Vol.14 No.5 September, 2003

Contents

Preface

Perspective on Basic Plan for Promoting the Creation of a Recycling-Oriented Society
……Takashi Gunjima　233

Special Issues: The Basic Plan for Establishing a Recycling-Based Society

Overview of the Basic Plan for Establishing a Recycling-Based Society
……Kenji Someno　236　abst

Towards a Society with Sound Material Cycles: Material Flow Indicators and their Quantitative Targets
……Yuichi Moriguchi　242　abst

Application of Basic Plan for the Establishment of a Recycling-Based Society from the Local Government Viewpoint
……Takashi Inagaki　252　abst

Active Partnerships that Aim to Promote Sustainable Lifestyles and Communities
……Yuko Sakita　259　abst

Matsushita Electric Industrial Group's Environment-oriented Management: Gearing up for a Recycling-Based Society
……Keiichi Yoshida　265　abst