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href="/wiki/Recycle" class="mw-redirect" title="Recycle">recycled</a>. Japan's country profile in <a href="/wiki/Waste_Atlas" title="Waste Atlas">Waste Atlas</a> shows that in 2012 Recycling Rate<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (January 2018)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> was 20.8%.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="Statement needs to be more specific about the content to which it refers. (January 2018)">specify</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Container_and_Packaging_Recycling_Act">Container and Packaging Recycling Act</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Recycling_in_Japan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Container and Packaging Recycling Act"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Recycling_collection_point_in_Ky%C3%B4to_20160511T174840.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Recycling_collection_point_in_Ky%C3%B4to_20160511T174840.jpg/220px-Recycling_collection_point_in_Ky%C3%B4to_20160511T174840.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Recycling_collection_point_in_Ky%C3%B4to_20160511T174840.jpg/330px-Recycling_collection_point_in_Ky%C3%B4to_20160511T174840.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Recycling_collection_point_in_Ky%C3%B4to_20160511T174840.jpg/440px-Recycling_collection_point_in_Ky%C3%B4to_20160511T174840.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2448" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption>A recycling collection point in Kyôto</figcaption></figure> <p>Also called <i>Act on the Promotion of Sorted Collection and Recycling of Containers and Packaging</i>, has been enforced since April 1997 by the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_the_Environment_(Japan)" title="Ministry of the Environment (Japan)">Ministry of the Environment</a> to reduce the waste of glass containers, PET bottles and paper cartons. Since April 2000 <a href="/wiki/Plastic_container" title="Plastic container">plastic containers</a> and packages other than PET bottles have been included.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the act, the recycling is conducted by the <i>Japanese Container and Package Recycling Association (JCPRA)</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">財団法人日本容器包装リサイクル協会</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Zaidan-hōjin Nihon-yōki-hōsō-risaikuru-kyōkai</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span>, a government-designated organization established September 25, 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" align="right"> <caption>Recycling 2009<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Product</th> <th>Volume of recycling<br /><a href="/wiki/Ton" title="Ton">tons</a></th> <th>Change<br />since 2000</th> <th>Recycling unit costs<br /><a href="/wiki/Japanese_Yen" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese Yen">¥</a> / kg</th> <th>Change<br />since 2000 </th></tr> <tr> <td>Glass bottles, no color</td> <td align="center">155,076</td> <td align="center">-16.04%</td> <td align="center">4.1</td> <td align="center">-1.23% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Glass bottles, brown</td> <td align="center">133,560</td> <td align="center">+43.62%</td> <td align="center">5.5</td> <td align="center">-28.40% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Glass bottles, other</td> <td align="center">107,383</td> <td align="center">+10.09%</td> <td align="center">9.2</td> <td align="center">+13.64% </td></tr> <tr> <td>PET bottles</td> <td align="center">257,906</td> <td align="center">+167.03%</td> <td align="center">1.7</td> <td align="center">-98.09% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Paper</td> <td align="center">33,934</td> <td align="center">-29.03%</td> <td align="center">13.3</td> <td align="center">-77.32% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Plastics</td> <td align="center">853,581</td> <td align="center">+463.53%</td> <td align="center">65.7</td> <td align="center">-37.43% </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>The consumers are required to follow sorting guidelines established by the <a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Japan" title="Municipalities of Japan">municipalities</a>.</li> <li>The sorted waste is then collected by the municipalities and stored for collecting by the recycling company.</li> <li>Manufactures and business entities using containers and packages have to pay a <i>recycling fee</i> to the JCPRA, in accordance with the volume they manufacture or sell.</li> <li>Each year recycling business entities are selected by a public bidding in every local municipality where a waste storage site is located. They are assigned to collect and transport the waste from the storage sites to recycling facilities. To make sure the waste is getting recycled, these recycling business entities receive payment only after showing a delivery report, signed by the recipient of the recycled products.<figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Some_of_the_different_types_of_bags_that_must_be_bought_for_different_types_of_recyclable_waste_in_Japan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Some_of_the_different_types_of_bags_that_must_be_bought_for_different_types_of_recyclable_waste_in_Japan.jpg/220px-Some_of_the_different_types_of_bags_that_must_be_bought_for_different_types_of_recyclable_waste_in_Japan.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="233" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Some_of_the_different_types_of_bags_that_must_be_bought_for_different_types_of_recyclable_waste_in_Japan.jpg/330px-Some_of_the_different_types_of_bags_that_must_be_bought_for_different_types_of_recyclable_waste_in_Japan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Some_of_the_different_types_of_bags_that_must_be_bought_for_different_types_of_recyclable_waste_in_Japan.jpg/440px-Some_of_the_different_types_of_bags_that_must_be_bought_for_different_types_of_recyclable_waste_in_Japan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="644" data-file-height="683" /></a><figcaption>Households in some areas separate their waste and place it in special bags for collection</figcaption></figure></li> <li>If an item was disposed of improperly, a large red warning sticker is put on the offending rubbish bag to shame the person responsible.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Recycling of <a href="/wiki/Beverage_can" class="mw-redirect" title="Beverage can">steel cans</a> is not regulated by the law, but in 2006 about 99% of the municipalities collected and recycled them.<sup id="cite_ref-japanfs.org-SteelCan_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-japanfs.org-SteelCan-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1973 the <i>Japan Steel Can Recycling Association</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">スチール缶リサイクル協会</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Suchiiru-kan Risaikuru kyōkai</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span>, a <a href="/wiki/Non-profit_organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-profit organization">non-profit organization</a> to promote the recycling of steel cans, had been established. According to its statistics 88.1% of steel cans have been recycled in 2006, maintaining the world's highest level.<sup id="cite_ref-japanfs.org-SteelCan_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-japanfs.org-SteelCan-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2016, Dr. Yamakawa reported the state of the Packaging Recycling Act in detail,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which would be the latest information available in English. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_recycling_acts_and_target_products/materials"><span id="Other_recycling_acts_and_target_products.2Fmaterials"></span>Other recycling acts and target products/materials</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Recycling_in_Japan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Other recycling acts and target products/materials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Home_appliance" title="Home appliance">Home appliance</a> recycling act</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%89%B9%E5%AE%9A%E5%AE%B6%E5%BA%AD%E7%94%A8%E6%A9%9F%E5%99%A8%E5%86%8D%E5%95%86%E5%93%81%E5%8C%96%E6%B3%95" class="extiw" title="ja:特定家庭用機器再商品化法">特定家庭用機器再商品化法</a></span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Tokutei Kateiyō Kiki Saishyōhinka Hō</i></span>, formally referred to as "Act on Recycling of Specified Home Appliances")</span> - enacted June 1998, enforced April 2001 <sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>Four large electrical home appliances: <a href="/wiki/Air_conditioners" class="mw-redirect" title="Air conditioners">Air conditioners</a>, <a href="/wiki/Television_set" title="Television set">television sets</a> (CRT and LCD), <a href="/wiki/Refrigerator" title="Refrigerator">refrigerators</a> (including freezers) and <a href="/wiki/Washing_machines" class="mw-redirect" title="Washing machines">washing machines</a> (including cloth dryers).</li></ul></li> <li><i>Small WEEE recycling act</i> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E6%B8%88%E5%B0%8F%E5%9E%8B%E9%9B%BB%E5%AD%90%E6%A9%9F%E5%99%A8%E7%AD%89%E3%81%AE%E5%86%8D%E8%B3%87%E6%BA%90%E5%8C%96%E3%81%AE%E4%BF%83%E9%80%B2%E3%81%AB%E9%96%A2%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E6%B3%95%E5%BE%8B&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="使用済小型電子機器等の再資源化の促進に関する法律 (page does not exist)">使用済小型電子機器等の再資源化の促進に関する法律</a>, <i>Siyou Zumi Kogata Denshi Kiki tō no Sai Shigenka no Sokushin ni kansuru Hōristu, formally referred to as "Act on Promotion of Recycling of Small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment") - enacted 2012</i> <sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>Medium and small electrical and electronic equipment</li></ul></li> <li><i>Construction material recycling act</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BB%BA%E8%A8%AD%E5%B7%A5%E4%BA%8B%E3%81%AB%E4%BF%82%E3%82%8B%E8%B3%87%E6%9D%90%E3%81%AE%E5%86%8D%E8%B3%87%E6%BA%90%E5%8C%96%E7%AD%89%E3%81%AB%E9%96%A2%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E6%B3%95%E5%BE%8B" class="extiw" title="ja:建設工事に係る資材の再資源化等に関する法律">建設工事に係る資材の再資源化等に関する法律</a></span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kensetsu Kōji ni kakaru Shizai no Saishigenka tō ni kansuru Hōritsu</i></span>)</span> - enacted May 2000 <sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Concrete" title="Concrete">Concrete</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asphalt_concrete" title="Asphalt concrete">asphalt</a>/concrete, <a href="/wiki/Wood" title="Wood">wood</a> building/construction materials</li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Food" title="Food">Food</a> waste recycling act</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A3%9F%E5%93%81%E5%BE%AA%E7%92%B0%E8%B3%87%E6%BA%90%E3%81%AE%E5%86%8D%E7%94%9F%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E7%AD%89%E3%81%AE%E4%BF%83%E9%80%B2%E3%81%AB%E9%96%A2%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E6%B3%95%E5%BE%8B" class="extiw" title="ja:食品循環資源の再生利用等の促進に関する法律">食品循環資源の再生利用等の促進に関する法律</a></span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Shokuhin Junkan Shigen no Saisei Riyō tō no Sokushin ni kansuru Hōritsu</i></span>)</span> - enacted 2000, revised 2007 <sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>Food waste from industries and business enterprises (Kitchen waste from households are not targeted)</li></ul></li> <li><i>ELV recycling act</i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E6%B8%88%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E8%BB%8A%E3%81%AE%E5%86%8D%E8%B3%87%E6%BA%90%E5%8C%96%E7%AD%89%E3%81%AB%E9%96%A2%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E6%B3%95%E5%BE%8B" class="extiw" title="ja:使用済自動車の再資源化等に関する法律">使用済自動車の再資源化等に関する法律</a></span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Shiyōzumi Jidōsha no Saishigenka tō ni kansuru Hōritsu</i></span>, formally referred to as "Act on Recycling, etc. of <a href="/wiki/End-of-life_(product)" class="mw-redirect" title="End-of-life (product)">End-of-life</a> Vehicles")</span> - enacted 2002 <sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>ASR (<a href="/wiki/Automotive_shredder_residue" title="Automotive shredder residue">automotive shredder residue</a>), airbags, CFCs (<a href="/wiki/Chlorofluorocarbon" title="Chlorofluorocarbon">Chlorofluorocarbons</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><i>Act on the Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources</i> <sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=%E8%B3%87%E6%BA%90no%E6%9C%89%E5%8A%B9%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E4%BF%83%E9%80%B2%E6%B3%95&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="資源no有効利用促進法 (page does not exist)">資源有効利用促進法</a>, <i>Shigen Yukō Riyou Sokushin Hō</i>) - enacted May 2000 replacing "Act on the Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources",<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> enforced April 2001 <ul><li>Designated resources-saving industries</li> <li>Designated resources-reutilizing industries</li> <li>Specified resources-saved products</li> <li>Specified reuse-promoted products</li> <li>Specified labeled products (Required to be labeled to facilitate separated collection as shown in the Symbol section)</li> <li>Specified resources-recycled products (Required to promote self-collection and recycling) <ul><li>Compact rechargeable batteries<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (sealed lead acid batteries, sealed nickel-cadmium batteries, sealed nickel-metal-hydride batteries, lithium batteries)</li> <li>Personal computers (including CRTs and liquid crystal displays)</li></ul></li> <li>Specified by-products Required to promote the use of by-products as recyclable resources</li></ul></li> <li><i>Green procurement act</i> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E8%B3%BC%E5%85%A5%E6%B3%95&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="グリーン購入法 (page does not exist)">グリーン購入法</a>, formally referred to as <i>Act on Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services by the State and Other Entities</i>) - enacted May 2000, enforced April 2001 <sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>To promote purchase of recycled products</li></ul></li> <li><i>Act on Promotion of Resource Circulation for Plastics</i> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%83%81%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%81%AB%E4%BF%82%E3%82%8B%E8%B3%87%E6%BA%90%E5%BE%AA%E7%92%B0%E3%81%AE%E4%BF%83%E9%80%B2%E7%AD%89%E3%81%AB%E9%96%A2%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E6%B3%95%E5%BE%8B&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="プラスチックに係る資源循環の促進等に関する法律 (page does not exist)">プラスチックに係る資源循環の促進等に関する法律</a>, <i>Plastic ni kakaru Shigen Junkan no Sokushin tou ni kannsuru Hōritsu</i>) - The cabinet decided the bill <sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in March 2021, and the act was enacted on 11 June 2021. It will enter into force within a year.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Symbols">Symbols</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Recycling_in_Japan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Symbols"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Recycling_symbol_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Recycling_symbol_1.jpg/220px-Recycling_symbol_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="256" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Recycling_symbol_1.jpg/330px-Recycling_symbol_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Recycling_symbol_1.jpg/440px-Recycling_symbol_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="1280" /></a><figcaption>Recycling symbol on a paper carton<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">紙パック</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kami pakku</i></span>)</span></figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Recycling symbols used in Japan </caption> <tbody><tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Recycling_kami.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Recycling_kami.svg/50px-Recycling_kami.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Recycling_kami.svg/75px-Recycling_kami.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Recycling_kami.svg/100px-Recycling_kami.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="707" data-file-height="703" /></a></span></td> <td>Paper<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">紙</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kami</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Recycling_pla.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Recycling_pla.svg/50px-Recycling_pla.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Recycling_pla.svg/75px-Recycling_pla.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Recycling_pla.svg/100px-Recycling_pla.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="840" data-file-height="750" /></a></span></td> <td>Plastic<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">プラ</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Pura</i></span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Recycling_alumi.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Recycling_alumi.svg/50px-Recycling_alumi.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Recycling_alumi.svg/75px-Recycling_alumi.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Recycling_alumi.svg/100px-Recycling_alumi.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="689" data-file-height="614" /></a></span></td> <td>Aluminum<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">アルミ</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Arumi</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Recycling_steel.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Recycling_steel.svg/50px-Recycling_steel.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Recycling_steel.svg/75px-Recycling_steel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Recycling_steel.svg/100px-Recycling_steel.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="704" data-file-height="655" /></a></span></td> <td>Steel<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">スチール</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Suchiiru</i></span>)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Recycling_pet.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Recycling_pet.svg/50px-Recycling_pet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Recycling_pet.svg/75px-Recycling_pet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Recycling_pet.svg/100px-Recycling_pet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="506" data-file-height="649" /></a></span></td> <td>PET bottles </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recycling_plans">Recycling plans</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Recycling_in_Japan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Recycling plans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On March 25, 2008, the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_Cabinet" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese Cabinet">Japanese Cabinet</a> approved a plan that targets to reduce the total waste from about 52 million tons in 2007 to about 50 million tons in 2012 and to raise the waste recycling rate from 20 to 25%. Thermal recycling and a charging system for waste disposal services will be promoted.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="3R_Initiative">3R Initiative</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Recycling_in_Japan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 3R Initiative"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This G8 initiative, first proposed at the <a href="/wiki/G8_Summit" class="mw-redirect" title="G8 Summit">G8 Summit</a> in June 2004, aims to <b>R</b>educe, <b>R</b>euse and <b>R</b>ecycle waste.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the G8 Environmental Minister Meeting in <a href="/wiki/Kobe" title="Kobe">Kobe</a> on May 24–26, 2008, the ministers agreed about the <i>Kobe 3R Action plan</i>. It intends to improve <a href="/wiki/Resource_productivity" title="Resource productivity">resource productivity</a>, to establish an international sound material-cycle society and to bring forward 3Rs capacity in <a href="/wiki/Developing_countries" class="mw-redirect" title="Developing countries">developing countries</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to this plan, Japan also announced a <i>New Action Plan towards a Global Zero Waste Society</i>, aimed to establish material cycle societies internationally.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Japan" title="Government of Japan">Japanese government</a> set October as the official month for 3R promotions. This was done to specify and allocate deliberate time to encourage corporations and businesses to focus on the importance of reducing, reusing and recycling waste. During the promotion month, the government and other companies organise informative events and parties to publicise the ideas of a sound material-cycle society.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Scandals">Scandals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Recycling_in_Japan&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Scandals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2008 five paper companies in Japan were accused of misleading customers about the recycled paper content of their products. <a href="/wiki/Oji_Paper_Company" title="Oji Paper Company">Oji Paper</a>, the largest paper company in Japan, admitted that its copy and print paper contained 5 to 10% recycled paper, instead of the 50% stated. The president of Oji Paper apologized to its customers, and the president of Nippon Pages, the second largest paper company in Japan, resigned to take responsibility. The <a href="/wiki/Fair_Trade_Commission_(Japan)" title="Fair Trade Commission (Japan)">Japanese Fair Trade Commission</a> said it would investigate.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Recycling_in_Japan&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Recycling" title="Recycling">Recycling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sound_Material-Cycle_Society" title="Sound Material-Cycle Society">Sound Material-Cycle Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waste_management_in_Japan" title="Waste management in Japan">Waste management in Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronic_waste_in_Japan" title="Electronic waste in Japan">Electronic waste in Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mottainai" title="Mottainai">Mottainai</a> - common Japanese expression, often used in this context</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Recycling_in_Japan&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.atlas.d-waste.com/">Waste Atlas</a>(2012). 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style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Sovereign states</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Recycling_in_Afghanistan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Recycling in Afghanistan (page does not exist)">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recycling_in_Armenia" class="mw-redirect" title="Recycling in Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Recycling_in_Azerbaijan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Recycling in Azerbaijan (page does not exist)">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Recycling_in_Bahrain&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Recycling in Bahrain (page does not exist)">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recycling_in_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Recycling in Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a 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