The Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management (IF 3.579 of 2021), which is the peer-reviewed journal of the Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management (JSMCWM) and the Korea Society of Waste Management (KSWM), is currently running a Special Issue entitled ” Plastic flow and its management “. Prof. Toshiaki Yoshioka (Tohoku University), Prof. Masahiro Osako (National Institute for Environmental Studies), Prof. Taku Fujiwara (Kyoto University), Prof. Masashi Yamamoto (Tokai University), Prof. Hirofumi Nakayama (Kyushu University), Prof. Kazuyuki Oshita (Kyoto University), Prof. Jun Nakatani (The University of Tokyo), Dr. Go Suzuki (National Institute for Environmental Studies), Prof. Shogo Kumagai (Tohoku University) and Misuzu Asari (Kyoto University) are serving as responsible editors for this issue. We expect you could make an excellent contribution based on your expertise and recent achievements in following areas;
[1] Quantification and qualification of plastics litter and micro plastics [2] Plastic cycles and risks in the environment [3] Plastic flow analysis [4] Life cycle management of plastics [5] Technology of plastic management [6] Chemical feedstock recycling of polymeric materials [7] New policy, legal framework of plastic management
●Deadline for paper submission : 30th April, 2023
●Guidelines : For more information, please click on the link below.