Consortium of the Utilization Management for Disaster Waste and Unused By-product Resources

- Center Establishment of the Effective Utilization of Unused Resources through

Collaborations between the Academic and Private Sectors -

Introduction

The major earthquake that occurred in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Tohoku on March 11, 2011, and the many subsequent aftershocks are collectively known as the Great East Japan Earthquake. It has been four years since the disaster, but many people still live in temporary housing in disaster-affected areas. They fervently hope that reconstruction is completed as soon as possible. As you know, the disaster produced an estimated 20 million tons of waste. Thanks to the tireless efforts of those involved, the waste cleanup activities in Iwate Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture were completed on schedule in March 2014. Cleanup activities in Fukushima Prefecture continue, however, reflecting the difficulties caused by radiation from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. In light of these circumstances, I would like to express my deep appreciation to the many people who have managed to quickly process an enormous quantity of waste, as well as to those who have developed new technologies to recycle this waste so that it can be used again. The Consortium for the Utilization Management of Disaster Waste and Unused By-product Resources (CDR) was established in June 2012. Since that time, the CDR has held discussions with government agencies and the local governments of the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake in order to promote support focusing on the technical aspects of the recovery effort. Currently the CDR is in Phase 2 of its activities, focusing in particular on helping with the removal and recycling of disaster waste in Fukushima Prefecture and promoting the effective use of unused by-product resources by local industries. We feel that these efforts, which are based on close collaborations between the academic and private sectors and are aimed at creating an overall framework for recycling resources in Tohoku, will enable us to significantly contribute to recovery efforts and the communities in the region. Since the Great East Japan Earthquake, major natural disasters have occurred frequently in Izu-Oshima, the Philippines, Hiroshima, and other places. Each disaster produced enormous quantities of waste. The CDR will continue to actively support efforts to remove and recycle the enormous quantities of waste produced by natural disasters, and to demonstrate the underlying strengths of Japanese technology to the entire world. Reconstruction efforts related to the Great East Japan Earthquake are still underway. The CDR will continue to assist in these efforts with the cooperation and support of its members and government agencies. We hope that reconstruction is completed soon and that the Tohoku region is able to enjoy even greater prosperity in the future. March 2015 Makoto Hisada (Dr., Prof. of Tohoku University) Director Consortium for the Utilization Management of Disaster Waste and Unused By-product Resources

Phase 1: FY 2012 - FY 2013 (March 2014) Organize and study the issues involved in developing and implementing technologies for the removal and effective use of disaster waste Phase 2: FY 2014 - FY 2015 (March 2016) Assess the long-term stability of effective disaster waste utilization Create a framework for recycling resources in order to effectively use these resources

Organization for FY 2012 - FY 2013

Tohoku Regional Development Bureau (River Div., Port and Airport Div., and Tohoku Technology Office) of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism / Tohoku Agricultural Policy Planning Bureau (Development Dept.) of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries / Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (Regional Economy Div.) of METI / Miyagi Prefectural Government (Environment and Life Div., Civil Engineering Div., Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Div., Kesennuma Health Center, Higashi-Matsushima-City Office, Ishinomaki Health Center) / Iwate Prefectural Government (Environment and Life Div.) / Sendai-City Office (Environment Dept., Economy Dept.) / Ministry of Environment (Fukushima Environmental Restoration Office) / Fukushima Prefectural Government (Life Environment Div.) / Fukushima-City Office (Policy Promotion Div.) / etc.

* (in random order)

Basic Principles

Organization

To develop technologies for effectively recycling the waste produced by the Great East Japan Earthquake

To use the technologies developed and commercialized by the CDR to aid in the recovery effort and effectively use resources that are normally unused

Basic Strategy

Organization for FY 2014 - FY 2015

Government entities with which discussions have been held up to now

The consortium’s committees were reorganized because the cleanup of disaster waste in Iwate Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture was completed in FY 2013.

•2013 Forum on Repair and Reinforcement of Concrete Structures (Morioka) •Japan Concrete Institute, Kinki Branch ,“2nd JCI Kinki Branch Lecture Series” •2013 Forum on Repair and Reinforcement of Concrete Structures (Sendai) •Nippon Slag Association, Nishi-Nippon Branch, “24th Technical Exchange Meeting” •Japan Concrete Institute, “FY 2013 Concrete Consultant Training Session” •“Symposium on the Effective Use of Coal Ash,” sponsored by Japan Coal Energy Center •“92nd Asphalt Seminar,” The Japan Asphalt Association •Japan Cement Association, “67th Cement Technology Fair” •Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management, “FY 2014 1st Research Group Seminar” •Panel discussion on new “Guidelines for Disaster Waste Measures” and “Disaster Waste Management Plan” •13th Seminar of the Construction Byproduct Recycle Association (COBRA) (NPO) •Muroran Institute of Technology, Kyushu University •“3R” Seminar of the Construction Industry in Miyagi Prefecture •Special Lecture, 11th Ground Improvement Symposium, The Society of Materials Science •“Construction Technology Fair 2013 in Chubu,” sponsored by the Chubu Construction Office, Chubu Regional Development Bureau •Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Seibu Chapter Seminar, “Civil Engineering Technologies and Civil Engineers Needed in the Future” •Demonstration and overview of the removal and effective use of disaster waste at the Homecoming Day of Yokosuka High School, Aichi Prefecture

•Japan Crushed Stone Association (identification of problems related to the lack of aggregate and concrete) •Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management (proposal of a scheme for the effective utilization of disaster waste) •Japan Concrete Products Association Tohoku Regional Seminar (proposal of a scheme for dealing with the lack of aggregate and concrete) •Presentation of issues at The Institution of Professional Engineers Tohoku Branch Symposium •Panel exhibition at Tohoku University Innovation Fair •Hokkaido-Tohoku Region SSH Chemical Forum (exchange of views with high school students regarding the effective use of disaster waste) •Presentation of issues at waste seminar sponsored by Miyagi Prefecture Environmental Projects Public Corporation •Presentation of issues at LSCS Environmental Seminar, The Landfill System & Technologies Research Association of Japan (NPO) •Presentation of issues at a research symposium of the Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management •Presentation of issues regarding the use of disaster waste and unused resources at the research symposium of the Annual Seminar of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers •Panel exhibition at the FY 2014 1st Member’s Exchange Meeting of the “New Tohoku Public-Private Collaboration Promotion Council”

•“Call for technologies for disaster recovery work at ports of Tohoku area” Port and Airport Department, Tohoku Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism •“Project to promote innovation through academic-private sector innovation” Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Provision of information, presentation of important topics, proposals etc.

Lectures

Exchanges of views

Dissemination of information overseas

Reporting and contributed articles

Applications for various public projects

Technology support •River Division, Tohoku Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism •Shinchi-town, Fukushima Prefecture

Activities

•The Sendai Municipal Government Waste Management Office and the management group of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers Special Committee on Reconstruction Work •The Miyagi Prefecture Civil Engineering Department regarding the procurement of reconstruction materials •The Japan Mining Industry Association •The National Institute for Environmental Studies, regarding the quality of disaster waste recycled into construction materials •Report of test results for samples provided to the Miyagi Prefecture Environment and Life Department and exchange of views regarding test construction •Meeting with Dr. Ryutaro Yatsu, Vice-Minister for Global Environment, Ministry of the Environment •The Environmental Policy Section, Environment and Life Department, Miyagi Prefecture (at Tohoku University Innovation Fair 2014) •The Technical Advisory Council on Remediation and Waste Management •The Ministry of the Environment Fukushima Environmental Restoration Office, regarding the current state of disaster waste removal and use in Fukushima Prefecture

•Reported on the current state of disaster waste removal at a side event at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, held in Geneva, Switzerland, and sponsored by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) •Reported on the current state of disaster waste removal at a special session on the Great East Japan Earthquake at the 10th International Symposium on Cold Regions Development, sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and held in Anchorage, Alaska, in the United States •Keynote presentation and exchange of views regarding the current state of disaster waste removal, focusing on the Ishinomaki removal site, at The Seventh International Conference on Concrete under Severe Conditions–Environment and Loading (CONSEC13), held in Nanjing, China

•Article published in Research Institute of Construction and Economy, “Construction Economy Report” No. 26 (April 2014) •Article published in Cement Journal Co., Ltd. Concrete Industry Newspaper, April 17 edition •The Daily Engineering & Construction News •Article submitted to The Society of Environmental Instrumentation Control and Automation (EICA) (published in a special issue devoted to earthquake disaster reconstruction, July 2014)

【Committee for the Study of Disaster Waste Utilization】 Leader: Kajima Corporation, Showa Concrete Industry Co., Ltd.

Committee Activities

【Fukushima Prefecture】

•Rapid recovery and

reconstruction

(Determining issues)

•Lack of materials

•Radiation and other issues

Committee for the Study of Waste Utilization

•Use of existing information (research, study)

•Study, evaluation, and research of technologies

based on issues

•Study of precast concrete products

•Information sharing and communication

During the Phase 1 activities, this committee studied recycling technologies and examples of effective use, etc., for the project to remove disaster waste in Iwate Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture, and collected information. In Phase 2, the committee used this information and information from relevant organizations, such as the Technical Advisory Council on Remediation and Waste Management, in order to study, evaluate, and disseminate technical information pertaining to the removal and use of waste for the purpose of rapid recovery and reconstruction in Fukushima Prefecture.

Matching waste, etc., with local material use was more difficult in Fukushima Prefecture due to radiation and other issues. The rapid collection and transmission of information are expected to play an important role.

The activities of the Committee for the Study of Precast Concrete Products in Phase 1 are continuing as well, and studies that include measures to deal with radiation are being pursued.

【Committee for the Study of Center Establishment】 Leader: Miyagi University, Tohoku University

◆Study of the establishment and deployment of a technical center to support long-term performance evaluations

◆Study of the establishment and deployment of a technical center for resource recycling

Local governments in disaster-stricken region

Companies, universities, etc.

How can matching be achieved to accelerate recovery and

reconstruction?

Recovery and reconstruction needs Time: Need to remove waste quickly Cost : Need to reduce costs Use : Need to use for recovery and reconstruction

Need for Consortium (a group of entities with the same

objective)

Seeds of technology Support: Want to support recovery and reconstruction Technologies:Want people to know about technologies Use: Want to know what problems will be faced during application of technologies

Working Group A Working Group B Working Group C Working Group D

Coal ash

• Steel slag • Ferronickel

• Slag • Converter steel slag

• Paper sludge • Paper sludge ash

Liquid slag

Tohoku Electric Power Co, Ltd.

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.,

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

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・Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd. ・Abezen Co., Ltd. ・Japan Fly Ash Association ・Yoshizawa Lime Industry Co., Ltd. ・JDC Corporation ・Fujita Corporation ・Kyowa Concrete Industry Co., Ltd. ・Ube Material Industries, Ltd. ・FLOWRIC Co., Ltd. ・Taiheiyo Cement Corporation ・Denki Kagaku Kogyo ・Kabushiki Kaisha Hazama Ando Corporation ・Tohoku Concrete Products Association ・P.S. Mitsubishi Construction ・Ube Industries, Ltd. ・Taiheiyo Precast Concrete Industry Co., Ltd. ・BASF Japan Ltd. ・Okasan Livic Co., Ltd. ・Kitagawa Iron Works Co., Ltd. ・Ams engineering ・Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

(22)

・Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd. ・Hanwa Co., Ltd. ・Abezen Co., Ltd. ・JDC Corporation ・Kyowa Concrete Industry Co., Ltd. ・Ube Material Industries, Ltd. ・FLOWRIC Co., Ltd. ・Takemoto Oil & Fat Co. Ltd. ・Tohoku Concrete Products Association ・P.S. Mitsubishi Construction ・Ube Industries, Ltd. ・Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. ・Japan Mining Industry Association ・Fukken Gijyutsu Consultants Co., Ltd. ・Okasan Livic Co., Ltd. ・Okumura Corporation ・Toyo Stabi Co., Ltd. ・Kitagawa Iron Works Co., Ltd. ・Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

(20)

・Chiyoda Ute Co., Ltd. ・Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd. ・Abezen Co., Ltd. ・Yoshizawa Lime Industry CO.,LTD. ・Taisei Corporation ・Ube Material Industries, Ltd. ・FLOWRIC Co., Ltd. ・Sendai-Kankyo-Kaihatu K.K. ・Hazama Ando Corporation ・Ube Industries, Ltd. ・Okasan Livic Co., Ltd. ・Kitagawa Iron Works Co., Ltd. ・Bonterrain committee (14)

・Chiyoda Ute Co., Ltd. ・Harada Corporation ・Abezen Co., Ltd. ・Kobukuro Techno Co., Ltd. ・FLOWRIC Co., Ltd. ・Tohoku Concrete Products Association

(7)

This committee began activities in Phase II. Its objectives are to promote the effective utilization of unused resources produced by local industries in Tohoku, and the effective utilization of materials that do not meet JIS and other standards. Participating companies select unused resources that should be effectively utilized. Activities are conducted by Working Groups (WG) set up for each type of resource. The four working groups that engage in activities are for coal ash, slag, paper sludge ash, and liquid slag.

The activities of each working group began with sharing information among participating companies about the nature and characteristics of the unused resources in order to cultivate a deeper understanding of these resources. In FY 2014, the activities focused primarily on discussions aimed at sharing information, identifying issues, etc. The current objectives are:

(1)Conduct a fact-finding survey regarding unused resources

(2)Study methods of utilization (existing technologies)

(3)Study issues relating to effective utilization

(4)Propose policies to promote effective utilization

Based on the discussions up to now, activities in FY 2015 will continue with the goal of establishing proposals for the effective utilization of unused resources (“local production for local consumption” as much as possible), taking into consideration new approaches.

Committee Activities

【Committee for the Study of the Effective Utilization of Unused Resources】 Leader: Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

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<University> Tohoku University Miyagi University <Corporate member>

Aichi Steel Corporation Toyo Sutabi Co., Ltd. Asanuma Corporation Toda Corporation

Earth Company TOCCON Co., Ltd. Abezen Co., Ltd. Tobishima Corporation

Ams engineering Doboku-Chishitsu Co., Ltd. Hazama Ando Corporation Natural Blanket Method Institute

Ube Industries, Ltd. Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd. Ube Material Industries, Ltd. Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. Obayashi Corporation Japan Federation of Construction Contractors

Okasan Livic Co., Ltd. Japan Mining Industry Association

Okumura Corporation JDC Corporation

Kajima Corporation Japan Fly Ash Association

Environmental Pollution Control Association Hakko Industry Co., Ltd. Kikosha Co., Ltd. Harada Corporation

Kitagawa Iron Works Co., Ltd. Hanwa Co., Ltd. Kyowa Concrete Industry Co., Ltd. BASF Japan Ltd. Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd. P.S. Mitsubishi Construction

Kobukuro Techno Co., Ltd. Fujita Corporation

The Sangyo Shinko Co., Ltd. Fukken Gijyutsu Consultants Co., Ltd. JFE Engineering Corporation FLOWRIC Co., Ltd. JFE Steel Corporation Hokukon Co., Ltd. Shimizu Corporation Bonterrain committee

Showa Concrete Industry Co., Ltd. Maeta Concrete Industry Ltd. Kobelco Eco-Solutions Co., Ltd. Maruei Concrete Industry Co., Ltd. Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd. Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

Sendai-Kankyo-Kaihatu K.K. YAMAU

Taisei Corporation Yamizo Material Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. Yoyu-Slag-Sekizai-Kenkyukai Taiheiyo Cement Corporation Yoshizawa Lime Industry Co., Ltd. Taiheiyo Precast Concrete Industry Co., Ltd. Yoshida Cement Industry Co., Ltd. Takemoto Oil & Fat Co. Ltd. Chiyoda Ute Co., ltd. <Observer>

Tekken Corporation National Institute for Environmental Studies

Nippon Slag Association Mud Recycling Association

Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha National Institute for Materials Science

Toei Concrete, Ltd. Miyagiken-Kankyo-Jigyo-Kosha

Tokyu Construction Tokyo Sangyo Co., Ltd. ※ (in Japanese syllabary order) Tokyo Sokki Kenkyujo Co., Ltd. University: 2

Tohoku Concrete Products Association Corporate member: 74

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Observer: 4

The Industry Association of Precast Concrete with High Resistance to Sulfuric Acid Attack [HRSA]

(* as of November 2014)

Our goal is to establish a foundation for industry-academic

collaborations in which the “seeds” of technology produced by industry

and universities are used to develop technologies that meet the needs of

disaster-stricken areas. In so doing, we will build a framework for

recycling resources in the Tohoku region and continuously creating new

industries and jobs.

【Secretariat】

Aramaki Aza Aoba 6-6-06, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579 Located within the Infrastructures Management Research Center, Tohoku University T E L ： 022-721-5504 F A X ： 022-395-7488 E-mail ： office-cdr@cm.civil.tohoku.ac.jp Website ： http://www.gareki-shori.com/