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Waste Management & Research, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1-15 (1983)
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X8300100102

Current Status of Waste Management in Japan

K. Yamamura

Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation Department, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100, Japan

The present status and recent progress of Japan's waste management have been overviewed. The current National Waste Disposal Law is first discussed to give the general framework for waste management. Relevant data on generation, collection and disposal are then given in tables and figures for both municipal solid waste (MSW) and specifically designated industrial waste. Latest new legislation authorizing the local authorities to construct three large-scale offshore land reclamation projects in the near future is also summarized.

Key Words: Waste management • industrial waste • municipal solid waste (MSW) • offshore land reclamation • regional disposal plan • Waste Disposal Law • waste flow • Japan • Tokyo • Osaka • Nagoya.


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