| Objectives |
Resources and waste issues have been becoming international
concerns these days. The result of recent material flow analysis
shows that domestic consumption of resources causes serious environmental
burdens to other countries as well as in its own country. Moreover,
it is not known that recent domestic waste disposal and recycling
are closely related to the import/export of used products and their
actual conditions of the treatment and environmental impacts in
the countries.
We, therefore, organize the symposium, "International Symposium
on Sustainable Material Cycles".
This symposium consists of two parts. In the first part, "International
Seminar on Material Flow Analysis/Accounting", the trend of
research on advanced material flow analysis/accounting under international
cooperation will be introduced.
In the second part, "The 1st Workshop on Material Cycles and
Waste Management in Asian Countries" will be held as a part
of our new project. The project aims to make clear the structures
of material cycles and also aims to clarify and to prevent the environmental
pollutions in the material cycle processes in Asia. As the first
step of the project, we will start sorting out the existing statistics
on wastes in Asian countries, and will deepen the understanding
about the current situations of recycling and the import/export
of used products such as electric appliances and automobiles in
each country.
NIES and UNU/IAS, act as the joint hosts, have invited many experts
of various countries. This would be a great opportunity to promote
research exchanges between researchers of material flow analysis
and Asian experts of wastes and recycling. The symposium will also
celebrate the completion of the Research Laboratory of Material
Cycles and Waste Management in this March. We plan a tour of this
new Research Laboratory and look forward very much to your participation. |
| Venue |
National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES),
Ohyama Memorial Hall
16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8506 JAPAN |
| Transportation |
From Tokyo/Narita International Airport to Tsukuba
Center Bus Terminal (Airport Bus NATT'S) approx. 100min, to NIES
(local bus service) approx. 10min
From Tokyo Station to Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal (Tsukuba Express
Bus) approx. 65min, to NIES (local bus service) approx. 10min
From Ueno Station to Hitachino-Ushiku Station (JR Joban Line) approx.
60min, to NIES (local bus service) approx. 6km, 13min; |
| Map |
http://www.nies.go.jp/gaiyo/kotu/index-e.html |
| Program (provisional subjects) |
| 9:30 |
Registration |
| 10:00 |
Opening address: Dr.Shuzo Nishioka |
| 10:10 |
Part1 - International Seminar on Material
Flow Analysis/Accounting - |
| Chairperson: Dr. Yuichi Moriguchi (NIES) |
| Lecture |
Dr. Yuichi Moriguchi (NIES) |
International Collaboration and Japanese Studies
on Material Flow Analysis |
| Dr. Stefan Bringezu (Wuppertal Institute) |
Towards sustaining the industrial metabolism - Ecological
rucksacks, material efficiency and waste prevention - |
| Dr. Ester van der Voet (Leiden Univ.) |
Substance flow analysis of heavy metals' recycling
- How to deal with decreasing markets? - |
| Mr. Shun Fung Chiu (Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft) |
Industrial Symbiosis and Material Flows |
| 11:45 |
Tour of the Research Laboratory of Material
Cycles and Waste Management |
| 12:30 |
Lunch |
| 13:30 |
Part2 - The 1st Workshop on Material Cycles and Waste
Management in Asian Countries - |
| Chairperson: Dr. Atsushi Terazono (NIES) |
| Reports (Focus on waste statistics and current recycling
conditions): |
| |
Dr. Shinichi Sakai (NIES) |
Material Cycles and Solid Waste Management in Japan |
| Dr. Ashok V. Shekdar (NEERI) |
Recycling of Solid Waste in India |
Ms. Hermien Roosita (Min. of Env., Indonesia)
Ms. Halimah Syafrul (Min. of Env., Indonesia) |
Challenges to Industrial Waste Management in Indonesia
Study of Solid Waste Utilizing from Small and Medium Industry
for Building Materials by Solidification Technique
|
| Dr. Genandrialine L. Peralta (Univ. of the Philippines) |
Waste Profile and Recycling Potential in the Philippines |
| Dr. Bulent Inanc (NIES) |
A Short Review on Solid Waste Management in Turkey |
| Dr. Oh Gil-Jong (Nat. Inst. of Env. Res., South Korea) |
Generation and Management of solid waste in South
Korea (paper presentation) |
| Mr. Ma Hongchang (SEPA) |
Recent Policies and Regulations of Waste Recycling and Importation
in China |
| Prof. Nie Yongfeng (Tsinghua Univ) |
Electronic Waste Stream and Problems in China
|
| Panel Discussion:All of the speakers |
| 17:30 |
Closing address: Mr. Yasutaka Hamada |
| Registration |
Send E-mail or Fax to our office (address below) with your Name,
Workplace (Affiliation), Contact address (Residence, E-mail address,
Telephone number), by October 25th. We accept the first 180 persons.
Fax: 0298-50-2163 E-mail: matecles@nies.go.jp |
| Registration fee |
Free |
| Language |
English |
| Executive members |
National Institute for Environmental Studies/Research Center for
Material Cycles and Waste Management
Shinichi Sakai, Yuji Koresawa, Yuichi Moriguchi, Atsushi Terazono
United Nations University/Institute of Advanced Studies
Katsunori Suzuki, Yuko Sato |
| Office |
National Institute for Environmental Studies/Research Center for
Material Cycles and Waste Management
Staff: Atsushi Terazono, Yumiko Kuzuoka, Tomoko Akaiwa
Tel: 0298-50-2372 Fax: 0298-50-2163 E-mail: matecles@nies.go.jp |
