EPR Updated Guidance and Japanese 3R Laws

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  • EPR ガイダンス現代化とわが国の循環関連法
  • EPR ガイダンス ゲンダイカ ト ワガクニ ノ ジュンカン カンレンホウ

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This paper describes the characteristics of and future tasks for Japanese EPR systems with reference to OECD′s EPR Updated Guidance. <br>Japanese EPR systems have two unique characteristics. Firstly, for mandatory EPR systems, material EPR is usually adopted rather than financial, except in the case of the packaging 3R system. Secondly, some voluntary EPR systems are used in addition to three mandatory ones. <br>Japanese EPR systems have several future tasks. Firstly, to realize the “Design for Environment (DfE)”, the most important purpose of EPR, Japan should manage to link the environmental design extent of individual kinds of products made by individual producers and the rate of recycling fee (Modulated recycling fee). Secondly, when financial EPR is imposed on producers, a plan needs to be put in place to facilitate a system that does not tax producers for the recycling fee revenue. Thirdly, Japanese 3R systems must now take into consideration methods for full integration of the competition policy and EPR systems. <br>In addition, to maintain consciousness about DfE among producers and suppliers, with regard to new situations such as increased net shopping and a decreasing Japanese producer market share in Japan, the country is in a position to examine the introduction of advanced recycling fee systems for several products. <br>EPR is rational and fair as an idea, but Japan must now closely examine and improve its EPR systems to realize their actual purpose, which is “DfE”.

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