PWMI NewsletterNO

48 2019.2

Plastic Waste Management InstituteJAPAN

Plastic Products, Plastic Waste andResource Recovery [2017]
Background information and notes on the publication of the Flowchartof Plastic Products, Plastic Waste and Resource Recovery (2017)
The following improvements and assessments were performed to
improve the accuracy of the Flowchart of Plastic Products, Plastic
Waste and Resource Recovery.
(1) Revision of the incineration/landfilling ratio of domestic (general)plastic waste
At PWMI, we have been calculating the incineration/landfilling
ratio of domestic waste and using it in the preparation of the
Flowchart of Plastic Products, Plastic Waste and Resource Recovery.
We have done this by determining the amount of plastic waste indomestic waste discharged from households (household garbage) anddomestic waste discharged from offices (office garbage) based on the“Nation Survey on the State of Discharge and Treatment of Municipal
Solid Waste” released annually by the Ministry of the Environment
summarizing the results of surveys on the treatment of domestic
waste. The amount of plastic in this garbage, for example, the amountof plastic in sorted combustible garbage, can be obtained bymultiplying the amount of combustible garbage (= statistical data) by
the ratio of plastic included within such garbage. Some municipalities
have been measuring the ratio of plastic in each type of sorted
garbage, so we have been using those publically released values toapply the ratio of plastic in each type of sorted garbage to eachplastic-waste collection pattern (= method of garbage sorting) of eachmunicipality thereby determining the amount of plastic in each typeof sorted garbage. The statistical data of the Ministry of theEnvironment includes the collection pattern of each municipality, but
a questionnaire submitted by the ministry to municipalities revealed
some data that did not agree with actual conditions, so we went to thewebsites of all municipalities to directly check their collection
patterns.
On the other hand, some “domestic waste” undergoes incinerationby private facilities other than municipalities, but only the number ofsuch facilities is included in “Waste Treatment in Japan” that sums up
the results of the surveys mentioned above. In addition, data on theamount of treated waste is not publically released by individual
facilities, so as a result, private figures on waste treatment have notbeen counted. This time, we conducted a separate survey anddetermined the amount of plastic incinerated by private facilities as
far as we could tell and added in that amount.
Based on the above study, we were able to improve the accuracy of
the incineration/landfilling ratio of domestic waste, but found that, inthe end, the survey results did not have a major effect on this ratio.
(2) Revision of method for estimating domestic-waste densifiedrefuse derived fuel (RPF & RDF)
Some municipalities independently take on the treatment ofrecovered plastic waste as resource garbage for the manufacture ofRefuse derived Paper and Plastics densified Fuel (RPF). In the past,
we determined the amount of plastic waste used for this purpose bysubmitting a questionnaire to RPF manufacturers and using the results
obtained. However, not all processors could be covered by thisquestionnaire and its return rate was not high, so the possibility existsthat the amount of plastic waste used for RPF has been underestimated by this method.
We therefore established a new method for calculating the amountof plastic waste used for RPF. This new estimation method uses theaverage plastic content in RPF obtained from RPF production figures
released by the Japan RPF Association and the results of thequestionnaire-based survey as well as the ratio of plastic waste used
for RPF originating from independent municipal processing.
With this new estimation method, we found that the amount ofdomestic-waste densified-refuse derived fuel increased by about 10%.

2017 Highlights(1) Resin production in 2017 increased by 270 kt (+2.5%) from the previous year to 11,020 kt and domestic plastics
products consumption likewise increased by 320 kt (+3.3%) to 10,120 kt.
(2) Total plastic waste discharge increased by 40 kt (+0.5%) from the previous year to 9,030 kt.
(3) Effectively used plastic waste increased by 160 kt (+2.2%) from the previous year to 7,750 kt while non-utilized
plastic waste decreased by 120 kt (-8.7%). As a result, the effective plastic utilization rate improved by two points
from the previous year to 86%.
Resin production for 2017 increased from the previous year
to 11,020 kt (+270 kt relative to 2016; +2.5%). However, thefact that the amount of liquid resin, etc., which is not counted as
resin in the PWMI flowchart, increased by about 160 kt had theeffect of preventing a substantial increase in resin production. In
addition, resin export, resin import, product export, and productimport increased to 4,060 kt (+100 kt; +2.5%), 2920 kt (+260kt; +9.7%), 830 kt (+60 kt; +7.2%), and 2,000 kt (+50 kt;+2.3%), respectively. This increase in resin import was muchgreater than the increase in resin export as a result of the twoyear straight decrease in the domestic distribution of mechanicalrecycling products (reclaimed products) produced in thep r ev i o u s y e a r. A s a r e s u l t , d o m e s t i c p l a s t i c s p r o d u c t s
consumption increased to 10,120 kt (+320 kt; +3.3%).
Total plastic waste discharge increased only slightly to 9,030
kt (+40 kt; +0.5%). We have been using a new product discharge
model to calculate this value since the 2016 PWMI flowchart,
but the effect of switching to this new model (differences in thecoefficients used in the first year of applying the new model)
still remain, so in 2017, this model change had a negative effecton the figure for total plastic waste discharge. We consider that
this effect will gradually decrease over time.
This figure for total plastic waste discharge can be broken
down into domestic plastic waste, which increased to 4,180 kt(+110 kt; +2.6%), and industrial waste, which decreased to
4,850 kt (-60 kt; -1.3%).

Turning to disposal and recovery methods, mechanicalrecycling increased to 2,110 kt (+50 kt; +2.5%), feedstock
recycling＊1 increased to 400 kt (+40 kt; +11.3%), and energy
recovery＊2 in total increased to 5,240 kt (+70 kt; +1.4%). The
effective plastic utilization increased to 7,750 kt (+160 kt;+2.2%) from the previous year. The non-utilized plastic waste
by incineration without power generation or heat utilization
facility or by landfilling decreased to 1,280 kt (-120 kt; -8.7%).
The percentage contributions to the effective plastic
utilization rate by mechanical recycling, feedstock recycling,and energy recovery were 23%, 4%, and 58%, respectively,
resulting in a 2-point improvement from the previous year to86%.
This increase in the effective plastic utilization rate is
attributed to a large increase in energy recovery made up by anincrease in the incineration rate of domestic waste, particularly
an increase in the incineration with power generation rate, andan increase in the use of densified-refuse derived fuel andcement material/fuel in industrial waste.
The export of plastic waste that makes up a large percentage
of mechanical recycling (= reclaimed products) continued todecrease falling to 1,290 kt (-90 kt; -6.2%).
*1:feedstock recycling = blast/coke furnaces + gasification + liquefaction*2:energy recovery = densified-refuse derived fuel and cement material/fuel +incineration with power generation + incineration with heat utilization
facility

Explanation of flowchart items(1) Resin production, resin processing,and marketing of products
1-1 Resin production
・This figure was estimated on the basis of chemical-industry
statistics from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(METI). Note that (synthetic) resin does not include synthetic
rubber or synthetic fiber.
1-2 Reclaimed products
・For convenience sake, this figure was estimated assuming thatthe previous year’s recycled products (domestically used portion)
are used in the current year while taking figures for export andimport of plastic waste into account.
1-3 Domestic plastic products consumption
・(domestic plastic products consumption) = (resin production) –2{(resin export) – (resin import)} – (liquid resin, etc.) – {(resin
processing waste) – (reclaimed products)} – {(product export) –(product import)}
Resinexport/import figures are based on trade statistics from the・
Ministry of Finance.
・Figures for liquid resin, etc. such as additives and paints that falloutside the scope of plastic waste at the time of discharge arebased on chemical-industry statistics from METI.
・Figures for plastic product export and import are based on trade
statistics from the Ministry of Finance.
・Resin processing waste refers to discharged waste from theprocessing step that is not turned into products.
1-4 Domestic plastic input
・( d o m e s t i c p l a s t i c i n p u t ) = ( d o m e s t i c p l a s t i c p r o d u c t s
consumption) – {(exported plastic parts from assembled

products) – (imported plastic parts from assembled products)}
・Assembled products: automobiles, home appliances (televisions,refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, washing machines anddryers)・Number of exported/imported assembled products: Automobile
figures were determined from an automobile database (Japan
Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA)); home
appliance figures were based on “Current Production Statistics”
from METI.

(2) Discharge
2-1 Post-use products discharge
・This figure is calculated by a PWMI estimation system based on
domestic plastic input by demand-generating fields and by resin
type (usage quantities have been calculated annually from 1976)
and on a new product discharge model by demand-generating
fields (“100-year discharge model” formulated by PWMI in2017).
・Since the export of used automobiles affects post-use products
discharge in Japan, corrections were made to plastic waste
discharge in the transport industry. Here, the number of exported
used automobiles is based on data released by Japan Automobile
Dealers Association.
・Discharge ratios for domestic waste and industrial waste were
estimated using a new product discharge model by demandgenerating fields (formulated by PWMI in 2017).
2-2 Production and processing waste discharge
・Amount of resin production waste (resin discharged as waste in
the resin-production stage) is not included in the amount of resin
production. The amount of resin production waste and amountof resin processing waste were each estimated using a prescribed
waste ratio.
2-3 Total plastic waste discharge
・(total plastic waste discharge) = (post-use products discharge) +(resin production waste) + (resin processing waste)
2-4 Breakdown of total plastic waste discharge by resin type・These breakdown figures were estimated from amounts of postuse products discharge, production and processing waste
discharge, resin production, etc.
(3) Disposal and recovery(3) Disposal and recovery
3-1 Mechanical recycling
・Figures for the mechanical recycling of domestic plastic waste
are based on the weight of collected PET bottles (The Council
for PET Bottle Recycling) and weight of collected white trays(Japan Plastic Food Container Industry Association), and figures
for the mechanical recycling of other plastic containers andpackaging are based on data released by The Japan Containers
And Packaging Recycling Association. Residual amounts after
the mechanical recycling of other plastic containers andpackaging were allocated to densified-refuse derived fuel using
figures released by The Japan Containers And Packaging
Recycling Association as coefficients.
・Figures for the mechanical recycling of industrial plastic waste
were determined by deducting the amount of mechanicalrecycling of domestic plastic waste from the total amount of
mechanical recycling using statistics from industry associations
and the results of questionnaires sent to recycling companies. All
production waste and processing waste are assumed to bemechanically recycled.
・“Recycled material” indicates pellets, flakes, fluff, blocks, andingots, while “recycled products” refer to film sheets, stakes,
pipes, etc. other than the above.
・The export figure for recycled material and recycled products(export figure for plastic waste) was calculated after correcting
for the “scrap plastic” export figure based on trade statistics from
the Ministry of Finance. The import figure for recycled material
and recycled products is small enough to be ignored.
3-2 Densified-refuse derived fuel and cement material/fuel,blast/coke furnaces, gasification, and liquefaction
・Figures for densified-refuse derived fuel includes plastic waste
for power generation; figures for densified-refuse derived fueland cement material/fuel are based on the results of surveys
covering respective industry associations.
・Figures for blast furnace raw materials, coke-oven chemicalmaterials, gasification, and liquefaction approved as productrecycling methods by the Containers and Packaging Recycling
Law are based on data released by The Japan Containers And
Packaging Recycling Association. Associated figures for industrial
waste were based mainly on the results of questionnaires.
3-3 Incineration/landfilling of domestic waste
・Incineration/landfilling ratio
This figure was estimated using the results of PWMI surveys
based on figures in the “FY2016 Nation Survey on the State ofDischarge and Treatment of Municipal Solid Waste” released by
the Ministry of the Environment.
・Incineration with power generation, incineration with heatutilization, and simple incineration of domestic waste“Incineration with power generation” means incineration
processing by an incinerator equipped with power-generation
facilities, “incineration with heat utilization” means incineration
processing by an incinerator that, while not equipped withpower-generation facilities, has facilities for utilizing heat
externally, and simple incineration means incineration
processing by an incinerator other than that above. The ratios
shown were estimated using the results of PWMI surveys basedon values released by the Ministry of the Environment.
3-4 Incineration/landfilling of industrial waste
・Incineration and landfilling of industrial waste is partiallycommissioned to local governments as business-related waste.
The ratio of such processing by business operators to thatcommissioned to local governments was determined on the basis
of PWMI surveys. The percentage breakdown of commissioned
processing into incineration with power generation, incineration
with heat utilization facility, simple incineration, and landfilling
was based on figures for domestic waste processing.
・The incineration/landfilling ratio in the processing of industrial
waste was based on the latest survey conducted by PWMI in
fiscal year 2013. In addition, the percentage breakdown ofincineration processing into incineration with power generation,
incineration with heat utilization facility, and simple incineration
were based on the results of previous surveys conducted by
PWMI in fiscal years 2006 and 2008.
・Figures for incineration with power generation includes plastic
waste traded for a price.

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Flowchart of plastic products,
plastic waste and resource recovery
2017[ Unit; kt（thousand tons）]
Resin production, resin processing, and marketing of products

Discharge❶
Resinproduction

Resinexport11,0204,060
Resin
import❷Domestic
plastic products
consumption

10,120

Domestic Plastic
input

Use

9,780

Post-use
products
discharge

8,280

2,920
Note 3

Product
export830❸

pl

Product
import2,000
Liquidresin,etc.

970
Resin
processing
waste

570

Production
andProcessing
waste

Non-use

Production
andProcessing
waste discharge

750
Note 1Resinproduction
waste

170
Reclaimed
products

620

Note 2

Note 1: Resin production does not include the quantity shown for resin production waste
Note 2: The quantity shown this year for reclaimed products is based on that of mechanicalrecycling from the previous year (2,060 kt) excluding exported portion (1,380 kt) andthe amount used for fiber from PET bottles (70 kt).
Note 3: The figure for post-use products discharge is computed by a PWMI estimation system
based on usage for different demand areas and different resin types (from 1976) andproduct lifetimes for different demand areas (100-years discharge model created by
PWMI at 2017).
Note 4: Some figures may not exactly match due to rounding.
※ ❶〜❻ corresponds to the graph of next page.

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Disposal and recovery

Domestic waste
Mechanical recycling

670
Liquefaction, gasification, blast furnace

270❹

Domestic
waste

4,180

Densified-refuse derived fuel /cement material and fuel

290

400
4%

Incineration without power generationor heat utilization facility

Densified-refuse
derived fuel /cement material
and fuel

170

Industrial waste
Mechanical recycling

1,440
Liquefaction, gasification, blast furnace

130
Densified-refuse derived fuel /cement material and fuel1,380

Industrial
waste

4,850

2,110
23%

2,020

Landfilling❺

recycling

Incineration withheat utilization facility

540

9,030

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❻MechanicalLiquefaction,
gasification,
blast furnace

Incineration with power generation

220

Total
lastic waste
discharge

Sum of waste

Incineration with power generation

850

1,670
18%

Incineration
with power
generation

Incineration
with heatutilization facility

700
8%Incineration
without power
generation or heatutilization facility

760
8%
Landfilling

Incineration without power
generation or heat utilization facility

520
6%

220

7,750
86%

2,870
32%

Incineration withheat utilization facility

480

Utilized
plastic waste

Non-utilized
plastic waste

1,280
14%

Landfilling

360

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Details of flowchart elements（unit：kt（thousand tons））❶ Breakdown of resin production(11,020kt) by resin type

❷ Breakdown of resin products by field(10,120kt)
Others 570 5.6%

Thermosetting
resin
940
Polyethylene
8.5%
Other
2,650
thermoplastic
24.1%
resin
1,980

17.9%

Thermoplastic
resin
Polystyrene(including SAN, ABS) 91.5% Polypropylene
2,510
1,240
22.7%
11.3% Polyvinylchloride
1,710

Agriculture,
forestry and fishery
Household140 1.4%
articles,etc.
970

9.5%

Containers andpackaging
4,120

Building materials
1,190

11.8%

40.7%

Transportation
1,220

12.1%

15.5%

Electric andmachinery
1,910

18.8%

❸ Breakdown of total plastic waste by field and resin type (9,030 kt)
Production andprocessing waste
750
Others
8.3%
590

Others2,210

6.5%

Building
materials
620 6.9%
Householdarticles,etc.
630 7.0%

Polyethylene
3,070

24.5%
Containers andpackaging
4,150

Post-use
products

46.0%

91.7%

33.9%

Polyvinylchloride
680

7.5%

Polystyrene(including SAN, ABS) Polypropylene
2,010
1,070 11.8%

Electric andmachinery
1,800

22.2%

19.9%

Transportation
370 4.1%
Agriculture,forestry and fishery 120 1.3%

(by field)(by resin type)❹ Breakdown of domestic(general) waste
by field (4,180 kt)
Agriculture,forestry Transportationand fishery 0 0.0%

0 0.0%

Agriculture,
forestry and Production andfishery 120 processing waste
2.4%
750

Others240
Householdarticles,etc.
470 11.3%

5.7%

Others350 7.3%
Containers andpackaging
3,270

78.2%

6

Electric
and machinery
200 4.9%
Building materials 0 0.0%

❺ Breakdown of industrial waste by field(4,850 kt)

15.4%

32.9%

Transportation
370 7.5%
Building
materials
620

12.8%

Householdarticles,etc.
160 3.4%

Electric andmachinery
1,600

Containers
and packaging
890

18.3%

❻ Breakdown of mechanical recycling (2,110 kt)○ Breakdown of mechanical recycling resources and resin type

Production andprocessing waste
750

35.3%

PET resin indesignated PET bottle
520

Polypropylene
390

18.7%

24.8%

Post-use products
1,370

64.7%

Polyethylene
310

Others370(containing 670 kt ofpost-use products
from domestic waste)

14.7%

17.4%

Polyvinylchloride
310

14.6%

Polystyrene(including SAN, ABS)
210 9.9%○ Breakdown of post-use products for mechanical recycling (1,370 kt)
PET bottles

500

Wrapping film

230
180

Home electric-appliancehousings, etc.
Agricultural plastics

80

Expanded polystyrene
packing material, etc.

70

Electric-wirecovering material

70
50Containers and the like40

Automobile parts

20

Pipes, etc.
Expandedpolystyrene trays

10

Non-PET bottles

10130

Others
0

10

20

30

40

(by type of reclaimed products)

Recycled products
460

22.0%

Recycled material
1,650

78.0%

50

60

70

80

90

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

210

220

230

240

490

500

[ thousand tons ](by destination of recycling use)

Domestic
760

35.9%

Export
1,290

61.1%

Domestic Fiber(from PET bottles) 60 3.0%

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Plastics production and waste discharge
Year

Resin
production

Domestic plastic
products
consumption

Total plastic
waste
discharge

kt

kt

kt

Domestic waste

Industrial waste

kt

%

kt

%

1995

14,030

9,790

8,840

4,430

50

4,410

50

1996

14,66010,810

9,090

4,550

50

4,540

50

1997

15,21011,360

9,490

4,780

50

4,710

50

1998

13,910

10,200

9,840

4,990

51

4,850

49

1999

14,57010,810

9,760

4,860

50

4,900

50

2000

14,74010,980

9,970

5,080

51

4,890

49

2001

13,88010,96010,160

5,280

52

4,890

48

2002

13,850

10,570

9,900

5,080

51

4,820

49

2003

13,98011,01010,010

5,130

51

4,880

49

2004

14,46011,360

10,130

5,190

51

4,940

49

2005

14,51011,59010,060

5,200

52

4,860

48

2006

14,450

11,20010,050

5,080

51

4,980

50

2007

14,65011,030

9,940

5,020

51

4,920

49

2008

13,45010,890

9,980

5,020

50

4,960

50

2009

11,210

8,430

9,120

4,440

49

4,680

51

2010

12,700

9,700

9,450

4,590

49

4,860

51

2011

11,590

9,870

9,520

4,650

49

4,860

51

2012

10,540

9,600

9,290

4,460

48

4,820

52

2013

10,600

9,660

9,400

4,540

48

4,860

52

2014

10,610

9,770

9,260

4,420

48

4,830

52

2015

10,860

9,640

9,150

4,350

48

4,800

52

2016

10,750

9,800

8,990

4,070

45

4,920

55

2017

11,02010,120

9,030

4,180

46

4,850

54

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Change in Utilized Plastic Waste
by Amount and Rate Over Time
2004

Year

2005

2006 2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Total Plastic
waste
discharge(kt)

10,130 10,060

10,050

9,940

9,980

9,120

9,450

9,520

9,290

9,400

9,260

9,150

8,990

9,030

Utilization
amount
(kt)

5,750

5,820

6,880

6,920

7,330

6,890

7,230

7,440

7,440

7,670

7,680

7,630

7,590

7,750

Utilizationrate(%)

57

58

69

69

73

75

77

78

80

82

83

83

84

86

100

12,00011,00010,000

90

9,000

80
％

7,000
70

6,000

5,000
60

4,000

3,000

50

2,000

1,000
40

0
2004

2005

Mechanical Recycle

2006

2007

2008

Feedstock Recycle

2009

2010

Energy Recovery＊Incineration without power genaration or heat utilization facility

9

2011

2012

2013

Incineration＊

2014

2015

Landfilling

2016

2017

Utilization rate

（ ）utilization rate

（ kt）
Disposal and recovery

8,000Business Overview
History
Originally founded in December 1971
as the Plastic Management Research
A s s o c i a t i o n , t h e P l a s t i c Wa s t eManagement Institute (PWMI) received
its current name in July of the following
year as operations expanded. For the last
40 years or so, PWMI has endeavored toresearch and develop technology for the
optimal processing and effective use ofplastic waste and to publicize its findings.
In addition, PWMI has changed into a
general incorporated association as a resultof Laws Related to the Reform of the
Public-Interest Corporations System(enacted in December 2008). As a resultof this change, PWMI’s objectives weren ew l y e s t a b l i s h e d i n A p r i l 2 0 1 3 a s“surveying and researching the recyclingof plastic waste and contributing to a
reduction in environmental load by the
total recycling of plastic, and helping
plastic-related industries to expand theirbusiness soundly and contributing to thecreation of a society capable of sustainablegrowth.”application to carbon footprint systems,
etc. It also works to solve technical issues
so that the effective use of plastic waste
can be evaluated by LCA.
(2) Preparation of the Flowchart of Plastic
Products, Plastic Waste and Resource
Recovery and ongoing improvements to
its accuracy
PWMI strives to obtain a clear understanding of the entire lifecycle of plastic
from its production stage to its disposal
and R&R and to prepare and provide ahighly accurate flowchart of this process.
(3) Support of environmental education
PWMI continues to hold instructor
training courses and on-site classes andworks to raise the level of consciousness
in society regarding the usefulness ofplastic. In addition to holding on-siteclasses on plastic R&R at primary andmiddle schools especially in Japan’s Kanto
region, PWMI will honor as much as
possible requests for instructor training
courses in line with new teachingguidelines and for lectures at universities
specializing in environmental science.

Business Content

Members (as of January 2019)(1)Survey and research the generation,
recycling, and disposal of plastic waste
and promote the appropriate use of plastic
waste through various means including
techniques for evaluating environmental
load(2)Support the education and study of therecycling of plastic and plastic waste andengage in related public relations activities(3)Interface and collaborate with domestic
and foreign institutions in the plastic andplastic-waste industries

Regular members: 17 corporations and 3
organizations
Supporting members: 3 organizations
Regular members
Asahi Kasei Corp.
DuPont-Mitsui
Polychemicals
Co. Ltd.
Auditors
General Meeting
Japan Polyethylene Corporation
Japan Polypropylene Corporation
JNC
Corporation
Board of Directors
Kaneka Corporation
Maruzen Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
Steering Committee
NUC Corporation
Prime Polymer Co., Ltd.
Committee on
Shin Dai-Ichi Vinyl Corporation
General Affairs
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
Committee on Surveys
and Research
SunAllomer Ltd.
Taiyo Vinyl Corporation
Committee
Tokuyama Sekisui Co.,
Ltd. on Public
Relations andEducational
SupportTosoh Corp.
Ube-Maruzen Polyethylene Co., Ltd.

(Trade organizations)Japan Petrochemical Industry Association
The Japan Plastics Industry Federation
Vinyl Environmental Council
Supporting members
Japan PET Bottle Association
Japan Expanded Polystyrene Association
Japan PVC Environmental Affairs Council
Directors
Chairman: Kohei Morikawa
Vice-Chairman: Hiroshi Yokota
Executive Director: Hisao Ida
Directors: 10
Auditors: 2

Organization
General Meeting

Auditors

Board of Directors

Chai

Vice-Ch

Steering Committee

Executiv

Committee on
General Affairs

Secretar

Activities
The three core activities of PWMI aresummarized below.
(1) Provision of life cycle assessment(LCA) base data and LCA evaluation ofrecycling & recovery (R&R) technologies
PWMI provides scientific and highreliability data for widespread use byrelated industries and general citizens for

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Chairman

Advisors

Vice-Chairman

Executive Director

Secretary General
General Affairs and Public
Relations Department
Surveys and Research
Department

KAYABACHO SQUARE BLDG.9F 3-7-6 Nihonbashi-Kayabacho,Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0025, Japan
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