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Export of Recyclable Materials: Evidence from Japan

Author(s) -

Toshihiro Okubo,

Yuta Watabe,

Kaori Furuyama

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

asian economic papers

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.522

H-Index - 15

eISSN - 1536-0083

pISSN - 1535-3516

DOI - 10.1162/asep_a_00414

Subject(s) - scrap , waste management , waste recycling , business , developing country , per capita , haven , international trade , natural resource economics , economics , engineering , economic growth , environmental health , mechanical engineering , population , mathematics , combinatorics , medicine

In this paper, we study the waste haven hypothesis, which predicts that waste materials will be exported from high-income developed countries with stringent environmental regulations to developing countries with less rigorous environmental protection. Using data on Japanese export of recyclable waste resources (plastic waste, waste paper, iron and steel scrap, and nonferrous metal scraps), we find evidence from our econometric analysis that Asian countries provide a waste haven for Japan. In particular, Japan exports waste materials to Asian countries with low per capita incomes and large markets. We suggest that environmental regulation should be tightened to reduce waste trade in Asia.

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