The Containers and Packaging
Recycling System in JapanThe Japan Containers and Packaging Recycling Association (JCPRA)

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Outline

1. Overview of the Containers and Packaging Recycling
System in Japan
2. Recycling Operation Contract Fees by Specified
Business Entities
3. Trends and Results of Recycling Activities
4. About JCPRA

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1. Overview of the Containers andPackaging Recycling System in Japan

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Legal Structure for Promotion of the Establishment of a Sound
Material-Cycle Society
EffectLast revised
Appropriate waste
management

1993
The Basic Environment Act Promulgation
Jun. 2008

Specify the priority of waste
disposal: (1) Reduce, (2) Reuse,(3) Recycling, (4) Heat recovery,(5) Proper disposal

Basic Act on Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society Jan. 2001

Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act

Act on the Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources
Apr. 2001

Promulgation 1970 May 2010

Recycling laws
according to thecharacteristics ofindividual articles

Small Home Appliance Recycling Law

Apr. 2013

Automobile Recycling Law

Jan. 2005

Construction Material Recycling Law

May 2002

Food Recycling Law

May 2001

Home Appliance Recycling Law

Apr. 2001- Facilitate recycling- Mandatory labeling

Act on the Promotion of Sorted Collection and Recycling ofContainers and Packaging
Act on Promoting Green Purchasing

1997
Apr. 2008

Apr. 2001

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Basic Concept and Mechanism of the Containers and Packaging
Recycling System Containers and Packaging Recycling Law
 Role sharing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
 Waste categories
 Specified business entities

 Japan Containers and Packaging Recycling Association
 Flow of fees and products
 Contract fees for EPR by specified business entities
 Role of municipalities

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Industrial waste
Waste generated in connection with business activities: 20 categories of waste
specified by a Cabinet Order, including cinders, sludge, waste oil, waste acid, waste
alkali, waste plastics, etc.

Waste

Special controlled industrial waste: Waste materials that may cause damage to humanhealth or living environments, such as explosive materials (crude oil, etc.), toxic
materials (waste acid and waste alkali, etc.), and infectious materials, etc.

Domestic waste Waste other than industrial waste
Garbage

Containers and packaging subject to theContainers and Packaging Recycling Law
are included in this category.

Household garbage: Waste discharged from households
Business-related garbage: Waste discharged from business entities,
excluding industrial waste
Human excrement
Special controlled domestic waste (PCB contained in home appliances and infectious
domestic waste)
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Percentage of Containers and Packaging from Household Waste

Paper 5.7% Plastics 9.9%
Glass 4.3%
Metal 2.8%
Others 0.0%

Non-packaging
77.3%

Packaging
22.7%
FY2018 by weight (wet) in Japan
https://www.env.go.jp/recycle/yoki/c_2_research/research_H30.html

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Percentage of Containers and Packaging from Household Waste
Paper
9.1%

Non-packaging
38.4%

Packaging
61.6%

FY2019 by volume in Japan
Others0.0%
Metal 3.5%

Plastics
48.1%
Glass
0.9%
https://www.env.go.jp/recycle/yoki/c_2_research/research_R01.html
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Containers and Packaging Recycling Law
 Details and background of enactment of the law
 The remaining capacity of the final disposal site for domestic waste is being filled up
 Containers and packaging accounted for approximately 60% of domestic waste byvolume Purpose To reduce domestic waste and use resources effectively

 Features (1) Role sharing Consumers: Reduction of discharge and sorted disposal
 Municipalities: Sorted collection
 Business entities: Recycling (2) Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

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Containers and Packaging Recycling Law Stipulates Role Sharing
Municipalities
Sorted collection

Delivery of containers
and packaging waste

Extended
Producer
Responsibility(EPR)

Separate dischargeof containers and packaging

Business entities
Recycling

Sale of products(provision of containers and packaging)Consumers
Reduction of waste
and sorted disposal
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Source: Ministry of the Environment

10Extended Producer Responsibility OECD defines Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) as an environmental
policy approach in which a producer’s responsibility for a product is extended tothe post-consumer stage of a product’s life cycle.
 Two characteristics of the ERP policy
 Shifting of responsibility (physical and/or financial; fully or partially) upstream toward
the producer and away from municipalities; and Provision of incentives to producers to take environmental considerations into
account when designing their products.

Source: OECD (2001), Extended Producer Responsibility: A Guidance Manual for Governments
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Extended Producer Responsibility (cont’d) Depending on the EPR policy there are various responsibilities that need to be
implemented and transferred Shifting of responsibility (physical and/or financial; fully or partially) upstream
toward the producer and away from municipalities
Roles and Responsibilities under the Containers and Packaging Recycling Law
Improvements

PhysicalResponsibility(Roles)Financial
Responsibility

Downstream
Collection

Upstream
Recycling

Product design

Recycler

Municipality

Payment via JCPRA

Producer

Producer
Motivation for reducing containers and packaging usage
Source：Tomohiro Tazaki http://www.maff.go.jp/j/study/shokuhin-youki/pdf/05siryo_02.pdf
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The Roles of Municipalities
The roles of municipalities under the Containers and Packaging Recycling Law
1.

Draft and publically announce a five-year plan on the amount of sorted
collection of “items conforming to separating standards”.

2.

Collect, separate and remove any foreign compound from containers andpackaging (from households).

3.

Store “items conforming to separating standards” in storage facilities(designated storage) that meet the separation criteria.

4.

Recycle “items conforming to separating standards” as commissioned by themunicipality.

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Containers and Packaging Subject to Sorted Collection andRecycling
There are 8 types of containers and packaging materials subject to sorted collection.
Specified business entities are obliged to recycle 4 of these types of materials.
PET bottles

Plastics

Glass

For food, general beverages, alcoholic beverages

Plastic containers
and packaging Including polystyrene foam trays
Glass bottles

Sorted into colorless, amber, and other colors

Paper containers
and packaging

Waste containers
and packaging

PapersPaper packs

Those using aluminum are classified into a
category “Other paper”

Cardboard
Aluminum cans

MetalsSteel cans

Materials for which specified business entities have recycling obligations.

Materials for which specified business entities do not have recycling obligations.

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Definition of Containers and Packaging Prescribed by the Law
A “container” is an item into which goods are placed (including bags). “Packaging”
is an item in which goods are wrapped.
(Definition)
Article 2 The term “containers and packaging” as used in this Act shall meancontainers and packaging of goods (including the cases where containers andpackaging of goods are paid for) which become unnecessary when the said goods
have been consumed or when the said containers and packaging have been
removed from the goods.
As a guide to judging what kind of containers / packaging are subject to the law, ask:
1) Are the goods inside the item considered to be merchandise?
2) Is the item unnecessary once it is separated from the merchandise?
(including plastic shopping bags provided for a fee)

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Examples of Containers and Packaging Subject to the Law
1. Glass bottles

Glass bottles for milk, beer, and cosmetics;
1.8-liter glass bottles for sake, etc.

2. PET bottles

Bottles for general beverages, soy sauce, noodle soup, milk
beverages, vinegar, seasoned vinegar, etc.
(does not include containers for oil and toiletries)

3. Paper containers
and packaging

Boxes for washing powder
Wrapping paper (used at department stores)
Roll wrapping for stick gum
Paper boards used for folded shirts
Paper boards, partitions, and raised bottom for gift boxes
Paper boards for blister packs, etc.

4. Plastic containers
and packaging

Bottles and caps for shampoo (including the pump part for pumptype shampoo)
Plastic bags from supermarkets and convenience stores
Rain protection bags for newspapers
Shrink films for aerosols, etc.
Plastic bags for explanatory booklets
Plastic caps for PET bottles
Stoppers for cosmetics containers, etc.

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Identification Marks (symbols)
The purpose of identification is to make it easier for consumers to separate waste, and topromote municipal waste collection.
The Act on the Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources requires that identification marks
be placed on beverages and alcoholic beverage cans, PET bottles for beverages, alcohol, soysauce, seasonings, etc., and plastic and paper containers and packaging.
PET bottles
Food products (soy sauce, fermented milk drinks, and otherseasonings), soft drinks, alcoholic beverages
Paper containers and packaging
Excluding beverage paper (without aluminum) and cardboard

Containers and packaging
targeted by the JCPRA

Plastic containers and packaging
Excluding those contained in “PET bottles”

Steel cans for beverages

Aluminum cans for beverages
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Business Entities with Recycling Obligations(1) Users of specified containers
Business entities which use specified containers for selling merchandise(Including business entities which import merchandise placed in specified containers)(2) Manufacturers, etc., of specified containers
Business entities which manufacture specified containers(Including business entities which import merchandise placed in specified containers andimport specified containers)(3) Users of specified packaging
Small businesses that meet both of the following two conditions, relating to annual sales
and number of employees, are exempt from recycling obligations.
SectorRetail, service, wholesale, etc.

Manufacturing, incorporated
bodies, incorporated foundations,educational foundations, etc.

Annual sales

70 million JPY or less

240 million JPY or lessNumber of workers regularly
employed

5 or less20 or less

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How Specified Business Entities Fulfill Their Recycling Obligations
While there are three ways to fulfill recycling obligations, the “designated organization route” is used inmost cases.

Self-collection route*

Designated organization route

Own recycling route*

Specifiedbusiness entities

Specifiedbusiness entities

Specifiedbusiness entities

Pay recycling contract fees to
entrust designated organization
with fulfilling the obligation
Collection

Entrust recycling

Designated organization(JCPRA)
Entrust recycling

Retail stores

Recyclers

Recyclers

Municipalities (sorted collection and storage)
Consumers (sorted disposal)*Self-collection route and own recycling route need approval of the competent minister.
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2. Recycling Operation Contract
Fees by Specified Business Entities

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20Performance of Recycling Activities in 2019
Extended Producer Responsibility

Products covered with packaging

Specified Business
Entities (81,555)

Consumers

Revenue
Recycling fees

Collecting and Sorting

1 M JPY

Recycling fees (small

38.6 B JPY

Required costs

2.2 B JPY

0.5 B JPY
Payment for
rational recycling
to municipalities

1 M JPY
Municipalities(1,570)

Payment tomunicipalities

7.5 BB JPY
JPY
9.0
Sorting standards

1.22 M ton

Bidding revenue(PET bottles, etc.)

Recycling operation
contract fee

38.0 B JPY

9.9 B JPY
Recyclers
(157)

0.5

business entities)

The Japan Containers andPackaging Recycling Association
Recycling feesforsmall entities

38.6(specified business
entities)

Recycling operation
contract fees

Contribution to rational recycling

Billion JPY

Contribution torational recycling

0.001

Bidding revenue

9.9

Miscellaneous
revenues

0.1

Total

49.1

Expenditure

Recycled
Materials
Users

Recycled materials

0.95 M ton

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Billion JPY

Recyclingcommission

38.0

Payment for rational
recycling

0.001

Payment of bidding
revenue

9.0

Required costs

2.2

Total

49.1

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Recycling Operation Contract Fees by Specified Business Entities
The recycling operation contract fee is a commissioned fee that specified business
entities should disburse to the Japan Containers and Packaging Recycling
Association (JCPRA) in return for processing waste on their behalf.

2 types of operation contract fees
(1) Recycling operation contract fee (commissioned fee）
→Commissioned fee for recycling
JCPRA

Specified business
entities
Recycling operation
contract fee

Recyclers

Recycled products

Recycling operation
contract fee(2) Payment for rational recycling to municipalities→ Payment of money to municipalities (according to the municipalities financial system designated by
the Containers and Packaging Recycling Law, Article 10-2, since 2006)
JCPRA

Specified business
entities
Contributions

Municipalities

Contributions

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Recycling Operation Contract Fees
These fees are used as expenses for recycling waste that incurs recycling
processing fees (“inverse onerous contract”).

- Recycling contract fees to be paid to recyclers- Expenses of JCPRA, etc.

Fluff and pellet, etc.

The Japan Containers
and Packaging
Recycling Association(2) Contract fees(e.g. 50,000 JPY/ton)

Recyclers(1) Sales proceeds(e.g. 15,000 JPY/ton)Business users of recycledmaterials (plastic molding
manufacturers, steel
manufacturers, etc.)

Recycling costs and profit(e.g. 65,000 JPY/ton)

Paid by specified
business entities

Basic structure (inverse onerous contract) for plastic containers andpackaging recycling
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Historical Overview of Costs Incurred by Specified Business
Entities (recycling operation fees)

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Recycling Operation Fees by Sector (2018)

49 B
JPY

18,701*

Monetary

Numerical*Multiple businesses/offices apply collectively

Category

Commission B JPY# of offices(ratio: %)Food manufacturers

4,003(21.4)

13.1(32.5)

Beverage manufacturers

711

(3.8)

3.9

(9.6)

Detergent, pharmaceutical and cosmetics manufacturers

639

(3.4)

5.2

(12.8)

Other manufacturers

2,654(14.2)

2.6(6.5)

Wholesalers and retailers

8,640(46.2)

14.5(35.8)

Others2,054(11.0)

1.2

(2.9)

Total

18,701(100.0)40.4(100.0)

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Bidding Procedure for Recycling Recyclers must pass registration examinations to qualify for the tender each year.
 Bidding is held simultaneously nationwide for each particular storage facility, a year
before the actual contract term for each type of material (transparent glass bottles, brownbottles, other bottles, PET bottles, paper containers and packaging, plastic containers andpackaging).
 The bid winner will conclude a one-year contract with JCPRA and start recycling from
April.

 JCPRA will pay the recycling fees after the actual cost* is confirmed on a monthly basis.
(*The actual recycling costs = Sales of recycling products to users)
July

November

December

March

January

April

Start
recycling
Registration

Examination

A call for applications Registration Examination results,
call for bidding
for recyclers to register seminar

Biddingseminar

Bid

Contract

Nationwide
electronic bidding
for each storage facility

Contract withbid winnerRegistration application

Document and facility
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Trends in Recycling Unit Prices(excluding consumption tax)

JPY/kgPlastic (MR)Plastic (avg.)

PS tray

Plastic (CR)Glass (other colored)
Glass (brown)

Glass (colorless)Paper
PET bottles

1997 2000 2006 20092012 2013 20142015 2016

2017

2018

2019 2020

Rounded to one
decimal place

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Payment for Rational Recycling to Municipalities
Payment plan for municipalities (according to the “payments for rational recycling” system, in place sinceApril 2008)
 To enable smooth recycling by recyclers, municipalities are required to oversee correct waste
separation, and ensure that collection is conducted, and that packaging and containers have beenhandled effectively. Waste must be removed of any foreign matter or stains, to reduce recycling costs
and raise the quality of the recycled products (raising the selling price of the recycled products).
These practices will reduce recycling charges.
 Municipalities receive payment depending on the level of efficiency of their waste separation. This
provides an incentive to reward their efforts.
Calculation of payments

Distributed to specific municipalities

Quality reward

Recycling cost(actual expense)

Recycling cost(projected expense)

Municipalities

Payment
to municipalities

Reduction reward

Business entities
Actual expenseis less thanprojection.

1/2 of the reduction
will be paid tomunicipalities frombusinesses.

Municipalities
The amount will differ between municipalities.

Image of payments for rational recycling
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Yearly Change in Rational Recycling Payments to Municipalities

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3. Trends and Results of Recycling
Activities

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Recycling Process
Utilization of recycled materials

Glass bottles

 Glass bottles

Cullet

Flake, Pellet

 Textiles
 Sheets and trays Bottles

PET bottles
Raw material of polyester

Paper
containers andpackagingRaw material of paper

+

Fuel

Recycled paperboard

+

Fuel

Material
recycling

Plastic
containers andpackagingChemicalrecycling Cardboard
 Recycled paperboard
 RPF, etc.

Plastic material

 Pallets, reprocessed resin

Coke ovenchemical feedstock Coke, hydrocarbon oil, gas

Blast furnace
reducing agent

 Recycling agents for metal

Gasification

 Ammonia, hydrogen

Oil
Thermalrecycling

Construction and civil engineering materials

 Hydrocarbon oil*Alternative when normal recycling methods cannot be used.
Fuel*
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Utilization of Recycled Products in FY2019 – Glass bottles

Glass bottles

The amount of glass bottles collected from municipalities was approximately
329,000 tons, down 2.4% from the previous year. As for the usage of therecycled products, 71.6% was used as bottle raw material and has been
turned into glass bottles again.

Total gathered by JCPRA

ton

Recycled products soldton
Civil engineering material

Construction material

Short glass fiber(Insulation for buildings)

Lightweight foam aggregate

OthersBottles

Aggregate for roadbed, land improvement

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Utilization of Recycled Products in FY2019 – Paper packaging
Paper packaging

Approximately 21,000 tons of paper packaging were collected frommunicipalities, almost the same amount as in the previous year. As in theprevious year, 94.4% of all recycled products were used as raw material
for papermaking.

Total gathered by JCPRA

ton
Material recycling(bedding for livestock)
Recycled products soldton
Raw material for paper

RPF

Cardboard, paperboard, etc.

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Utilization of Recycled Products in FY2019 – PET bottles
PET bottles

Approximately 217,000 tons were collected from municipalities, up 2.6% fromthe previous year. Recycled products were used for items including sheets(approx. 42.6%), textiles (approx. 32.3%), and bottles (approx. 22.2%).

Total gathered by JCPRA

ton

Recycled products soldton
Beverage bottles
Detergent bottles

Plastic bands
Waste bags

OthersSheetsMolding

Egg packaging
Blister packs, etc.

Recycling boxes, etc.

Bottles

TextilesAutomotive interior
Carpets
Uniforms, etc.

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Utilization of Recycled Products in FY2019 – Plastic packaging
Plastic packaging

The amount of plastic packaging received from municipalities wasapproximately 655,000 tons, almost the same amount as in the previous year.
Recycled products were used in chemical recycling (60.9%) and material
recycling (39.1%). The percentage of chemical recycling increased by 3.4%
compared to 57.5% in the previous year.

Total gathered by JCPRA

ton

Material recycling

OthersPallets

Recycled products soldRaw material for coke ovens

ton

Recycled
resin

Synthesis gas
Blast furnace
reducing agent

Chemical recycling

excluding white PS trays
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Historical Overview of Waste Collected from Municipalities[kt]

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Historical Overview of Costs Incurred by Specified Business Entities(recycling operation fees) and Waste Collected from Municipalities
Recycling cost [billion JPY]

Waste amount [million ton]

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Total Amount of Domestic Waste Generation and Waste
Generated per Person per Day
Total waste amount(10kt)

Waste per person per day(gram/person/day)

920 g/person/day(2017)

Law revised
↓

1985
1086
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017

Partially implemented↓↑
Containers and Packaging Recycling Law promulgated↑Completely implemented

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Changes in Remaining Capacity and Remaining Sustainable
Years of Final Disposal Sites for Domestic Waste

Remaining capacity(million m3)

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017

Remaining years↑↑
Containers and Packaging
Completely implemented↑
Recycling Law promulgatedPartially implemented↑
Law revised
Source: Ministry of the Environment

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Yearly Change in the Ratio of Municipalities Conducting Waste
Separation and Collection to All Municipalities

Source: Ministry of the Environment

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Change in Total Amount of Domestic Waste and Recycling Rate[kt]
Recycling rate

20.2% (FY2017)

Community-led collection

Recycled directly

1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017

Intermediate treatment and recycling↑
Containers and Packaging
Recycling Law promulgated↑↑Completely implemented
Partially implemented↑
Law revised

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4. About JCPRA

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Organization of JCPRA
Board of Councilors
Audit
Board of Directors
Chairman

Board of Full-time Directors
Chief Executive Director
Managing Director
Directors

General Coordination and
Planning Committee
Glass Bottle Committee
PET Bottle Committee
Paper Committee
Plastics Committee

Secretary General

General Affairs Division
Operation Center (OPC)
Planning and Public Relations Division
Call Center
Glass Bottle Division

PET Bottle Division
Paper Division
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Purpose of Our Association’s Business
From the articles of incorporation
 Proper management of waste Adopt scientifically reasonable and internationally accepted management practices
throughout the whole process Effective use of resources
 Ensure resources invested for recycling are not wasted
 Maintain the waste itself in a state of high use value for a long time

↓ (with the above, we realize)
 Conservation of living environments
 Maintain the environment to make it as hygienic and comfortable as possible, fromdischarge to final disposal of waste Sound development of the national economy
 Optimize social costs throughout the product life cycle
 Improve the status of the waste treatment industry

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The Japan Containers and Packaging Recycling Association
As a coordinator, the Japan Containers and Packaging Recycling Association is working on proper
operation, expansion, and promotion of recycling.
Scope

Major tasks

Specified business • Management of contract recyclers (name of recyclers, recycling contract fees, and payment
condition, etc.)
entities• Collection and adjustment of recycling contract fees
(81,492)• Public announcement of contract recyclers and provision of information to the government

Properoperation ofrecycling

Expansionandpromotion• Management of delivery status of waste containers and packaging that conform to the sorting
standards (delivery progress of applied waste containers and packaging, etc.)• Quality check of waste containers and packaging that conform to the sorting standards andMunicipalities
improvement guidance(1,567)• Collection of recycling contract fees (paid by municipalities)• Management of funding under the Payment of Money to the Municipal Government clause andonerous bidding system• Registration, examination, and bidding selection• Management of recycling conditions (acceptance volume, recycling volume, and sales volume,
Recyclers
etc.)
(163)
• Collection of recycling contract fees (for onerous bidding)• Detection of and taking measures against improper and fraudulent activities• Management of information disclosure on the website and in newsletters (Outline of theContainers and Packaging Recycling Law, conditions of performance of recycling obligations ofspecified business entities, and recycling conditions, etc.)• Holding of explanatory meetings and lectures
Common• Promotion of online applications• Oversight of surveys and research on recycling condition of containers and packaging in foreigncountries
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History of the Containers and Packaging Recycling Law andAssociation
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History

1995- The Containers and Packaging Recycling Law was enforced.

1996- Received approval to establish the Japan Containers and Packaging
Recycling Association from four competent ministries (i.e. Ministry of
Health and Welfare, Ministry of International Trade and Industry,
Finance Ministry, Ministry of Agriculture, and Forestry and Fisheries at
the time; five ministries (i.e. Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of
Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health,Labour and Welfare and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries) at present.)- The Japan Containers and Packaging Recycling Association(JCPRA) was founded.
- Listed as a government-designated organization by the four
ministries above.

1997- The Containers and Packaging Recycling Law went into effect.
- JCPRA started recycling operations for glass and PET bottles,
appointing major business entities as specified business entities.

2000- The Containers and Packaging Recycling Law was fully
enforced.
- Expanded recycling operations to include paper and plastic
containers and packaging in addition to glass and PET bottles, withall business entities (excluding small business entities) as specified
business entities.

2006- Reassessment of the Containers and Packaging Recycling Law
was enforced.
- PET bottles recycling is conducted under onerous tender
contracts (revenue is contributed to municipalities.)

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History

2008- Reassessment of the Containers and Packaging Recycling Law was
fully enforced.
- “A list of business entities by recycling contract fees (agreed
business entities only)” is released on the website.
- Approved the onerous tender of paper package containers from
FY2009.

2009- Expenses are paid to municipalities (and to be paid every year
thereafter.)

2010- JCPRA transferred to public interest incorporated foundation.

2012- Business entities for recycling PET bottles were reselected due to thehigh volatility of the market price of resin.

2014- Tender for PET bottles is officially implemented twice a year.

2016- “Report on evaluating and studying the operation status” wasput together through the joint meeting of Industrial Structure
Council and Central Environment Council regarding a review of
the Containers and Packaging Recycling Law (which was heldfrom September 2013 to March 2016.)

2017- A new tender system was introduced for plastic containers andpackaging.
- Established the “PET Bottle Recycling Study Group”.

2018- Revised the operational rules for PET bottle recycling.

2019- Implemented efforts to prevent mixed recycling of lithium-ion
batteries, etc.
- Responded to consumer tax hike.

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