In the fiscal year 2021, almost 3.9 million terminals from mobile and personal handy phone systems (PHS) were collected for recycling or re-use in Japan, down from around 6.7 million batteries in fiscal 2013.
The collection of mobile phones, batteries, and chargers is conducted by Mobile Recycling Network (MRN). MRN was established in 2001 by Telecommunications Carriers Association (TSA) in cooperation with major mobile carriers and manufacturers to improve the efficient use of materials in mobile phones and PHS devices. The network voluntarily collects used mobile and PHS terminals through retail outlets throughout Japan, regardless of carrier or manufacturer.
Number of collected mobile and personal handy phone system (PHS) terminals for recycling purposes in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2021
(in millions)
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TCA. (August 10, 2023). Number of collected mobile and personal handy phone system (PHS) terminals for recycling purposes in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/754352/japan-number-mobile-phs-terminals-recycling/
TCA. "Number of collected mobile and personal handy phone system (PHS) terminals for recycling purposes in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2021 (in millions)." Chart. August 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/754352/japan-number-mobile-phs-terminals-recycling/
TCA. (2023). Number of collected mobile and personal handy phone system (PHS) terminals for recycling purposes in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/754352/japan-number-mobile-phs-terminals-recycling/
TCA. "Number of Collected Mobile and Personal Handy Phone System (Phs) Terminals for Recycling Purposes in Japan from Fiscal Year 2013 to 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/754352/japan-number-mobile-phs-terminals-recycling/
TCA, Number of collected mobile and personal handy phone system (PHS) terminals for recycling purposes in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/754352/japan-number-mobile-phs-terminals-recycling/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of collected mobile and personal handy phone system (PHS) terminals for recycling purposes in Japan from fiscal year 2013 to 2021 (in millions) [Graph], TCA, August 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/754352/japan-number-mobile-phs-terminals-recycling/
