The history of transformation of waste disposal and recycling mechanisms on the example of Japanese

UDC 338.22

Authors

Anishchenko A. E.,
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Global Processes, Moscow, Russia

Abstract

The article examines the chronology of changes in the methods of industrial and household waste control in Japan since the 20th century, de-scribes the cause-and-effect relationships that explain the transformation of so-ciety's views on this problem. The purpose of the article is to demonstrate the key events in this area that confirm the qualitative transition of Japan to an eco-friendly material cycle society.

Keywords

ecology, global environmental problems, Japan, waste man-agement, industrial waste management.