
Reducing amount of electronic scrap
Constrains:
Producing consumer waste
Facilitated by:
Increasing frequency of repair of appliances
Creating domestic waste recycling schemes
Problems:
Dumping of consumer waste products
Organizations:
International Cartridge Recycling Association
Subjects:
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Resource utilization
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals: