Recycling in the belly button of Hokkaido

Article Abstract:

The Japanese city of Furano installed a three-stream recycling system in 1985 that separates differing waste materials for composting. Food scraps are used to manufacture compost for farming, while plastic film and paper are converted into Refuse Derived Fuel for use in heating schools and public facilities around the city. Recyclable newspaper, office paper and magazines are used to produce toilet tissue. Separate recycling centers are used for bottles, cans and batteries, while the burned unrecyclables produce waste heat for winter. Unburnables and ashes of unrecyclables are landfilled in a new landfill.

Refuse disposal facilities, Waste disposal facilities

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Status of organics recycling/composting in Japan

Article Abstract:

An overview is presented on the type and amount of organic waste that is recycled or composted in Japan, comparing data from 1980 to 1996. Materials include rice straw, sawdust, livestock manure, food residuals and municipal solid waste; percentages are provided on amounts mulched, incinerated, used in bedding mats, used as fuel, and other recycling and composting applications.

Statistical Data Included, Refuse and refuse disposal, Waste disposal

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Japan Organics Recycling Association activities

Article Abstract:

An overview is presented on the Japan Organics Recycling Association's role in the nation's waste minimization programs. The article also discusses the development of harnessing waste for energy production.

Associations, Recycling industry

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