March 16, 2021
Keidanren (Japan Business Federation)

1. Voluntary Action Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society (FY2016-)

2. Performance in fiscal 2019

1. (1) Reductions in final disposal volume of industrial waste (Fourth Target)
2. (2) Industry-specific targets & efforts
3. (3) Industry-specific plastic-related targets

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Voluntary Action Plan for Promoting the 3Rs in Containers and Packaging

3. Near future challenges

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Policy for the Voluntary Action Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society from 2021 and beyond

1. Efforts under the Voluntary Action Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society

2. Results of efforts in fiscal 2019

1. (1) Reduction target for final disposal volume of industrial waste
2. (2) Industry-specific targets
3. (3) Industry-specific plastic-related targets and other efforts
4. (4) Other efforts towards establishing a sound material-cycle society

3. Challenges to be addressed in the near future for establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society

1. (1) Potential for reducing final disposal volumes of industrial waste
2. (2) Challenges to be addressed in the near future

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Main requests from individual industries to the national and local governments
(from the "Industry-specific Report")

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Background of the Voluntary Action Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society

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Formulating the Voluntary Action Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society for fiscal years beyond 2015 (March 15, 2016)

1. 1. Overview of the Voluntary Action Plan
2. 2. Reduction target for the final disposal volume of industrial waste
3. 3. Industry-specific targets
4. 4. Industry-specific plastic-related targets

[ List of industry-specific targets from fiscal 2021 ]