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Procedures for Applying for Treatment
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Items accepted for treatment and application form
Items accepted are high density PCB equipment such as transformers and capacitors, weighing 10 kilograms and over, stored in Japan.
To apply, holders must provide information on PCB wastes such as weight and size, in JESCO's registration form.
Holders can register PCB-containing equipment in use as well.
Below are items not accepted at currently operating JESCO facilities
- 1)Low density PCB wastes
- 2)Small transformers and capacitors, weighing less than 10 kgs (only accepted at Kitakyushu Facility)
- 3)Small equipment waste such as fluorescent ballasts (only accepted at Kitakyushu Facility)
- 4)PCB wastes such as carbon, cloth, vinyls, plastics and polluted sludge(only accepted at Kitakyushu Facility)
- 5)PCB wastes encased in concrete
Note: The treatment methods of above unacceptable PCB wastes is being investigated by the Ministry of the Environment.
Holders of these PCB wastes are obliged to keep storing these waste under custody.
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Treatment Fees
Please refer to price list here .
Treatment fees are established by type of PCB waste (Transformers, Capacitors, PCB Oils, Others). Fees do not include transportation fees, and JESCO itself does not
transport customers' PCB wastes. However, JESCO authorizes qualified transporation companies at each facility, and provides a list of permitted companies.
Treatment Fee Alleviation Program for SMEs (Small and Medium Sized Enterprises)
Outline of the Treatment Fee Alleviation Program for SMEs
| Prefectural governments | | Central Government |
 Contribution to the PCB Treatment Fund | |
Subsidies for construction fees of facilities
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| PCB Treatment Fund (Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency (ERCA)) |
| Grant |
| JESCO |
| 70% off discount on treatment fees compensated by above grant and subsidy. (Contract amount will be reduced price) |
| PCB waste holders qualified for alleviation |
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A 70% discount will be available for treatment fees of only transformers and capacitors 10 kilograms or over, owned by qualified holders listed below.
1.SMEs (Small and Medium Sized Enterprises)
who qualify for criteria A or B below (except companies whose equity participation from large companies is above 50%)
or sole proprietors who qualify for criteria B below
| Main Business |
A.Capital |
B.Employees |
| Manufacturer |
300,000,000 yen or under |
300 or under |
| Wholesale |
100,000,000 yen or under |
100 or under |
| Service |
50,000,000 yen or under |
100 or under |
| Retail |
50,000,000 yen or under |
50 or under |
| Rubber Manufacturer |
300,000,000 yen or under |
300 or under |
| IT Service |
300,000,000 yen or under |
300 or under |
| Hotel Business |
50,000,000 yen or under |
200 or under |
| Others |
300,000,000 yen or under |
300 or under |
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2. Organizations for SMEs
Organizations stipulated in Act on Organizations of SMEs (cooperative associations, small cooperative associations, fire mutual aid associations,
credit cooperative associations, federation of cooperative associations, joint-enterprise cooperatives, cooperatives, commercial/industrial associations, or federations of commercial / industrial associations)
Associations or federations established by a special law, by which 2/3 or more of the constituent members (either directly or indirectly) fall under
the category listed in Table above (agricultural cooperatives, fishery cooperatives, etc.)
3.School juridical organizations
Number of employees should be 100 or under
4.Private Persons who have been SMEs in the past
Private persons who have succeeded PCB waste by a dismissal or abolishment of business
Flow from Application to End of Treatment
Customers must first submit PCB waste information to JESCO.
| Action For Customers | | JESCO's action |
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| Submission of information on PCB equipment and others | -> | (Reception of Information) |
| (Several weeks or months after Submission) | <- | After registration is completed a "Registration Confirmation Certificate" will be sent back |
| (6 months to 1 year prior to treatment contract) | <- | Notification of treatment time |
| (3 to 4 months prior to treatment contract) | <- | Information on SMEs alleviation application |
| Submission of SMEs Alleviation | -> | (Acceptance and examination of application) |
| Signing of treatment contract | == | Signing of treatment contract |
| Transporting PCB waste to facility | -> | (Acceptance, treatment of PCB waste) |
* To transport PCB wastes to JESCO facilities, PCB waste holders must either sign up with transportation companies who meet JESCO facility requirements and have received authorization from both JESCO and local governments involved,
or transport themselves after receiving permits from JESCO.
How to Apply
Necessary documents (Application form and photographs of waste to be treated) should be sent to JESCO by post.
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Address:
Japan Environmental Safety Corporation
Sumitomo Fudosan Shiba Bldg.No.3 4F
1-7-17 Shiba Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0014
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