Nov 7, 2026ImportantDue Dec 4, 2026

Draft amendment to the Waste Management Act Enforcement Regulations: public comment open until 4 Dec 2026

Summary: The Ministry of the Environment is seeking public comments on a draft ministerial ordinance that would amend the Enforcement Regulations of the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act (廃棄物の処理及び清掃に関する法律施行規則). The draft is not yet in force, and the notice itself does not describe its specific changes. The full text is in the draft summary and the comment guidelines PDFs linked from the notice.
Who is affected: Businesses that generate, transport, treat, recycle or dispose of waste under the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act, including industrial waste handlers and waste service providers. The notice does not list the affected groups, so check the draft PDF.
What to do: No action is required yet. If you are affected, read the draft ordinance and the comment guidelines (both PDFs linked from the notice) and submit any comments through the e-Gov public comment system before the deadline. The notice states that the reception window closes at 0:00 on 4 December 2026.
Deadline: Dec 4, 2026
Original title (Japanese): 「廃棄物の処理及び清掃に関する法律施行規則の一部を改正する省令案」に対する御意見の募集（パブリック・コメント）について
Issued by: e-Gov Public Comments

Summarized and translated by AI. The original Japanese text is authoritative. Sources: the websites of each Japanese government body (see the original link for each notice). Summarized and translated into English by AI by Japan Regulation Watch under the Public Data License (Version 1.0) of the Government of Japan. This is not an official translation and was not created by the government.