In Tokyo, waste processing is treated with great importance. With the city density, people could die. Therefore, waste is not just collected and thrown in landfill locations. It is sent to processing center, sorted and processed into a wide range of raw materials, as well as toxins removed. Also, it created electrical power during the process with little or no external pollution. After all the processes are completed the waste volume is reduced to 1/20 the collected amount.

Waste

receiving

Waste collection

with CNG trucks

Waste

processing

plant

Process raw materials created

Processing system in

the Tamagawa Plant

http://www.kankyo.metro.tokyo.jp/en/waste/

Massive waste reduction

These processing centers are all around the Tokyo area. In addition to that, there is a highly aggressive “3R” action plan in place. (1-Reduce: Reduce using something and throwing it away the same day [least expensive]. 2-Reuse: After fulling using something, fine other ways it can continue to be used [Second least expensive]. 3-Recycle: Process what is thrown away to convert it back to raw materials for other products.[Third least expensive]) All these efforts have reduced the waste volume created in the 23 districts in Tokyo.

Recycling process

“3R” Promotion

Tokyo Process Centers

http://www.kankyo.metro.tokyo.jp/en/waste/