Challenges and vision for the recycling rate of municipal solid waste in Japan

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  • KAWAI Kosuke
    Center for Material Cycles and Waste Management Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies

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  • 一般廃棄物のリサイクル率に関する課題と展望
  • イッパン ハイキブツ ノ リサイクルリツ ニ カンスル カダイ ト テンボウ

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<p>The targets of recycling rate of municipal solid waste set by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan, have not been achieved due to its stagnating since the fiscal year 2007. After introducing the national survey on municipal solid waste management conducted annually for all local governments, the difference of definition on recycling amount between Japan and the EU was discussed. This manuscript argued that a higher incineration rate in Japan than in EU countries prevented the lower recycling rate from increasing. Recycling activities should be appropriately evaluated based on understanding the advantages and disadvantages of definitions on recycling rate both in Japan and the EU.</p>

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