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DOI	10.1073/PNAS.2001379117
	Revealing the intersectoral material flow of plastic containers and packaging in Japan
	Nakatani J.; Maruyama T.; Moriguchi Y.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0027-8424
起始页码	19844
结束页码	19853
卷号	117 期号:33
英文摘要	The Japanese government developed a strategy for plastics and laid out ambitious targets including the reduction of 25% for single-use plastic waste and the reuse/recycling of 60% for plastic containers and packaging by 2030. However, the current usage situation of single-use plastics including containers and packaging, which should be a basis of the strategy, is unclear. Here, we identify the nationwide material flow of plastics in Japan based on input–output tables. Of the domestic plastic demand of 8.4 Mt in 2015, 1.6 and 2.5 Mt were estimated to be for containers and packaging comprising household and industry inflows, respectively, through the purchase/procurement of products, services, and raw materials. Considering the current amount of recycling collected from households (1.0 Mt) and industries (0.3 to 0.4 Mt), the reuse/recycling target has already been achieved if the goal is limited to household container and packaging waste, as is the focus of Japan’s recycling law. Conversely, the results indicate that it will be extremely difficult to reach the target collectively with industries. Therefore, it is essential that efforts be made throughout the entire supply chain. Food containers and packaging that flowed into the food-processing and food service sectors accounted for 15% of the inflow of containers and packaging into industries. Thus, the key to achieving the reuse/recycling target will comprise the collection of plastic food packaging from not only households but also the food industry. Furthermore, the collection of flexible plastic films used between industry sectors will put the target within reach. © 2020 National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
英文关键词	Input–output table; Japan; Material flow analysis; Plastic container and packaging; Recycling rate
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Article; bioaccumulation; catering service; controlled study; flow measurement; food industry; food packaging; food processing; household; intersectoral material flow; Japan; measurement accuracy; measurement precision; priority journal; recycling; devices; industry; packaging; plastic; Industry; Japan; Plastics; Product Packaging; Recycling
来源期刊	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/160864
作者单位	Nakatani, J., Department of Urban Engineering, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan; Maruyama, T., Department of Urban Engineering, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan; Moriguchi, Y., Department of Urban Engineering, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Nakatani J.,Maruyama T.,Moriguchi Y.. Revealing the intersectoral material flow of plastic containers and packaging in Japan[J],2020,117(33).
APA	Nakatani J.,Maruyama T.,&Moriguchi Y..(2020).Revealing the intersectoral material flow of plastic containers and packaging in Japan.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America,117(33).
MLA	Nakatani J.,et al."Revealing the intersectoral material flow of plastic containers and packaging in Japan".Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 117.33(2020).