Re-commercialization is not keeping up with favorable recovery 1999.11.15

According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the amount of PET bottles collected from April to August 1999 was 23274 tons. three times. At the end of fiscal 1999, it exceeded 49620 tons of scheduled 64000 tons (1.5-liter conversion of 990 million books) is expected to be collected. Although the re-commercialization business has been increasing from 28 companies in fiscal 1998 to 36 in FY 1999, they have been greatly exceeding their ability to re-commercialize, and municipalities are refusing to take over.