International Trade in Recyclable and Hazardous Waste in Asia

Edited by Michikazu Kojima and Etsuyo Michida

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Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Asian Studies; Economics and Finance; Environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
ISBN: 9781782547853
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Issues relating to the international trade of second-hand goods, recyclable waste, and hazardous waste , pp 1-13

Michikazu Kojima

Ch 2 International trade of recyclables and policies to support their sustainable use in Asia , pp 14-32

Etsuyo Michida

Ch 3 Recyclable waste trade of Mainland China , pp 33-50

Aya Yoshida

Ch 4 Import of recyclables and environmental pollution in Vietnam: a new dilemma of development , pp 51-71

Shozo Sakata

Ch 5 South Korea’s approach to transboundary waste management: experiences and lessons learned , pp 72-89

Sungwoo Chung

Ch 6 Challenges in the waste management system in the era of globalization: the case of the Philippines , pp 90-115

Vella Atienza

Ch 7 Japanese implementation of the Basel Convention and its problems , pp 116-133

Jun Tsuruta

Ch 8 Impact of the raw material import duty reduction system on international waste trading , pp 134-148

So Sasaki

Ch 9 Lessons learned from illegal transboundary movement of hazardous waste in Asia , pp 149-173

Michikazu Kojima, Aya Yoshida, So Sasaki and Sungwoo Chung

Ch 10 From shipbreaking to ship recycling: relocation of recycling sites and the expansion of international involvement , pp 174-190

Tadayoshi Terao

Ch 11 Toward efficient resource utilization in the Asian region , pp 191-194

Michikazu Kojima

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