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Achieving a sustainable society requires the transition to a circular economy model, moving away from a society based on large-scale resource extraction, processing, utilisation and disposal.

IGES is involved in international processes to support this transition by conducting practical and policy-oriented research activities, as well as promoting technical support and capacity development for waste management, wastewater management, plastic pollution countermeasures and sustainable lifestyles.

*This dialogue is conducted in Japanese, with English subtitles available.

Resource circulation and waste management

Experts on sustainable consumption and production from Japan and the United States engaged in a dialogue on key challenges in advancing sustainability transformations.
Focusing on resource circulation and waste management, Professor Reiko Sodeno, Shibaura Institute of Technology, shared perspectives on food loss and food waste problems, and Yasuhiko Hotta, IGES, discussed issues related to plastic waste problems.
The dialogue offers accessible insights into resource circulation and waste-related issues.

SourceTowards US-Japan Co-creation of Sustainability Transformations: Exploring Opportunities in Sustainable Consumption and Production. The Japan-US Sustainable Transitions Network (JUSTra Network) (CGP), The Japan Foundation Grant Program: Japan-U.S. Global Partnership
https://justra.net/index.html

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