Kazuya Yano*, Toshihiko Ninuma** and Takashi Kimura**

*Generalmanager Japan, Aluminum Can Recycling Association
**Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.

+ Correspondence should be addressed to Kazuya Yano:
Generalmanager Japan, Aluminum Can Recycling Association
(AAP Center Bldg., 13-13, Akasaka 2-chome minato-ku Tokyo 107 Japan)

Abstract

We did research on aluminum can recycling done by municipal authorities in Japan. The quantity of aluminum Used-Beverage-Cans (U.B.C.) recycled by Japanese municipal authorities is steadily inereasing. Also Aluminum U.B.C. recycling realized by various kinds of civilian (volunteer) bodies is rapidly growing. Moral and economic support is given to most of those civilian groups by municinal authorities.

Key words: aluminum used-beverage-can, recycling, recycling rate, municipal authorities