ELV (End-of-Life Vehicles) Recycling Law - Car Owner's Responsibilities - Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Ministry of the Environment / Japan Automobile Recycling Promotion Center November 7 (Sunday) 13:00-15:00 International Conference Hall The ELV Recycling Law will come into effect on January 1st, 2005. This law is garnering attention from all over the world for its efforts to create a new social system with the end goal of a society based on recycling; however the key to this system's success is the understanding and support of the public, which form the integral part of the triangle of manufacturers, affiliates and users. Doubts about fees, deposit systems and illegal dumping of cars were raised in the opinions gathered from average people in the street for this symposium. The panelists used a Q&A format to clarify these issues. There was also an open forum on the role that consumers should play in the long term. It was concluded that success in this endeavor will grant Japan new competitive power in the market, and that success relies on the willing on of each and every citizen. Akihiko Miyamoto Director, Automobile Division, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry Katsuya Nagata Professor, School of Science & Engineering, Waseda University Kiyoshi Masuda Chair of the Recycling & Waste Reduction Subcommittee, Japan Automobile Manufactures Association, Inc. Takanobu Fujita Professor, School of Policy Studies, Kansai Gakuin University Mariko Sano Secretary-General, Shufurengoukai Yoshio Nakatani Senior Managing Director, Japan Automobile Recycling Promotion Center Eri Kitagawa TV Talent