Abstract
There are a number of separate legislations within the Waste Management Act, which include the Waste Disposal and Public Cleaning Act and the Act for the Promotion of Effective Use of Resources under the Basic Act for the Establishment of a Recycling-Based Society. Under each of these Acts, an individual recycling Act has also been established, however the use of terminology does not always perfectly coincide. In particular, priorities given to the recycling process for disposing of plastics is not completely made clear. Although establishing a sound material-cycle society is the goal, the current laws are still lacking to make this possible.In order to realize the objective of creating a sound material-cycle society, manufacturers must take on the responsibility of developing recyclable products. There are also other issues that must be addressed, such as maximizing collection sites and storage plans.To implement an efficient system for recycling within the private sector, the local government is authorized to conduct an audit on the private sector so that regulations must be revised.
