At this moment, we have the Home Electronics Recycling Law. This was fixed
last year. From April 1st. in 2001, we need to collect and to recycle 4
major products. In this law, no mention has been made on lead-free.
However, we have another law that does not permit us to put any kind of
waste leaching toxic elements into the environment. Combining these
legislations, we need to move to lead-free. As far as I know, there is no
other legislation on lead-free electronics packaging pending in Japan.
You can get the complete sentence of the Home Electronics Recylcing Law on
the web site of the MITI.
But, please remember, this is not only the problem of legislation. Many of
us are worrying about environmental hazard from electronics wastes that I
have presented at the IPC meeting.
Katsukai Suganuma
At 16:57 99/11/15 -0500, you wrote:
> To all,
> During the IPC summit verbal references had been made that Japan, like
Europe
> also is planning to address lead-free electronic assemblies in some form.
> I seem to recall that the law was referred to as:
> the Home Electronic Recycle Law. It's scheduled release was to be 2001.
> However, in some of the summaries about pending laws, only the WEEE was
listed.
> No pending laws in Japan or in the USA.
>
> Does any one, and I would hope some of the Japanese presenters would
know, if
> there is such a law pending. I would be interested to get more detail
info on
> this, like the legal title of such a proposed law as well as documentary
> references.
>
> Rolf Schneider
> Siemens ICN
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