Chihiro Adachi and Prof. Susumu Ohnuma won the Paper Award of the Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management in 2021.

Chihiro Adachi (former undergraduate student in the Department of Behavioral Science) and Prof. Susumu Ohnuma won the Paper Award of the Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management in 2021. Congratulations!

This award is granted to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the progress and development of science and technology in waste management and material cycles by presenting papers on innovative research and technology development.

The award-winning paper is as follows:

Chihiro Adachi, Susumu Ohnuma
Change in Plastic Bag Refusal Rates at Convenience Stores following the Implementation of a Charging System:
An Observational Survey on Stores in Sapporo
2021 Volume 32 Pages 65-71
Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management.

DOI https://doi.org/10.3985/jjsmcwm.32.65

Please see the details here.

The award ceremony was held on May 26 at the general meeting of the society, and Professor Ohnuma gave the award lecture.