Law Enforcement Status of the Act on Promotion of Recycling of Small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment in Municipalities and Future Challenges for Institutional Reform

Abstract

In August 2012, Act on Promotion of Recycling of Small Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (APRSEEE) was enacted in Japan. Under the law, which is entrusted to the voluntary efforts of each entity by bypassing the basic principle of EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) set by the Basic Act on Establishing