Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

August 16, 2005

 

Volumes of Waste in Japan Decreased Slightly in FY 2002

Keywords: Government Reduce / Reuse / Recycle 

The Ministry of the Environment of Japan announced on January 21, 2005 that the amount of non-industrial waste in Japan decreased to 51,610,000 tons in fiscal 2002, a reduction of 490,000 tons over the previous year. The amount of waste per capita per day was 1,111 grams. The remaining lifespan of existing final landfill sites was 13.1 years, a slight increase over the previous year.

Recycled waste volumes and recycling rates both increased, resulting in decreased volumes of wastes disposed of at landfill sites. The recycling rate has increased steadily by roughly 1 percentage point per year for the last 10 years, from 8 percent in fiscal 1992 to 15.9 percent in fiscal 2002. While the number of incineration facilities decreased by 12 percent over the previous year, those that can also generate power increased from 236 to 263. As a result, about 70 percent of incineration facilities made use of heat generated by incineration.

Municipalities and related local associations spent a total of 2,395.6 billion yen (about U.S. $22.4 billion) to dispose of non-industrial waste in fiscal 2002, down by 207.3 billion yen (about U.S. $1.94 billion) from the previous year. The amount per capita was 18,800 yen (about U.S. $176).


- Japan's General Waste Volume in 2001 Remains Unchanged (Related JFS article)
http://www.japanfs.org/db/647-e

Posted: 2005/08/16 11:27:29 AM
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