Policy Proposals  Environment and Energy   Voluntary Action Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society -- Results of Fiscal 2018 Follow-up & Industry-Specific Plastic-Related Targets --

April 16, 2019
Keidanren (Japan Business Federation)

Overview

Voluntary Action Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society
— Results of Fiscal 2018 Follow-up & Industry-Specific Plastic-Related Targets —
<Overview>

1. Voluntary Action Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society (FY2016-)

2. Performance in fiscal 2017

  1. (1) reductions in final disposal volume of industrial waste (Fourth Target)
  2. (2) industry-specific targets & efforts

3. [New targets] Industry-specific plastic-related targets

  • <Reference>
    Voluntary Action Plan for Promoting the 3Rs in Containers and Packaging
  • Outline of "Contributing to the UN SDGs through Measures Addressing Plastic Waste Issues"

4. Near future challenges

Summary

Voluntary Action Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society
— Results of Fiscal 2018 Follow-up & Industry-Specific Plastic-Related Targets —
<Summary>

1. Efforts under the Voluntary Action Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society

2. Results of efforts in fiscal 2017

  1. (1) Final disposal volume of industrial waste
  2. (2) Industry-specific efforts with a view to improving the quality of resource circulation
  3. (3) Other efforts towards establishing a sound material-cycle society

3. Addressing marine plastic litter issues and plastic resource circulation

  1. (1) Increasing concerns for plastic issues
  2. (2) Keidanren's efforts
  3. (3) Setting up industry-specific plastic-related targets

4. Challenges to be addressed in the near future for establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society

  1. (1) Remaining capacity at final disposal volume for industrial waste
  2. (2) Challenges to be addressed in the near future

  • <Appendix 1>
    Outline of Opinion on formulating "Japan's Resource Circulation Strategy for Plastics"

  • <Appendix 2>
    Contributing to the UN SDGs through Measures Addressing Plastic Waste Issues:
    Efforts toward a positive future for plastics (February 15, 2019)

  • <Appendix 3>
    Industry-specific plastic-related targets:
    details of performance to present

  • <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)