Material Cycles Division

Under the Fifth Mid-and-Long Term Research Plan (FY2021-FY2025), the Material Cycles Division conducts the following research activities.

• Assessment of material flows and stocks and their environmental impacts throughout life cycle from resource to waste in terms of current status and future situation; and proposing appropriate management methods for the material cycles that contribute to reduction of environmental burden and improvement of resource efficiency
• Development of technologies and systems for circular material use, proper waste treatment and disposal, and environmental remediation; and adaptation of these technologies and systems to the conditions of developing countries

For more details, please see the Division’s website.

• Material Cycles and Social Systems Research Section
• Global Resource Sustainability Research Section
• Material Cycles Science and Engineering Research Section
• Material Cycles Assessment Research Section
• Waste Management Engineering Research Section
• Director's Office
• Environmental Emergency Management Office
• International Waste Management Research Administration Office