日本实施《家电再生利用法》解析

在战后日本经济高速增长时期,电视、冰箱和洗衣机被称为三大件,并开始向普通日本家庭普及。此后,随着日本经济的发展及国民生活水平的提高,更多种类的家电产品被生产和销售。时至今日,包括三大件及空调等在内的家电产品已经成为普通家庭的生活必需品。与此同时,废旧家电数量也逐年上升,为了促进废旧家电中有用资源的再利用,减少废弃物的排放,构建循环型经济社会,1998年6月日本制定了《家电再生利用法》,自2001年4月开始实施。对日本实施《家电再生利用法》的成效进行分析,可以对中国发展循环经济、构建环境友好型社会提供有益借鉴。

An Analysis of Japans Implementation of the Home Appliance Recycling Law

Television, refrigerator and washing machine, which are known as The Big Three, had been common in Japanese families during the period of rapid economic growth. More types of home appliances have been manufactured and supplied in the following years, as a consequence of Japan's economic development and the rising national living standards. The Big Three and air conditioner, as well as other home appliances, have become common household necessities today. What is noteworthy is that the number of discarded household appliances also increases. In order to construct a circular economy by the reuse of useful resources and the reduction of waste emissions, Japan enacted Home Appliance Recycling Law in June 1998, which was implemented in April 2001. Analysis of the effectiveness of this law may provide useful lessons for China's development of circular economy and an environment-friendly society.