Tokyo, Sept, 2.
Plans for the organized collection of waste iron, copper, aluminium and other materials usable for war purposes are being drafted by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
The prefectural- authorities, the plans provide, are to sponsor regular "waste-collection weeks," while dealers in waste material are to be organized into corporations, Private homes, factories, commercial firms and other businesses will be approached to sell their waste materials or idle stock, and measures will be taken to ensure smooth, speedy collection.
For the time being, the materials to be collected will be confined chiefly to iron, copper, aluminium, textiles and rubber.
A corporation capitalized at Y.2,000,000 is being established to handle' the collection of waste iron, Waste copper and waste: aluminium corporations are also to be established, The prices at which waste materials are to be bought will be fixed by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry,—Reuter.
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