HFC Recovery and consumer burden 1999.12.15

The environmental agency has compiled a report that some of the costs of recovering and destroying the HFC of alternative CFC are appropriate for consumers to bear. Since the recovery and destruction of specific CFC is mandated by consumer burden based on the Consumer Electronics Recycling Act, HFC is also a similar method is desirable. The agency estimates that the consumer burden is around 1000 yen per refrigerator, and the car air conditioner 2000-3000 yen.