Recycling Waste
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The Law for Promotion of Effective Use of Resources, better known
as the Recycle Law, went into effect in April 2001. This new law
is a revision of the Law for Promotion of Utilization of Recyclable
Resources, and holds manufacturers responsible for reducing waste,
reusing parts, and making their products recyclable. The law also
requires consumers to pay for the disposal of certain kinds of electrical
appliances, and local governments to collect and separate garbage
and waste.
Consumers have already been separating their waste into burnables
and non-burnables. Now, under the new law, they must also separate
out such things as cans, bottles, Styrofoam, and milk cartons to
be recycled. They must also pay a fee, usually between 2,000 and
3,000 yen, to have used air conditioners and refrigerators picked
up and disposed of by the retailer from who they originally bought
the appliance.
Reference:CERI News, No. 33, 2001. Chemicals Evaluation and Research
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