The Japan section contains websites of Japanese government departments, agencies and other organisations providing useful information in the waste and recycling fields. If you would like to suggest a website to include here, or report dead links, email links@letsrecycle.com.

The Japan Containers and Packaging Recycling Association - promoting the recycling of containers and wrapping waste in Japan.

The Japan Environmental Association - the improving awareness, investigation and research of environmental issues in Japan.

The Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry (JEMAI) - a public corporation established under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry to look at the management of the environment.

Ministry of the Environment

The National Institute for Environmental Studies - National research body for various environmental issues in Japan.

Plastic Waste Management Institute - Japanese organisation aiming to research and develop systems for the processing and effective use of waste plastic as a resource.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Research Institute for Environmental Protection - the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's research body looking into the monitoring and improvement of the environment in Tokyo.