The recycling guideline was revised by the Production Council 1999.12.15

The Waste and Recycling Committee of the Industrial Structure Council (産業構造審議会) revised some recycling guidelines. We added six categories of products, such as copy machines, gas and petroleum equipment, textile manufacturing, leasing, and cement manufacturers to a range of 28 items and 17 industries. As an individual countermeasure, the numerical targets for the recycling rate of pet bottles, personal computers, and peripheral devices were set up during fiscal 1999.