About JW Center

Message from the President

The JW Center was established in 1988 as an organization to conduct training courses required for obtaining permits in the industrial waste treatment industry. We have held training sessions and seminars nationwide to provide industrial waste transporters and disposers with the knowledge and skills necessary for proper treatment of waste as required by the Waste Management Law, and to help waste generators understand the proper handling of waste. In response to frequent amend-ments to the Waste Management Law and related regulations, as well as changes in the surrounding environment, the JW Center has revised its training materials annually to ensure the provision of up-to-date information. Today, more than 50,000 participants make use of these programs each year.

In 1998, in order to further ensure proper waste management and improve convenience, the electronic manifest (E-mani-fest) system was introduced in addition to the conventional paper-based manifest. The JW Center was designated as the Information Processing Center for the E-manifest system and has been responsible for its operation ever since. The use of E-manifests has steadily increased, and currently approximately 50 million manifests are registered annually.

In 2025, as part of broader efforts to promote resource circulation across society, a new rule was introduced requiring information on the recycling of industrial waste to be registered in the E-manifest system. By utilizing information on recycled resources registered in the system, the JW Center is promoting collaboration between the manufacturing and recycling industries.

To support and further develop these three core areas of activity, the JW Center is also actively engaged in research and survey on proper industrial waste management and resource circulation, international cooperation, information security, and public awareness and outreach.

Since its establishment, the JW Center has steadily expanded its activities with the support of all stakeholders. Moving forward, we will continue to enhance our initiatives in response to the needs of society and the times, thereby contribut-ing to the proper management of industrial waste and the promotion of resource circulation.

Soichiro Seki
Japan Industrial Waste Information Center

Activities

History

Establishment	Established on November 30, 1988 under authorization by the Minister of Health and Welfare.
Designation	Designated on July 1, 1998 as the Information Processing Center for the electronic manifest by the Minister of Health and Welfare based on the Waste Management Law.
Jurisdiction	The jurisdiction changed from the Ministry of Health and Welfare to the Ministry of the Environment on January 6, 2001.
Amendment of articles	Amended to a public interest incorporated foundation on April 1, 2012.

Organization Chart

How the e-manifest system works

When industrial waste generators commission on the disposal of their wastes to others, they are requested to confirm that their wastes have been disposed properly by means of either the paper manifest or E-manifest.
Three parties involved － the generator, transporter and disposer (the intermediate or the final disposer) － exchange computerized manifest data via the Information Processing Center over the internet.

Services of the Information Processing Center

• Management and operation of the E-manifest system

Ensuring stable system operation, Monitoring unauthorized external access, Ensuring stable and reliable operational management

• Promotion and publicity of the E-manifest system

Enhancing videos and materials for system introduction, Organizing information sessions, Providing support to users

Information Utilization

Utilization of the E-manifest data

By utilizing the E-manifest data as big data and visualizing it through BI tools, we contribute to ensuring the proper man-agement of industrial waste.
Following the amendment to the Enforcement Regulations of the Waste Management Law (effective April 2027), new data fields will be added to E-manifest. As a result, information covering the entire process up to final disposal, including recycling, will be recorded, enabling users to understand how waste has been recycled.
This will facilitate the sharing of information from the recycling side to the manufacturing side, promoting collaboration between the two through information linkage and thereby advancing resource circulation.

Education and Training

Dissemination of knowledge and technical skills through training courses and seminars

The JW Center provides various education and training courses for the generators, transporters and disposers of indus-trial wastes so as to let them acquire the specialized knowledge and skills required for the proper management of indus-trial wastes.

Courses for applying for the business licenses for the transportation and disposal of industrial wastes or the specially controlled industrial wastes

For new applications

• Course for the collection and transportation of industri-al wastes
• Course for the disposal of industrial wastes
• Course for the collection and transportation of the specially controlled industrial wastes
• Course for the disposal of the specially controlled industrial wastes

For renewal applications

• Course for the collection and transportation of industrial wastes or the specially controlled industrial wastes
• Course for the disposal of industrial wastes or the spe-cially controlled industrial wastes

Education and training courses for managers of the specially controlled industrial wastes

• Course for qualified managers of the specially controlled industrial wastes
• Course for qualified managers of the specially controlled industrial wastes specialized for medical and other healthcare establishments

Course for the collection and transportation of PCB wastes

Course to acquire "sufficient knowledge of the characteristics of PCB wastes", which is required by the law to apply for the business license for the collection and transportation of PCB wastes.

Workshop for waste generators engaged in managing industrial wastes

The JW Center provides the workshop for waste generators to increase their practical knowledge of the commission contract, E-manifest, recordkeeping and others that are the fundamentals for industrial waste management.