Waste & Recycling
Sound Material-Cycle Society
Fundamental Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society
- The 4th Fundamental Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society 2018(outline) [PDF 1,743KB]
- The 4th Fundamental Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society 2018 [PDF 1,042KB]
- Results of the Second Progress Evaluation of the Second Fundamental Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society 2010 [PDF 2,144KB]
- The 3rd Fundamental Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society 2013 [PDF 1,171KB]
- The 2nd Fundamental Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society 2008 [PDF 612KB]
- The Fundamental Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society 2003 [PDF 141KB]
- Fundamental Plan for Establishing A Sound Material-Cycle Society 2003 [PDF 274KB]
- Outline of the Fundamental Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society FY2000 [PDF 90KB]
- The Challenge to establish the Recycling-based Society 2000 [PDF 1,027KB]
White Paper
- Annual Report on the Environment and the Sound Material-Cycle Society in Japan 2010 (General summary of "Sound Material-Cycle Society" section) [PDF 5,716KB]
- Annual Report on the Environment and the Sound Material-Cycle Society in Japan 2008 (General summary of "Sound Material-Cycle Society" section) [PDF 2.57MB]
- Annual Report on the Environment and the Sound Material-Cycle Society in Japan 2007 (General summary of "Sound Material-Cycle Society" section) [PDF 4.73MB]
Material Flow
- Material Flow in Japan 2006 [PDF1,612KB]
- 04.04.08 Material Flow and Material Flow Indicators in Japan for FY 2001
- International Expert Meeting on Material Flow Accounts and Resource Productivity 2003 [PDF 28KB]
A List of Policy Instruments
- Towards the Visualization of Environmental Load Reduction Effect by 3R Initiatives - Report on the development of a visualization tool for 3R initiatives - (FY2011 - FY2013) Summary [PDF 38KB]
- 05.04.28 Japan's Action Plan for a World-Wide Sound Material-Cycle Society through the 3R Initiative
- Japan's Action Plan For a World-Wide Sound Material-Cycle Society through the 3R Initiative [PDF 178KB]
Waste Management History and System
- History and Current State of Waste Management in Japan [PDF 4,346KB]
- Solid Waste Management and Recycling Technology of Japan -Toward a Sustainable Society- [PDF 4,232KB]