Historical analysis of waste management policy and Design for the Environment vis a vis promoting 2R in Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number	18K11747
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 64060:Environmental policy and social systems-related
Research Institution	Hokkaido University of Education
Principal Investigator	Asaki Yosuke 北海道教育大学, 教育学部, 教授 (50447083)
Project Period (FY)	2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000) Fiscal Year 2020: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000) Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords	拡大生産者責任 / 環境配慮設計 / 循環型社会 / 廃棄物政策 / 汚染者負担原則 / 使用済自動車 / 容器包装
Outline of Final Research Achievements	In this study, I surveyed Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) that is one of the key principles of waste managements and aims to promote Design for the Environment (DfE) in Japan. DfE is essential for building a recycling-based society since DfE promotes reduce and reuse strategies. By focusing my survey on DfE promotion strategies aimed at processing and recycling stages under the End-of-life Vehicle Recycling Law, I was able to gain many insights that I had not expected. EPR was implemented at the early stages of effectuation of Japan’s waste law system, which were roughly designed but pioneeringly enacted.
Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements	本研究によって、リデュースとリユースを推進して循環型社会を形成していくための廃棄物政策の評価や制度設計に貢献できる成果が得られた。特に処理・リサイクル段階からEPRによるDfEの意義や課題を検証したことによって得られた知見は、これまでにない新しいものが多く関連分野での活用が期待できる。