Researches in Electric Home Appliances Recycle Law and Foods Recycle Law

本项目对日本地方实现良好的物质循环社会进行了研究。2003年和2004年，作者访问了环境省、经济产业省和家用电器协会。并对家电回收法的法律和行政程序进行了调查。在不断的调查中，该法的制定和几个问题暴露出来。关于食品回收法，笔者走访了东北地区农政厅、管理顾问和堆肥厂。他们还调查了日本的食品回收现状和食品农业问题。从不断的调查来看，减少包括家庭厨余在内的食物垃圾是非常重要的。此后，从国际物质循环的角度建立一个健康的物质循环社会将是重要的。

This Project has researched the realization of a sound Material-Cycle Society in local Area in Japan.In 2003 and 2004, the writers visited the Ministry of the Environmental, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Association for Electric Home Appliances. And they investigated legal and administrative procedure regarding Electric Home Appliances Recycle Law. From continued Investigations, the establishment and several problems of this Law emerged.As regards Foods Recycle Law, the writers visited Tohoku Regional Agricultural Administration Office, management consultant and composting plants. And they investigated the present condition of Foods Recycle and the food-agriculture problem in Japan. From continued Investigation, the reduce of food-wastes including home food-wastes is very important.Hereafter it will be important to establish a Sound Material-Cycle Society from viewpoint International Material-Cycle.