Integrated solid waste management in Japan

Technical Report · Fri Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10185944· OSTI ID:10185944

The Japanese, through a combination of public policy, private market conditions, a geographic necessity, practice integrated municipal solid waste (MSW) management. The approach of MSW management in Japan is as follows: The basic concept of refuse treatment consists of recycling discharged refuse into usable resources, reusing such resources as much as possible, and then treating or disposing of the usable portion into a sanitary condition. Considering the difficulty of procuring land or seaside areas for such purpose as a refuse disposal site, it will be necessary to minimize the volume of refuse collected for treatment or disposal.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (US); CSI Resource Systems, Inc., Boston, MA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10093
• OSTI ID: 10185944
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP--430-5692; ON: DE93018225; BR: WM1020000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ENVIRONMENT
JAPAN
LAND USE
LAWS
MARKET
MUNICIPAL WASTE
MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
MUNICIPAL WASTES
PUBLIC POLICY
RECYCLING
REGULATIONS
SANITARY LANDFILLS
SOLID WASTES
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
WASTE TO ENERGY