(Responsibilities of Businesses)
Article 3
The businesses shall appropriately manage of, the waste left as a result of their business activities.
2 The businesses must endeavor to reduce the amount of waste by recycling or re-use of waste. The
businesses shall assess the handling or processing difficulty of the waste generated when the products, their
containers or whatever they manufacture, process and seller the like are discarded. They shall develop
such products, containers or the like which are unlikely to present handling or processing difficulty, provide
information on appropriate management of the waste generated when the products, their containers or the
like are discarded, or take some other actions to ensure appropriate management of the said products,
containers or the like without difficulty.
3 In addition to the preceding duties in this Article, the businesses shall cooperate with the central government
and local governments in their activities to reduce waste, ensure appropriate management and so on.