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Kamikatsu: Zero waste municipality in Japan
Last updated: Sep 30, 2021
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The Japanese town of Kamikatsu (Tokushima Prefecture) declared its "Zero Waste Ambition" in 2003. Despite challenges, it has had remarkable successes. In 2015, Kamikatsu had already achieved a recycling rate of almost 80% and created a roadmap, working together with locals and businesses, aiming for zero waste by 2020.
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How to banish all single-use plastic in Japan? How to reduce plastic waste? How to bridge Japan’s Resource Circulation Policy for Plastics with other environmental policies and regulations to reach implementation?
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Date added: Apr 2, 2021
Last updated: Sep 30, 2021
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