Recent trends in recycling activities and waste management in Japan

被引:2
作者
Masaru Tanaka
机构
[1] Department of Waste Management Engineering,
[2] National Institute of Public Health,undefined
[3] Ministry of Health and Welfare,undefined
[4] 4-6-1 Shirokanedai,undefined
[5] Minato-ku,undefined
[6] Tokyo 108-0071,undefined
[7] Japan Tel. +81-3-3441-7111; Fax +81-3-3446-4314 e-mail: maxta@iph.go.jp,undefined
来源
Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management | 1999年 / 1卷 / 1期
关键词
Key words Recycling; Waste disposal; Packaging Waste Recycling Law; Home Electric Appliance Recycling Law; Extended producer responsibility (EPR);
D O I
10.1007/s10163-999-0006-5
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摘要
Japan's basic approach to municipal solid waste (MSW) is (1) waste reduction, (2) promotion of recycling, (3) volume reduction by intermediate treatment, and (4) environmentally sound final disposal. A brief history of legislative trends in waste management is given as background for current waste management and recycling activities. The material recovery rate for MSW collected by local municipalities was only 5.6% in 1996. More than half of MSW, on a volume basis, consists of containers and packages, while great amounts of landfill space are also taken up by bulky wastes such as electric appliances. Therefore, in order to promote recycling and decrease landfill waste, Japan is targeting containers, packages, and electric appliances. A law promoting separate collection and recycling of containers and packages (Packaging Waste Recycling Law) and a law requiring the recycling of specific home electric appliances into new products (Home Electric Appliance Recycling Law) were introduced in June 1995 and June 1998, respectively. These laws are in line with the OECD policy Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).
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页数:6
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