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What a Load of Rubbish: Japan’s Problem with Increasing Disposable Container and Packaging Waste HARADA, Takuya HARRISON, Brian この資料の著作権は、資料の著作者または学校法人中央大学に帰属します。著作権法が定める私的利用・引用を超える使用を希望される場合には、掲載誌発行部局へお問い合わせください。 Plastic waste environmental pollution Japanese studies extended producer responsibility reuse and recycling application/pdf Huge amounts of plastic are used in everyday life. However, much of the plastic used for disposable containers and packaging is used once and then discarded. This can then cause a serious environmental problem. After describing the environmental effects and possible ways of treatment, this paper examines the situation in Japan, particularly with respect to how reuse and waste reduction can be achieved in Japan by adopting better extended producer responsibility schemes, introducing bans or fees for shopping bags etc. The specifi c roles that governments, companies and individual people can play are discussed in detail, and a comparison is made with some of the methods that have been adopted in other countries and which may be applicable to Japan. 中央大学総合政策学部 2017-03-15 eng departmental bulletin paper VoR https://chuo-u.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/8277 1341-7827 総合政策研究（JJPC) Journal of Policy and Culture (JJPC) 25 27 49 https://chuo-u.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/8277/files/jjpc_vol25_02.pdf application/pdf 489.8 kB 2019-04-25