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Waste Management Policy in Japan

Waste Management Waste Management Policy in JapanPolicy in Japan

Koji Hayashi Kenji Oshima

Kentaro Nara

Keisuke Shiinoki

Kaito Hosoyamada

Purpose of presentation

We’d like to introduce to you EPR, the concept of waste management policy in Japan, andJapanese laws based on it. (EPR・・・Extended Producer Responsibility)

We’d like you to know EPR itself and its effect.

Before our presentationAlthough we presented about waste (EPR) last year, we will present again for persons who has never participated in the past symposiums.

Basically, the word “Waste” will be used as municipal waste (such as household appliances, containers,

and packaging).

Structure1, Background

ーWhy did Japan adopt EPR?ー

2, Effects of EPRー3 examples of laws based on EPRー

3, Impacts on China by EPR

4, Conclusion

BackgroundーWhy did Japan adopt EPR?ー

Kaito Hosoyamada

Chapter 1

1, Why did Japan adopt EPR?Chapter 1

Because・・・

Recycling is necessary in Japan

EPR promotes recycling

and

①Why is recycling necessary

in Japan?

②Why does EPR promote

recycling?

①Why is recycling necessary in Japan?

There are 2 reasons・・・

Shortage of landfills Limited natural resources

Remaining capacity & years of landfills

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50

100

150

200

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

yearsm

illio

n M

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

CapacityYears

Decreasing in recent yearsOnly about

10 yearsShortage isvery serious

Reducing final disposalis necessary

Source: Made from Ministry of Environment (2003) Environmental Statistics

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Natural resources are limited.Remaining years

oil（43 years), copper (49 years),lead (22 years)

Japan has little natural resources and has to import them a lot

It is necessary to use them more effectively !

Chapter 1





Using resources effectivelyis necessary

Recycling can achieve them !

What is 3R ？It means ・・・

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

Reducing

Reusing

Recycling

Chapter 1

To reduce dumping by using products as long as possible

To use used products againafter repairing or cleaning

To utilize waste as resources and make new products from them

3R leads to

the reduction of final disposal

the effective use of natural resources

Reason(1)Shortage of landfills

Chapter 1

There are 3 figures・・・

Volume of Total Waste

35 .0

40 .0

45 .0

50 .0

55 .0

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000Year

(Million ton)

Source: Ministry of Environment (2003) Environmental Statistics

Reason(1) Shortage of landfillsChapter 1

Capacity of newly built landfills

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5

10

15

20

25

30

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000year

million M

Source: Made from Ministry of Environment (2003) Environmental Statistics

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②Why does EPR promote recycling?

(1) What is EPR?

(2) How does EPR promote recycling?

(3) Kinds of responsibilities

(1) What is EPR?

Extended Producer Responsibility

EPR

To extend producers’ responsibility for their products to the post-consumption stage

before EPRbefore EPRafter EPR after EPR

(1) What is EPR?

Production Recycling orDisposal

Consumption

Producers’responsibility

Local government’ s Responsibility

Case1: general case

Extended!

Chapter 1

Pre-consumption Post-consumption

before EPRbefore EPRafter EPR after EPR Production Consumption

Producers’responsibility

Local government’ s Responsibility

Case2: non-general case

Recycling orDisposal

Extended!

(1) What is EPR?Chapter 1

Pre-consumption Post-consumption

Producers are responsible for recycling or disposal.

They have to bear recycling or disposal costs.

Products may have a rise in price.

(2) How does EPR promote recycling?

Chapter 1

More Recycling and Reduction!

Producers want to cut costs.

Chapter 1

Producers begin producing

longlong--livedlived products

easilyeasily--recycled recycled products

・・・

recycling disposal

Chapter 1

Recycling is necessary in Japan

EPR promotes recycling

and Japan adopted EPR

To sum up・・・

(3) Kinds of responsibilities

※ PhysicalPhysical responsibilityresponsibilityProducers must collect and recycle their used productsthemselves .

※ FinancialFinancial responsibilityresponsibilityProducers must finance systems to collect and recycletheir used products.

Chapter 1

1 : PhysicalPhysical and FinancialFinancial responsibilitye.g. Specific Household Appliances Recycling Law in Japan

2 : Only FinancialFinancial responsibilitye.g. Containers and Packaging Recycling Law in Japan

3 : The other casese.g. ELV law in Japan

cases

How do producers bear the “responsibilities” ?

Chapter 1

The most efficient way to bear the responsibility

depends on characteristics of products

Sammary of chapter 1 ・・・

Please keep in mind 3 things

1. Japan needs to 1. Japan needs to recyclerecycle waste,waste,in order to in order to reduce final disposalreduce final disposal

use resources effectivelyuse resources effectively..

2. EPR promotes 2. EPR promotes recyclingrecycling..

3. The most efficient form of responsibility 3. The most efficient form of responsibility depends on characteristics of productsdepends on characteristics of products..

Chapter 1

Japan adopted

EPR





4, Conclusion

Effects of EPRー3 examples of laws based on EPRー

Chapter 2

・Home Appliance Recycling Law

・Containers and Packaging Recycling Law

・ELV recycling Law

Home Appliance Recycling Law

Kenji Oshima

This law obliges recycling of This law obliges recycling of waste household appliances.waste household appliances.

Chapter 2

1. The relationship between Household 1. The relationship between Household Appliance Recycling Law and EPRAppliance Recycling Law and EPR

2.2. Results of the last two yearsResults of the last two years

3. Conclusion3. Conclusion

Chapter 2

Outline of the law

The law has come into force in April 1st, 2001Targets

⇒TV, refrigerator, washing machine, air TV, refrigerator, washing machine, air conditionerconditionerＰｕｒｐｏｓｅＰｕｒｐｏｓｅ

①①mitigate the shortage of landfillsmitigate the shortage of landfills②② efficient use of resourcesefficient use of resources

Chapter 2

50%50%55%60%Recycling rate

Washing MachineRefrigeratorTVAir

Conditioner

Chapter 2

before before

useruserretailerretailer

local local governmentgovernment

recyclerecycletreatment treatment agencyagency

treatmenttreatment

disposedispose

Flow of waste appliancesFlow of waste appliances

producerproducer

treatmenttreatment

afterafter

PROPRO

manufacturermanufacturerimporterimporter

Local Local governmentgovernment

useruserretailerretailer

local local governmentgovernment

recyclerecycle

disposedispose

PROPRO

Responsibility (collection & recycling) was Responsibility (collection & recycling) was physically and financially physically and financially

transferred to private sectortransferred to private sector!!

Chapter 2

1. The relationship between Household 1. The relationship between Household Appliance Recycling Law and EPRAppliance Recycling Law and EPR



Chapter 2

Result of Recycling Rate

60%61%75%78%2002

56%59%73%78%2001

50%50%55%60%law

Washing MachineRefrigeratorTVAir

Conditioner

Chapter 2

1. The relationship between Household 1. The relationship between Household Appliances Recycling Law and EPRAppliances Recycling Law and EPR



Chapter 2

Conclusion

The two purpose has achieved

①①mitigate the shortage of landfillsmitigate the shortage of landfills②② efficient use of resourcesefficient use of resources

Chapter 2

Containers and Packaging Recycling Law

Kentaro Nara

Chapter 2

Out line1.Back ground

2.Summary of the law・Flow chart・Partial EPR

3.Actual result in Japan・The change from back ground situation

⇒EPR is effective in recycling

・The volume of recycled is increasing

・Growth of the volume of waste is mitigated

By the Law…

Chapter 2

Background

55% of municipal waste in Japan consists of containers and packaging

the Ministry of Health and Welfare 1997

Ratio ofvolume

Ratio ofweight

44.5%

22.9%

8.3%

10.0%

5.9%8.5%

77.4%

1.7%

8.0%

2.6%

5.9%4.3%

55.5%

22.6%expect containers

and packaging

ratio of "Containers and packaging" in Waste

containers for foodcontainers for beverage containers for commoditiespaper containersothers

containersand

packaging

Chapter 2

0

50000

100000

150000

200000

250000

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

volume of recycled( t) volume of products ( t) volume of waste( t)

Source: Japan PET Bottle Association 2001

Background volume of containers (PET bottles)

UP!!UP!!

LOW!LOW!

Flow chartcontainers flow

money flow

producers

recyclers

consumers

localgovernment

Physical responsibility

Financial responsibility

PROPartial EPR!!

Chapter 2

0

50000

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150000

200000

250000

300000

350000

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450000

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

volume of col l ected( t) volume of products ( t) volume of waste(t)

effect of EPR

Source: Japan PET Bottle Association 2001

After・・・ＵＰ！ＵＰ！

ＤＯＷＮ！ＤＯＷＮ！

EPR is EPR is effective in recyclingeffective in recycling！！

Chapter 2

Is EPR perfect?

The volume of waste is still increasingWHY??

＊Producers are doing nothing?⇒（redesigning for easy recycling, resource saving, etc)

＊Local governments are ・・・？⇒(collecting, transporting, etc)

＊Consumers are ・・・？？ ⇒(separating waste??)

NO!

NO!

???

Chapter 2

Present condition

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Volume of recycled production Volume of waste

GAP!!GAP!!GAP!!GAP!!

PET bottles Plastic containers and packing

containers

Does it come from Partial EPR?

producers

recyclers

consumers

localgovernment

PROPRO

producers

Defect!!

EPR’s defection

EPR can’t influence on Consumers!

⇒Waste separating is not enough!!

⇒It can be a big problem.

⇒It depends on the products property!

Chapter 2

Complement measures

Charge for garbage collectionConsumers pay some money when they dump.

DepositConsumers are returned some money whenthey bring cans or bottles back to the shop.

・Consumers will buy the product with a fewpackage.

・Consumers will separate garbage strictly.

・Consumers will return cans or bottles.・The rate of recycling will be high.

Chapter 2

Actual result in Japan~Moriyama city~

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Volume of waste Volume of recycled

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Volume of waste per capita / day

Change of the volume of waste

downdown downdown

upup

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g

Volume of waste per capita / day

Actual result in Japan~Seki city~

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Volume of waste Volume of recycled

Change of the volume of wasteChange of the volume of waste

upup

downdown downdown

Conclusion

EPR is not always perfect!

Some cases…EPR needs Complement measures!

We have to consider the product’s property!

Complement measures are necessary !!

Chapter 2

ELV Recycling

Koji Hayashi

Chapter 2

ELV (end of life vehicle)

Chapter 2

Why is ELV recycling law necessary? No.１

ELV ( end of life vehicle) is 4million per year

In the past, ELV was recycled/deposited through market

The car recycling system has gone bankrupt

Chapter 2

What is ASR?ASR Automobile Shredder ResidueMainly contains iron scrapConstitute about 25% of ELV

return

Chapter 2

１９７０１９７５１９８０１９８５１９９０１９９５２０００

Price of ASR Disposal cost

￥/ tprice of ASR is keeping down

Final disposal cost up↑

the price of ＡＳＲ down↓

→ASR lost its worth

illegal dumping / Improper disposal

recycling system had been out of control

Why is ELV recycling law necessary? No.2

→ To decrease quantity of ASR is necessary

Chapter 2

Why is ELV recycling law necessary? No.2

Revenue - cost ＋

Revenue - cost －

ASR lost its worth recycling system collapsed

Reducing ASR is necessary

Why is ELV law necessary ?Why is ELV law necessary ?~Consideration of the environment~~Consideration of the environment~

• Used in portion of Air-control

• Chlorofluorocarbon destroys ozone

Treating it properly is necessary

Chapter 2

Why is ELV law necessary ?Why is ELV law necessary ?dangerdanger

Shredding Air-bags, it sometimes explode

Treating it carefully is necessary

Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ 3-3

BOMB!!BOMB!!

Chapter 2

ELV law as EPRThe role of Car producers

① Collect chlorofluorocarbon /air bag /ASR and recycling them

To help decreasing disposal waste preventing illegal dumpingprotecting environmentreducing danger in shredding air-bag

②Collect treatment fee from final user at the time of delivery

ELV law as EPRThe role of Car producers

① Collect ASR and recycle them

To help decreasing disposal waste preventing illegal dumping

②Collect treatment fee from final users when they buy

EPR

<EPR>

a local government producers

<ELV law>Nobody but market car producers

ELV law is Partial EPR

Responsibility

Chapter 2

summary

Adaptation of EPR into ELV recycling law will lead to

→recovery of collapsed ELV recycling law

→reduce disposal waste, and prevent illegal dumping

Chapter 2





4, Conclusion

Impacts on China by EPR policies in Japan

Keisuke Shiinoki

Chapter 3

Expected impacts on China

1, Improvement in technology to produce environmentally compatible parts

2, Improvement in technology for recycling

Chapter 3

Incentives for Chinese parts producers to produce environmentally compatible parts.

1.Improvement in technology to produce environmentally compatible parts

Japanese producers have responsibility for treating their products.

They want to get environmentally compatible parts to produce environmentally compatible products.

In case of Home appliance products,most of part factories is now in China.

Improving technology toproduce environmentally

compatible parts

2, Improvement in technology for recycling

Most of the Home appliances producing factories of Japanese companies are also in China.

There is a possibility that the Japanese companies transfer their recycling factories to China.

Improvement in technology for recycling in China!

Chapter 3

Expected impacts on China

1.Improving technology to produce environmentally compatible parts

2.Improving technology for recycling

These may be effective for China to①cope with predicted waste management

problems in the future.②have market power in the world

Chapter 3

① Why may the transfer happen by introducing EPR?China Japan

Producing factory

Recycling factory

Producing factory

MarketLittle

demand

Recycling factory





4, Conclusion

Conclusion

Kenji Oshima

Chapter 4

Conclusion①

EPR is an effective policy to EPR is an effective policy to promote recycling andpromote recycling and

reduce waste!reduce waste!

・Home Appliance Recycling Law

・Containers and Packaging Recycling Law

・ELV Law

Chapter 4

Conclusion②

1, Improving technology to produce environmentally compatible parts

2, Improving technology for recycling

①cope with waste management problems ②have a market power!

The positive impacts on China by Japanese EPR policies are・・・

Chapter 4

FinThank you for listening !!

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