Session 3
Industrial Waste Management
Administration in Japan
Armando Bandeira dos Santos Jr.
SUFRAMA
April 6, 2010
GOVERNO FEDERAL
Solid Waste Classification and Responsibility in Japan
 Solid waste arising from business activities is termed “industrial waste” and the
enterprise is responsible for treating it.
 All other solid waste is termed “municipal waste” and municipalities are
responsible for management
Municipalities
hold responsible
Household
waste
Oversize waste
Garbage
Municipal
waste
Ordinary garbage (combustible,
non-combustible, etc.)
Establishment
waste
Nightsoil
Special control municipal waste
Solid
waste
Enterprises
hold responsible
Industrial
waste
Waste arising from business activities
Special control industrial waste
Special control municipal waste/special control industrial waste: Hazardous, infectious or explosive waste
Industrial waste: Cinders, sludge, waste oil, waste acid, waste alkali, waste plastics and other waste defined by Cabinet Order and imported waste
GOVERNO FEDERAL
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Responsibilities for solid
waste management
-
Responsibility for the treatment of Urban Solid
Wastes: Responsibility from the Provincial
Government; the Government pays the service
companies to recycle/treat such wastes
-
Responsibility for the treatment of Industrial
Wastes: Responsibility from the generator;
nevertheless, it is transferred to the management
company once the wastes services company is hired;
the role of the generator is to identify problems in the
source of the wastes.
GOVERNO FEDERAL
Roles of National/Local Governments in
Japan
National (Federal) Government
 Defining national waste management policy,
 Setting standards for the appropriate waste management,
 Financial and technical support to the local government, etc.
Prefectures (States)
 Establishing regional waste management program,
 Ensuring the appropriate management of industrial waste,
 Authorization for waste treatment facilities and landfills,
 Providing technical aids to the municipalities, etc.
GOVERNO FEDERAL
Roles of National/Local Governments in
Japan
Municipal Government
 Establishing municipal general waste management program,
 Authorization for general waste treatment agents,
 Treatment of municipal general waste & human waste,
among others
Municipal Solid Waste = Domestic or Urban Solid Waste
GOVERNO FEDERAL
Roles of Participants Regarding
Industrial Waste (1)
• Japanese Population
- make an effort for waste reduction, waste
recycling, waste separation, and selfdisposal of waste
- follow up application/improvement of
environmental laws
- check the factories activities
- accept to pay for special waste recycling
GOVERNO FEDERAL
Roles of Participants Regarding
Industrial Waste (2)
• Companies
– treat waste produced by their own business
activities under their own responsibility (on-site
management)
– make their best effort in reducing waste by
recycling, reuse and reduction.
– motivated by governmental support and internal
competitiveness, waste service companies make
searches in order to develop new treatment
technologies and build up a positive image among
the people
GOVERNO FEDERAL
Roles of Participants Regarding
Industrial Waste (3)
• Prefectural (State) Government
– License to treat industrial waste and to install industrial
waste facilities
– On-the-spot inspection for companies, treatment
contractors, and industrial waste facilities
– Establish prefectural industrial waste treatment plans
• National (Federal) Government
– Promote technical development concerning collection,
arrangement, and the provision of information on wastes
and their treatment
– Make the best efforts to provide technical and financial
support for prefectural and municipal government to fulfill
their own duties
– License to import waste and verify the export of waste
GOVERNO FEDERAL
Industrial Waste Disposal Flow in Japan (2002)
Note: The percentage of the amount of discharge does not
correspond to the total percentages of the amount of
recycling, reduction, and final disposal of waste due
to rounding off.
(FY2002)
Amount of
discharge:
393 million tons
(100%)
Amount of waste
recycled and used
(182 million tons)
46%
Amount of waste
directly recycled
(82 million tons)
Volume of waste
recycled after
treatment
Amount of waste
treated
intermediately
Amount of waste
directly disposed of
(20 million tons)
Amount of
treatment residues
Amount of waste
reduced
175 million tons
(44%)
Amount of
waste finally
disposed of after
processing
Amount of waste
finally disposed
40 million tons
(10%)
Data Source : MOE
GOVERNO FEDERAL
Legal Framework
Fundamental Law for Establishing
a Sound Material-Cycle Society
Waste Management Law
Law for the Promotion of
Effective Utilization of Resources
Containers and Packaging Recycling Law
Home Appliance Recycling Law
Construction Material Recycling Law
Food Waste Recycling Law
End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Law
GOVERNO FEDERAL
Waste Management Hierarchy under
the Fundamental Law
• Basic principle for the sound materialcycle society:
1. Source reduction or waste prevention
2. Reuse
3. Recycling
4. Energy recovery
5. Appropriate disposal
• Extended producer responsibility: EPR
GOVERNO FEDERAL
IWM by Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Landfill Sites in Tokyo Bay
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GOVERNO FEDERAL
Responsibility for Appropriate IWM
Industrial
Waste
Generator of
Industrial Waste
Permitted
Transporter
Building Contractors
Manufacturers
Hospitals
Licensed
Treatment
Facility
Industrial
Waste
Permitted
Transporter
Licensed
Landfill
Dehydration
Pulverization
Incineration
Recycling
GOVERNO FEDERAL
Industrial Waste in Tokyo
Industrial waste generated
in TOKYO
24,448
Treatment
23,787 (97.3%)
2.7%
Dehydration,
Pulverization,
Incineration, etc.
3.0%
FY2006
UNIT：Thousand tons
Waste from Others 5%
Manufacturers
6%
Construction
& Demolition
Waste
35%
Sewage
Sludge
54%
Recycling
Disposal
7,836
1,405 (5.7%)
estimated by TMG
GOVERNO FEDERAL
The TMG Waste Management Plan
Transformation into a
recycling-oriented society
• Reduction of natural resource consumption
and waste generation
• Minimization of environmental risks in the
process of waste treatment
GOVERNO FEDERAL
The TMG Waste Management Plan：Target 1
• Reducing generation and promoting
recycling
①Reduce the final disposal of waste to
1,600,000 tons in FY2010(Reduction of 35%
from FY2004)
②Promote recycling waste plastic to achieve
zero landfill disposal
③Increase the use of construction mud by
50%
GOVERNO FEDERAL
The TMG Waste Management Plan：Target 2
• Reduction of environmental risks
concerning waste treatment and recycling
④Establish a system for hazardous waste
treatment within Tokyo
⑤Reinforce wide-area cooperation in the
metropolitan area to eradicate illegal
dumping of industrial waste
GOVERNO FEDERAL
The TMG Waste Management Plan：Target 3
• Promotion of the development of sound
waste treatment and recycling business
⑥Establish a system that enable reliable
industrial waste disposal contractors to
enhance their market value
GOVERNO FEDERAL
Toward Zero-Landfilling:
Plastic Recycling
Composition of Landfilled MSW
FY2003
others
plastic
others
plastic
ash
by weight
ash
by volume
TMG’s landfill site
GOVERNO FEDERAL
Toward Zero-Landfilling(1):
Ash Melting
electrode
ash
flue gas
In Tokyo 23 wards,
most of incinerator ash
is melted into slag to
be used as civil
engineering material.
slag
over 1200℃
metal
Arc Type Ash Melting Furnace
slag
GOVERNO FEDERAL
Toward Zero-Landfilling(2):
Eco-cement
In the TAMA region, all of
the incinerator ash is used
to produce Eco-cement.
benches
Eco-cement facilities
interlocking blocks
GOVERNO FEDERAL
Summary of IWM in TMG
• Most of industrial wastes are disposed of by
licensed private companies.
• About three quarters of industrial waste
generated in Tokyo is disposed of in other
prefectures.
• We are cooperating with other local agencies
to prevent illegal dumping.
• We are promoting Super Eco-Town Project in
order to establish environmentally sound
industrial waste management.
GOVERNO FEDERAL
Resource Recycling
• TMG aims to build a recycling-oriented
society by implementing the measures set
forth in the TMG waste management plan.
• The residents should fulfill their
responsibilities as waste generators and
improve their daily purchasing behavior.
• According to the concept of EPR, business
companies should take a responsible
approach to reduce waste.
• TMG will build new recycling systems and
engage in the development of a wide-area
framework in collaboration with privatesector companies and municipal
governments.
GOVERNO FEDERAL
General Law Concerning the
Dissemination of the 3 Rs:
- The factories must follow the following
measures:
1 - Reduce the generation of sub-products in the
production process and reuse the used products as
raw-material;
2 - Adopt zero emission measures;
3 - Collection and recycling of used products.
GOVERNO FEDERAL
About the Industrial Waste
Management in Japan
The governmental efforts in creating and solidifying an
environmental culture in Japan was just providential, once the
development of the production and consumption as those
noticed in that country in the 1960s do not usually imply in good
examples concerning the handling of both municipal and
industrial wastes.
Japan got to overcome such trend by inventing in environmental
education and crating strict laws for the separation, collection,
transport, treatment and final disposal of the wastes by
generators and management companies.
GOVERNO FEDERAL
MASTER PLAN
Suggestions from SUFRAMA technicians for the MASTER PLAN:
1- Legislation: specific regulation for the 3Rs;
2- Create a department for the Management of Industrial Wastes in
Suframa;
3- Give suport to awareness programs through of educational actions
related to the advantages of environmental preservation;
4- Implementation and monitoring of the Waste Inventory Data Base, in
partnership with IPAAM;
5- Suport for the companies and other demands regarding to IWM;
6- Incentive for the setting of new WS and Recycling companies;
7- Acknowledge the recycling actions of the factories, such as a green
stamp or award;
GOVERNO FEDERAL
MASTER PLAN
Suggestions from SUFRAMA technicians for the MASTER PLAN:
8- Extend the adoption of ISO 9001 (Decree 783/1993), foreseen for
the PBP of the large factories, also for ISO 14001 (currently voluntary);
9- Obligation of minimum percentages for on-site waste treatment, in
relation to annual amounts generated for each factory;
10- Subsides for the acquisition/renewal of machines and to obtain
tested/patented technologies from large management companies in
Brazil and abroad, including the treatment of their own wastes.
GOVERNO FEDERAL
Thank you very much!
Arigato gozaimasu
Armando Bandeira Jr. - asjunior@suframa.gov.br
David Silva - david.silva@suframa.gov.br
Rita Mariê - rita.marie@suframa.gov.br
SUFRAMA JICA Office: 3321-7280/7281
GOVERNO FEDERAL