Japan will step up efforts to recycle cars and prevent them being dumped illegally by enforcing a new law from Jan. 1 that requires manufacturers to charge drivers for recycling their vehicles.
Under the new legislation, automakers and car importers are required to collect and recycle chlorofluorocarbon, air bags and residue from shredded vehicles.
In Japan, about 4 million vehicles are dismantled every year.
Under the mandatory vehicle recycling legislation, Japan aims to increase the automobile-recycling rate to 95 percent in 2015 from the current level of around 80 percent.
From next year, the sticker price of a new car will include the recycling cost. People who already own a car will be asked to pay the cost the next time they go for a mandatory vehicle inspection
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