Abstract
Since the launch of the 3R Initiative in 2005, the Japanese government has been implementing a range of aid projects and policy dialogues for contributing to the development of waste management and 3R-policies in developing Asia. Along with such efforts, legal systems and policies related to waste management and resource circulation have also been developed for these areas. Certain issues and challenges in implementing these policies and operating institutional frameworks for waste management and the 3Rs still remain, however. This paper discusses priorities for improvement of governance regarding the 3Rs and resource circulation in developing Asia. The paper goes on to hypothesize the needs being discussed for a step-wise approach toward improving governance where the 3R concept is concerned in developing Asia. Focusing on international policy collaboration in Asia, the paper examines and proposes a possible approach for sustainable resource circulation in Asia based on an Extended Producer Responsibility-based recycling mechanism.
