2009 Volume 8 Issue 3 Pages 133-140
The purpose of this study is to clarify the problems and propose policies for the municipal solid wastes reduction achieving community participation in Chofu city. We surveyed the state of administrative projects and the efforts of residents' associations and enterprises in each stage of municipal solid waste management, focusing on community participation. The major findings of this study are as follows: (1) At both the reduce and reuse stages, there are few administrative projects and limited efforts by residents' associations and enterprises. At the recycle stage, sorted collection and recycling of garbage are not positively promoted by administration, residents' associations and enterprises. (2) Among the policies for community participation, we recommend communication and sharing of information, the holding of environmental events, and encouraging the commitment of NPOs.
