林 志浩

Policy instruments for materials management

Second year research report for the 3 year research project on "management of valuables and hazardous materials in products aiming for environmentally sound international resource circulation" funded by the scientific research grant for promotion of sound material cycle society.

This report summarizes the current situations and challenges that developing Asia faces in introducing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). It also discusses various problems experienced by Japan, Korea and Taiwan after the introduction of EPR mechanisms prior to other Asian countries. It then explores issues related to international resource...

Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is receiving increasing attention worldwide and policies such as the European RoHS and WEEE Directives have been introduced in response to the problems associated with the treatment of this waste stream. The current study investigates how relevant information on substances in products can be...

The presentation summarizes the main findings of an international collaborative study/survey titled “EPR Policy in East Asia in consideration of International Resource Circulation” which will be published as a report in 2009. The study mainly focused on the application of EPR principles to the management of used electric and electronic products (e...

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) contains both hazardous chemicals and valuable metals, and its combination is a challenge for the recycling process due to the potential risks to human health and the environment and value of resources. Safe and efficient resource recovery requires, in turn, that improved information on embedded...

Business report of the commissioned project in fiscal year 2008 titled "International Cooperation for Management of Hazardous Chemicals in Products Project" submitted to Ministry of the Environment of Japan