January 21, 2005
A nationwide survey on the state of discharge and treatment of municipal solid waste in FY 2002 (April 1, 2002 - March 31, 2003) was conducted and the results have been summarized as follows. (Figures in parentheses are those of FY 2001.)
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State of discharge and treatment |
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Total amount of discharge |
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Slight decrease compared to FY 2001.
- Total volume����51.61 million tons (52.10 million tons)
- Per-capita volume����1.111 kg/capita/day (1.124 kg/capita/day)
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(2) |
Treatment |
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Increase in the total volume of recycled waste and the recycle rate
while decrease in the volume of final disposal.
- Total volume of recycled waste����8.64 million tons (8.25 million tons)
- Reduction by intermediate treatment����36.58 million tons (36.6 million tons)
- Final disposal����9.03 million tons (9.95 million tons)
- Reduction treatment rate����95.7% (94.7%)
- Direct landfill rate����4.3% (5.3%)
- Recycle rate����15.9% (15.0%)
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| 2. |
State of waste incineration facilities |
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Significant decrease in number and decrease in treatment capacity.
- Incineration facilities����1,490 sites (1,680 sites)
- Treatment capacity����198,874 tons/day (202,733 tons/day)
- Incineration facilities utilizing waste heat����1,035 sites (1,090 sites)
- Incineration facilities with power generation����263 sites (236 units)
- Total power generation����1,365 MW (1,246 MW)
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| 3. |
State of final disposal sites (as of March 31, 2003) |
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Decrease in remaining capacity, increase in remaining lifetime.
- Remaining capacity����144.77 million cubic meters (152.61 million cubic meters)
- Remaining lifetime����13.1 years (12.5 years)
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