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PC makers to charge consumers under PC recycling program+

Posted on: Wednesday, 24 September 2003, 06:00 CDT

TOKYO, Sept. 24 (Kyodo) The Japan Electronics and Information Technology Association (JEITA) said Wednesday it will charge consumers 3,000 yen for collecting each used notebook personal computer (PC) under a PC recycling program due to begin Oct. 1.

For PCs with cathode-ray tube monitors, consumers will be required to pay 7,000 yen, the association of electronics makers said, announcing how the recycling program will work.

The program is expected to cover some 98% of PCs shipped domestically as some 40 manufacturers, including NEC Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd., will participate in it.

Under the program, consumers will ask participant PC makers to pick up their machines, which will be transported to recycling plants by Japan Post.

The program will not cover PCs made by foreign firms which have already retreated from the Japanese market as well as those assembled by consumers on their own. The JEITA therefore needs to work out a system to recycle such PCs.

As for PCs to be sold after Oct. 1, manufacturers will temporarily shoulder recycling costs. It is unclear whether they will pass the costs on to retail prices in light of sluggish demand for PCs.

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