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Japanese Japan‘‘s Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry have released a report on the status of the Law for the Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances for fiscal year 2003. Japan for Sustainability reports that since its introduction in April 2001, the law …

To popularize Cartocan, a paper beverage can, an association was established in April 2004 by thirty Japanese companies, including beverage manufacturer Pokka Corporation and Toppan Printing Company. JfS reports that Japanese timber, including wood chips and wood from thinning plantation forests, accounts for more than 30 per cent of the …

Corus Steel Packaging Recycling, the UK‘‘s centre of technical and communications expertise on the collection and recycling of steel packaging, has published its latest annual PRN report. The report, entitled Success in Recycling includes examples of local authorities, waste management companies and community recycling organisations that Corus supported during the …

Germany has made further progress towards transposing the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) and the Restriction on Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) with the publication of a draft law on 13 July. The new regime will be based on existing collection infrastructure, giving producers partial responsibility for collecting and …

Germany is currently reviewing its 2002 sustainable development strategy. A draft progress report published on 28 May is currently out to consultation. It looks at progress since 2002 and adds four new priority areas. A final progress report will go to cabinet in September. Colleague‘‘s in the UK embassy‘‘s Environment …

Mayor Daley denies that Chicago‘‘s blue bag recycling programme is a failure, but said a sticker experiment will probably have to be extended citywide to boost sagging participation and get lazy homeowners involved. The Chicago Sun Times reports "Some people, you know, they‘‘re environmentalists, but they don‘‘t think it belongs …