Social Interphase of Administration and Tecnology (PartI) : Conversion of Waste Management System-

Abstract

A policy is urgently required in Japan to convert waste management system. That is to establish a recycling system in urban society aiming at the proper treatment of hazardous chemical wastes and promoting resource recovery from wastes simultaneously. As a methodology of converting the system, this report defines the life cycle of the systems and analises that there are six stages in this life cycle. Moreover, there ane three patterns in converting the systems, which are conducted by a dispensation of Nature, by an invisible hand in the market and by a social movement. The necessary method to convert is the pattern conducted by a social movement. This report clarifies the necessity of creating a new social procedure as "social experimental project system". Particularly, "Public Project Trust" is formed by industrial, governmental and academic organizations in the bidding procedure in public projects, which is analised in this report as seriously influential to convert the waste menagement system. In conclusion, it is mentioned that the conversion of the system is subjext to the implementation of policies and projects to extinguish public project trust. Finally, this report proposes some conrete measures for carrying out feasibility studies of such projects, role of national assembly at this stage, and ordering engineering services separately in the bidding procedure in public projects.