1. GLOBAL FORUM ON ENVIRONMENT: Day 3 Thursday 19 June 2014, Tokyo, Japan
PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS MANAGEMENT THROUGH EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY (EPR)
PRESENT STATE AND CHALLENGES OF EPR SCHEMES
IN OECD COUNTRIES AND EMERGING ECONOMIES
Yuko Sakita 崎田裕子
Represent of NPO “Genki Network for Creating
a Sustainable Society”
Journalist, Environmental Counselor
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2. Green Manufacturing: Manufacture
in Environmental friendly process:
Reduce (lightweight bottle)
Reuse (Returnable Bottle)
Recycle
Bottle to Bottle
recycle of PET bottle
conventional lightweight
Weight 190g 169g
Height 190.3mm 190.3mm
conventional lightweight
Weight 605g 475g
Height 198mm 289mm
What are the key factors that contribute to the successful implementation of EPR
①Green Manufacturing:
Toward “Greening of consuming market”
Introduce scheme to encouraged consumers to act independently and responsibly
Create the circumstance makes consumers
environmentally conscious and affect their selection of
general commodities and services
(1) Provision of environmental information
Environmental labels, EnvironmentalManagement Systems
(2) Environmental Communication
Environmental Reporting / Sustainability Reporting
(3) Environmental Education
Promotion of environmental consciousness and environmental
f riendly actions
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3. 3R（Reduce Reuse Recycle）become prevalent in society
Group Collection
The municipality support
residents to organize a
group to collect recyclable
items.
NGOs
NGOs raise
public awareness and
provide
environmental
education
in communities
and regions
3R Promotion
Leaders
The municipality appoint
volunteerleaders at
each waste collectionsite
in communities.
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Citizens thoroughly separate and dispose
of recyclable resources and waste at home
What are the key factors that contribute to the successful implementation
of EPR
2 Green Circulation and Disposal
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4. -National Government-
Institute & Enact
laws and regulations
Partnership
-Citizens-
Thoroughly separate and
dispose of waste at home
-Local Governments-
Collect separately
recyclable resources and
waste
-Businesses-
Develop & Innovate
Technology
Role Sharing and Partnership
among Citizens, Local Governments, Businesses and National Government
“3R” has become firmly established among the Japanese.
Why? Partnership has played an important role .
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which ones appear to be particularly important in Asia?
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5. Establishment of Asia 3R promotion civil society network
through collaboration with government and citizens
“Asia 3R Citizen's Forum”
Partnership of NGOs
in Asia to realize
material cycle society
in Asia 2010.5
Side event of “Asia 3R Promotion Forum”
(governmental forum)
Realize sustainable Asia by collation
among governments, local municipalities,
companies
• Worsening waste and resources
problem according to rapid economic
increase in Asian countries and
importance of prevention of global
warming
• Transboundry challenges like e-waste
• Knowledge sharing of grass-roots
experiences like awareness raising
Fifth Asia 3R Citizens Forum
Co-hosted by Pusdakota , Indonesia and Asia 3R Citizens Network, Japan
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