Outline of the Basic Law for Establishing a Recycling-based Society

Takahiro Eguchi
Director, Planning Division, Waste Management and Recycling Department
(1-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8975 Japan)

Abstract
The Basic Law for Establishing a Recycling-based Society and five laws concerning waste management and recycling were enacted in May 2000. By these laws, the government has changed policy mainly to form a recycling-based society. To develop policy about individual recycling according to the route which was shown in the Basic Law for Establishing a Recycling-based Society will become important in the future, too.

Key words: recycling-based society, basic plan of recycling-based society, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)