▼ "Toward the Realization of a Regional Recycling-Oriented Society"

▼ "Toward the Realization of a Regional Recycling-Oriented Society"

Various initiatives have begun in each region. The basic principle is to take action on a regional basis in areas such as resource recycling and resource reuse, preservation of the natural environment, and energy supply. This is because it is far more effective and makes the most of regional characteristics than a nationwide, wide-area response. Recently, there have been many attempts at "bio-regions," which aim for economic and social independence based on the effective use of local natural resources and the conservation and utilization of local culture, technology, human resources, and other social resources, and these attempts are becoming more and more regionally oriented.

▼ "Environmental Initiatives within the Region."

As local environmental efforts expand, more and more local companies are getting involved in environmental businesses in a variety of areas, including the use of local resources and improvement of environmental impact. Local environmental businesses are more efficient from both an environmental and business perspective. Take waste recycling, for example. Waste produced and consumed with local natural resources can be recovered, recycled, and returned to the local community in a regional cycle that is both accurate and efficient. The correct answer is to return mass-produced and consumed waste from outside the region with appropriate treatment for recycling, and not to recycle it in the region. The right thing to do is to put the waste into the circle of recovery and circulation based on "extended manufacturer's responsibility.

Environmental Businesses Supporting Regional Recycling

Environmental businesses that support regional recycling as a business are technologies and services that are suited to each region. Different regions have different approaches and appropriate technologies to be utilized. The creation of environmental businesses that are unique to each region is taking place in many places. Examples include the recycling of organic and woody waste such as food scraps, pig and chicken manure, restoration of natural environments such as biotopes and multi-natural rivers, development of natural and alternative energy sources such as solar and wind power, energy conservation, rooftop greening, construction of environmentally friendly facilities, development of environmentally friendly products, and many more. The keywords are "local," "decentralized," and "clean," and the technology is small-scale and low-tech (life-size).