Problems in Japan's governance system related to end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment trade

We estimated the value of EoL EEE, both for the case of domestic recycling and for that exported to and recycled in China and found that only PHS terminals and cellular phones could be economically recycled in Japan. One effective solution for prevention of improper exports is to make recyclable resources legal “waste,” when they bear a net negative value fall under the condition of being processed domestically based on the estimated value.