International trade in recyclable and hazardous waste in Asia
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Bibliographic Information
International trade in recyclable and hazardous waste in Asia
Edward Elgar, c2013
Available at 65 libraries
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  Miyagi
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  Yamagata
  Fukushima
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  Gunma
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  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
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  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
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  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
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  United States of America
Note
"Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), JETRO"
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Little is known about the volume of international recycling in Asia, the problems caused and the struggle to properly manage the trade. This pathbreaking book addresses this gap in the literature, and provides a comprehensive overview of the international trade flow of recyclable waste in Asia and related issues.
The expert contributors discuss the various types of recyclable waste that Asian countries import, and illustrate that there are consequently higher numbers of cheaper informal recyclers with lower pollution control costs than formal recyclers with more expensive but environmentally sound technologies. They explore how governments across China, Vietnam, South Korea and Japan are therefore struggling to minimize the negative impact from informal recycling via trade regulation of recyclable and hazardous waste and comprehensive cooperation mechanisms to promote efficient use of resources. Preventive measures against illegal and/or improper transboundary movement of hazardous waste in Asia are also analyzed.
This unique and fascinating book aims to facilitate a common understanding of the issues caused by international recycling in Asia to encourage effective international and regional cooperation in order to establish a sound recycling system. As such, it will prove an invaluable resource to academics, researchers and students with an interest in Asian studies, economics, environmental studies, international economics and industrial economics.
Contributors: V. Atienza, S. Chung, M. Kojima, E. Michida, S. Sakata, S. Sasaki, T. Terao, J. Tsuruta, A. Yoshida
Table of Contents
Contents:
Preface
Michikazu Kojima
1. Issues Relating to the International Trade of Second-hand Goods, Recyclable Waste, and Hazardous Waste
Michikazu Kojima
2. International Trade of Recyclables and Policies to Support their Sustainable Use in Asia
Etsuyo Michida
3. Recyclable Waste Trade of Mainland China
Aya Yoshida
4. Import of Recyclables and Environmental Pollution in Vietnam: A New Dilemma of Development
Shozo Sakata
5. South Korea's Approach to Transboundary Waste Management: Experiences and Lessons Learned
Sungwoo Chung
6. Challenges in the Waste Management System in the Era of Globalization: The Case of the Philippines
Vella Atienza
7. Japanese Implementation of the Basel Convention and its Problems
Jun Tsuruta
8. Impact of the Raw Material Import Duty Reduction System on International Waste Trading
So Sasaki
9. Lessons Learned from Illegal Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste in Asia
Michikazu Kojima, Aya Yoshida, So Sasaki and Sungwoo Chung
10. From Shipbreaking to Ship Recycling: Relocation of Recycling Sites and the Expansion of International Involvement
Tadayoshi Terao
11. Toward Efficient Resource Utilization in the Asian Region
Michikazu Kojima
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"