Recycling and environment on construction industry in Japan From the view-point of house recycling

Masafumi KIKUCHI

doi:10.5736/jares1985.17.21

The Japanese Journal of Real Estate Sciences

Online ISSN : 2185-9531
Print ISSN : 0911-3576
ISSN-L : 0911-3576

Recycling and environment on construction industry in Japan

From the view-point of house recycling

Masafumi KIKUCHI

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Keywords: The basic law for the promotion of foundation of recycling-oriented society, Law for recycling of building materiar, Reducing of waste, Reuse, Recycling

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2003 Volume 17 Issue 1 Pages 21-26

DOI https://doi.org/10.5736/jares1985.17.21

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The output of construction industry in Japan accounts for ten percent of GNP. Construction industryconsumes a halh of material flow, discharges a fifth of industrial waste through construction activities, and givesserious affect on resources and environment. Recycling is a very important duty to construction industry. Thisreport shows the present condition and future view of recycling of housing material in Japan.

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