Japan’s ELV policy is shifting from safe treatment towards resource security, with policymakers prioritising higher-quality recycling to reduce exposure to critical material supply risks. Focus areas include precise dismantling, recovery of metals and plastics, lithium-ion battery management, used vehicle exports and reusable parts, positioning recyclers as strategic contributors to domestic material supply.
Kazunori Kitagawa
Kazunori Kitagawa, Chief of the Eco Management Center at the Japan Productivity Center at jpc-consulting,…
