An Adequacy Evaluation of Urban Mining Policy in Japan, China and Korea; A case of Automobile Electrical Component

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25340134
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Environmental policy and social systems
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: YU JEONGSOO 東北大学, 国際文化研究科, 准教授 (70323087)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TOSHIKI KOSUKE 宮崎大学, 学内共同利用施設等, 准教授 (00542424)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 都市鉱山 / 日中韓 / 自動車電装品 / 国際資源循環 / 妥当性評価 / 福祉政策

Outline of Final Research Achievements

These years, urban mining has been gaining increasing attention in Japan, China and Korea. And the legal, institutional and social frameworks are gradually being established. In order to have the concept of the urban mining spread in the society, extensive effective publicity activities are needed. At the same time, it is necessary to establish a social structure that enables interested parties to collaborate mutually.
In this study, we focused on automobile electrical components, considering it easier to collect the same quality items and conducted a comparative analysis between the case where the disassembly company does both collection and disassembly, and the case where handicapped workers do precise disassembly. Furthermore, we investigated effectiveness of collaboration of the recycling system and social welfare institutions. It is meaningful to improve collaboration to the recycling company and the social welfare institutions so as to secure profitability for the vein industry.

Free Research Field

国際環境資源政策