Disposal of home appliances subject to the Home Appliance Recycling Law [Air conditioners, TVs, Refrigerators (Freezers), Washing machines, Clothes dryers]

Since April 2009, the Home Appliance Recycling Law (Law for the Recycling of Specified Home Appliances) has been amended. This law mandates manufacturers to ensure a certain level of recycling for the following five items: air conditioners, televisions (including CRTs), refrigerators (including freezers), washing machines, and clothes dryers.
With the enforcement of this law, five items that were sold in the past or became unnecessary at the time of replacement will be collected by home appliance retailers, and the recycling will be carried out by home appliance manufacturers. The costs (collection and transportation fees of the home appliance retailers and fees for remanufacturing by the manufacturers) will be borne by the consumers.
Note:The city cannot process these 5 items.

Disposal Methods for Target Appliances

There are three methods of disposal as follows.

1 Request collection from an electronics retailer

If you are purchasing new appliances, please apply for collection at the appliance retailer where you are buying the new ones. If you are only disposing of appliances, please apply for collection at the retailer where you purchased them.
Recycling fees and collection transportation fees will be incurred. For more details, please contact your local appliance retailer.
If the retailer from which you purchased the home appliance has gone out of business and collection is not possible, please dispose of it using one of the following methods.

2 Bring to designated collection points for home appliance recycling

You can purchase a home appliance recycling ticket at the post office and bring the applicable appliances and the recycling ticket to the designated collection location below (there are no collection or transportation fees).
The amount varies depending on the manufacturer and specifications. For more details, please visit the website of the Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association below.

• Chofu Cleaning Co., Ltd.
  30-7, Higashimachi 1-chome, Chofu City, Phone: 042-485-1166
• Nittsu Tokyo Nishi Transport Co., Ltd. Tokyo Fuchu Handling Office
  3-20-1 Miyokucho, Fuchu City, Phone: 042-366-7602

3 Apply for collection from a collection and transportation permit contractor

You can apply for collection and transportation by a licensed contractor for specific household appliances general waste in Inagi City.
For collection and transportation fees, please contact each licensed operator.
In addition, the collection and transportation of five types of home appliances from households in Inagi City is illegal unless conducted by appliance retailers or the licensed operators listed below.
Please do not use unlicensed waste collection companies.

• Pex Co., Ltd. Phone 042-378-2121
• Chofu Cleaning Co., Ltd. Phone 042-339-7753
• Kato Shoji Co., Ltd. Phone 042-378-3051
• Tama Kōun Co., Ltd. Phone 042-374-2415

Estimated Home Appliance Recycling Fees

Applicable Home Appliances	Recycling Fees (Reference)
Air Conditioner	From 900 yen
Television (including LCD and plasma)	From 1,200 yen
Refrigerator and Freezer	From 3,400 yen
Washing Machine	From 2,300 yen
Clothes Dryer	From 2,300 yen

• Note 1: Consumption tax is required separately.
• Note 2: Collection and transportation fees vary by electronics retailers and licensed operators.
• Note 3: Please be aware that the recycling fee varies depending on the manufacturer and specifications.

Related Information

• General Incorporated Association Home Appliance Recycling Ticket Center(External Link)