March 17, 2020
Keidanren (Japan Business Federation)
Keidanren (Japan Business Federation)
Overview
1. Voluntary Action Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society (FY2016-)
2. Performance in fiscal 2018:
- (1) reductions in final disposal volume of industrial waste (Fourth Target)
- (2) Industry-specific targets & efforts
- (3) Industry-specific plastic-related targets
- <Reference>
Voluntary Action Plan for Promoting the 3Rs in Containers and Packaging
3. Near future challenges
Summary
1. Efforts under the Voluntary Action Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society
2. Result of efforts in fiscal 2018
- (1) Reduction target for final disposal volume of industrial waste
- (2) Industry-specific targets
- (3) Industry-specific plastic-related targets and other efforts
- (4) Other efforts towards establishing a sound material-cycle society
3. Challenges to be addressed in the near future for establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society
- (1) Potential for reducing final disposal volumes of industrial waste
- (2) Challenges to be addressed in the near future
<Appendix 1>
Outline of Opinion on formulating "Japan's Resource Circulation Strategy for Plastics"<Reference 1>
Background of the Voluntary Action Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society<Reference 2>
Formulating the Voluntary Action Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society for fiscal years beyond 2015 (March 2016)