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To achieve its goals,JORA will promote public awareness, development of recycling systems and markets, and educational programs.
RECOGNIZING the vital need to recycle the 280 million tons of organic residuals generated every year in Japan, the Japan Organics Recycling Association (JORA) was established on August 1, 2000. The objectives of JORA are to promote efficient and relevant reuse, thus playing a key role to create a sustainable society and preserve the environment. Efficient utilization of unused organic resources will become one of the major industries of the 21st century.
To achieve these objectives, various activities have been planned and some already launched. JORA activities can be classified into: Promotion of public awareness; Development of human resources; and Development...