PC Recycling law followed by very few Japanese
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This survey conducted by JR Tokai Express Research Inc and reported on by japan.internet.com regarding computer recycling is a particularly relevant survey to me, as I am right now in the middle of copying files from an old PC to a new one via my notebook.
Demographics
On the 7th of August 2008 331 members of the JR Tokai Express Research online monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 51.1% of the sample were male, 14.2% in their twenties, 41.4% in their thirties, 23.0% in their forties, 12.1% in their fifties, and 9.4% in their sixties.
There has to be a better way to copy around 80GB of data from one computer to the other! I’m just using a network share and the rather nice utility TeraCopy that fixes a few bugs and annoyances in the standard Windows file copying routines. One other problem I have is that I only have one monitor and only one handy network connection so I cannot directly copy from old to new. Hopefully I’ll be up and running by tomorrow.
Regarding disposal of computers, the 資源有効利用促進法, shigenyuukouriyousokushinhou, or Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources, to give it its official English translation according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry web site, requires businesses to promote recycling of computers (and air conditioners, microwaves, televisions, washing and drying machines, fridges, and copiers).
Research results
Q1: Have you bought a home computer within the last five years? (Sample size=331)
Yes (to SQ) 73.1% No 26.0% Don’t remember 0.9% Q1SQ: What did you do with your old computer(s)? (Sample size=242)
Votes Percentage Left it lying around unused 84 34.7% Using both together 69 28.5% Gave to friends, family 35 14.5% Passed it over to the shop I bought the new one from 27 11.2% Asked a recycling company to take it 23 9.5% Didn’t have an old PC 17 7.0% Sold it at an online auction 7 2.9% Returned it to the shop I bought it from 4 1.7% Sold it at a garage sale 1 0.4% Other 11 4.5% Within the other group, just one person recycled their computer according to the above law. I wonder if that group also includes people who just threw it out with the standard garbage?
Q2: Do you know about the Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources? (Sample size=331)
Know it well 17.2% Know something about it 35.6% Don’t know much about it 32.6% Don’t know anything at all about it 14.5%
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