This document summarizes a presentation on key factors for successful implementation of extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs in Asia. It identifies important actors like industry organizations, recyclers, and government. It also notes contextual factors like urgency due to landfill depletion and waste management conflicts. The presentation argues that in developed countries, EPR aims to reduce social costs, while in developing countries the challenges are simultaneously formalizing waste management, organizing industry, and establishing law enforcement capabilities. It proposes that an information exchange platform on EPR implementation between countries could help identify solutions.

1. Global Forum on Environment
Recent Developments on EPR and Main Outcomes of Global Forum
Key factors that contribute
the successful implementation of EPR in Asia
19th June 2014, Tokyo Prince Hotel
Masanobu Ishikawa
Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University
CEO/Founder Non-profit organization Gomi Japan
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2. Introduction
・Member of Government Councils for three recycling laws;
packaging, electric home appliances and food waste for 15 years
・Councilor of The Japan Containers and Packaging Recycling
Association since its foundation.
・Member of Independent Committee of The Association of Electric
Home Appliances since its foundation.
・President of The Packaging Science and Technology, Japan from
2004-2008.
・Advising National Development and Reform Commission of China
on urbane waste management and implementation of EPR in JIC
project
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3. Key factors of successful implementations of EPR
Actors
Industry Organization
Recycler Formalized business
Government
Law enforcement capability
Transparency
Consumer Awareness
Situation Urgency
Depletion of landfill
Conflicts of waste management
Etc.
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4. hallenge of successful implementations of EPR in Asia
ECD countries:
Reduction of social costs by improving current systems.
・Careful design of incentive systems towards DfE
・Attention on controllability
on-OECD countries:
Challenge to simultaneous solutions for three problems
・Formalization of waste management sectors
・Organization of industry sectors
・Establishment of law enforcement capabilities
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5. A platform of exchange of information and experiences of
EPR implementation would be useful to find solutions.
We hope we can find a leap-frogging solution in
implementation of EPR in Asia.
In a JICA project on the Promotion of Recycling of Urban
Waste in China, we had started a Platform on EPR
between Japan and China on 2013.
EPR Platform in Asia
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Thank you!