Japan's Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act was revised in 1991 to reduce waste generation and promote recycling.
Sources
- Prospects of Japan's Waste Management and Material Cycles in the Reiwa Era (1): Looking Back on the Showa Era and Heisei Era (www-cycle.nies.go.jp)
- https://www.env.go.jp/content/900453392.pdf (env.go.jp)
- https://www.env.go.jp/recycle/circul/venous_industry/ja/history.pdf (env.go.jp)
- https://www.env.go.jp/recycle/3r/en/approach/report_material-cycle/2006.pdf (env.go.jp)
- https://circulareconomy.earth/publications/how-japan-is-using-the-circular-economy-to-recycle-plastics (circulareconomy.earth)
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