have created public distrust in industrial waste treatment, which prevents a sound material-cycle society from being established. In view of such circumstances, it is essential to solve problems originating from industrial wastes and systematically and steadily prevent them from being generated. To tackle these issues, the “Law on Special Measures concerning Removal of Environmental Problems Caused by Specified Industrial Wastes” (Act No. 98 of June 2003: hereafter referred to as “Law on Measures against Specified Industrial Wastes”) was enacted in June 2003, and enforced as a temporary law until 2012 before the enforcement of the revised Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law (in June 17, 1998). The reason why this special measures law was enforced was for the national government to provide financial assistance to the 47 prefectures, etc. if they by themselves remove problems concerning the conservation of the living environment originating from improperly treated industrial wastes (specified industrial wastes) against the treatment standards specified in the revised Waste Management and Public Cleaning Law or they prevent such problems from occurring (removal, etc. of problems).

The Law on Measures against Specified Industrial Wastes provides the following: (1) the Minister of the Environment should lay down “Basic Guidelines for Promoting the Removal, etc. of Problems Originating from Specified Industrial Wastes Systematically and Steadily by 2012” (Basic Guidelines), (2) 47 prefectures, etc. can formulate a plan for implementing the removal, etc. of problems originating from specified industrial wastes existing in their jurisdictions (Implementation Plan), (3) when the Industrial Waste Proper Treatment Center contributes funds for the 47 prefectures, etc. that implement the removal, etc. of problems originating from specified industrial wastes, the national government can provide financial assistance to the funds needed for the removal, etc. from within its budget, and (4) the costs incurred by the 47 prefectures, etc. to implement the removal, etc. of problems originating from specified industrial wastes are supplemented with their local bonds.

For the 12 projects for the removal, etc. of specified industrial wastes in Teshima Island in Kagawa Prefecture, the border between Aomori Prefecture and Iwate Prefecture, Sutamacho in Yamanashi Prefecture (present Hokuto City), Noshiro City in Akita Prefecture, Kuwana City in Mie Prefecture, Sanwamura in Niigata Prefecture (present Jouetsu City), Tsuruga city in Fukui Prefecture, Murata Town in Miyagi Prefecture, Yokohama City in Kanagawa Prefecture, Gifu City in Gifu Prefecture, Niigata City in Niigata Prefecture (former Maki Town), and Miyawaka City in Fukuoka Prefecture, some of the 47 prefectures, etc. formulated implementation plans, and the Minister of the Environment approved them. Among these prefectures, etc., Tsuruga City in Fukui Prefecture has the largest illegal dumping amount of about 1.1 million m $ ^{3} $ , and the national government provides financial assistance, etc. to these prefectures, etc. that carry out projects of removing, etc. of the problems.

### Section 4. Infrastructure Development for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society

## (1) Financial measures

In the Basic Law for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society, the Government calls for the adoption of financial measures necessary for implementing the tasks to establish a Sound Material-Cycle Society. Of the national budget for the Cabinet Office and each ministry, expenditure for promoting the establishment of a Sound Material-Cycle Society is approx. 760,881,670,000 yen, as planned in the FY 2009 original budget (of which, approx. 448,365,000,000 yen are to be used as subsidies for sewage work expenses).

(2) Promotion of the Sound Material-Cycle Society business

### A. Market size of the Sound Material-Cycle Society business

The market and workforce sizes of the Sound Material-Cycle Society business in fiscal 2007 were 1.29 times and 1.22 times larger than that in fiscal 2000, the base year for the goal, respectively. Compared with last fiscal year, fiscal 2006, they increased by 9.9% and 3.1% respectively (Table 4-1).

Concerning the estimated market size, since the source of renovation/repair market was changed, the statistics application method was reviewed.

### B. Efforts toward the promotion of Sound-Material-Cycle Society business

In coordination with the Green Purchasing Network, etc., purchasing of eco-friendly goods has been promoted under the Act on Promoting Green Purchasing. Designated procurement items provided by "Basic Policy for the Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services" under the law (types of procurement items in which state institutions, etc. focus on promoting the procurement) and the evaluation criteria are reviewed accordingly. In 2009, 10 items were added, 1 item was deleted and 39 items were reviewed including the introduction of a comprehensive evaluation indicator for "copy paper".

In addition, the Guideline for Green Purchasing Efforts formulated to promote green purchasing efforts of local authorities has been spread. A handbook which clearly explains the evaluation criteria referring to market's environmental indicators is to be made in fiscal 2009.

Good waste businesses have been fostered and the environment of "bad money does not drive out good" has been created. In fiscal 2008, in order to further promote good industrial waste treatment services, a goodness evaluation system for industrial waste treatment services has been spread and a workshop aiming to raise awareness about good waste treatment businesses was held.