Ishizaka Gijuku Special Open Lecture Participants Wanted Mr. Fumiaki Nagaoka Reports on “The Revised Waste Management Act Imminent for Implementation”

On Thursday, March 29th, Ishizaka Gijuku held a special open lecture.

Theme: “Amended Waste Management Act Imminent for Implementation”

Date and time: Thursday, March 29th, 18:15-19:45
Speaker: Mr. Fumiaki Nagaoka, BUN Environmental Issues Research Office
Location: Ishizaka Sangyo Co., Ltd. Head Office Building, 5th floor, Main Conference Room

The revised Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act, which was enacted in June of last year, came into effect on April 1st of this year.
The revisions include strengthening measures to address improper waste disposal, making electronic manifests mandatory, requiring the proper storage of miscellaneous scrap, and parent-subsidiary regulations.
Some of the revised items were triggered by events that made the news.
Even for those attending the course for the first time, the lecturers provided an easy-to-understand explanation of “why the revisions were made,” including examples of the revisions and future challenges.

<Instructor introduction>
Nagaoka Fumiaki (BUN Environmental Issues Research Office)
During his time as a Yamagata Prefecture employee, he was in charge of business hygiene, septic tanks, the Waste Management Act, etc. at the public health center and the main office. He has also been involved in many public committee activities, such as being a textbook editor for the Japan Industrial Waste Management Promotion Center and a committee related to public projects offered by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. His main publications include “Introduction to the Waste Management Act on Weekends” (Japan Environmental Sanitation Center, 2014) and “Understanding This Much! Waste Management Act Question Collection” (Industrial Environmental Management Association, 2011).

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