Press Release
- Global Environment
Status of Fluorocarbon Recovery from Commercial Freezers/Air Conditioners in FY 2012
The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) released the state of the recovery of fluorocarbons from class-1 specified equipment (i.e., commercial freezers such as food showcases, large scale freezers/refrigerators and refrigerated storages, and commercial air conditioners) in FY 2012.
In compliance with the Law Concerning the Recovery and Destruction of Fluorocarbons, class-1 fluorocarbons recovery operators reported to prefectural governors, the amount of fluorocarbons recovered from class-1 specified equipment in FY 2012.
The total number of class-1 specified equipment collected for disposal and servicing in FY2012 were approximately 1 million and three hundred thousand units and the total amount of fluorocarbons recovered were approximately 4,543 tons.
Attached File:
- The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) released the state of the recovery of fluorocarbons from class-1 specified equipments (i.e., commercial freezers such as food showcases, large scale freezers/refrigerators and refrigerated storages, and commercial air conditioners) in FY 2012. [PDF 7 KB]
- State of Recovery Reported by the class-1 Recovery Operators in FY 2012 [PDF 26 KB]