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In 2014, 437 million tons of waste was produced in Japan, of which 44 million tons, or about 10%, was municipal waste and the remaining 393 million tons was industrial waste. [ a ] [ 12 ] In 2016, the 43 million tons of municipal waste was generated, about 925 grams per day for each person living in Japan.
Recycling in Japan (リサイクル, Risaikuru), an aspect of waste management in Japan, is based on the Japanese Container and Packaging Recycling Law. Plastic, paper, PET bottles, aluminium and glass are collected and recycled. Japan's country profile in Waste Atlas shows that in 2012 Recycling Rate [clarification needed] was 20.8%. [1] [specify]
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Japan burns close to two thirds of its waste in municipal and industrial incinerators. [9] In 1999, some experts estimated 70 percent of the world's waste incinerators were located in Japan. [9] Combined with incinerator technologies of the time, this caused Japan to have the highest level of dioxin in its air of all G20 nations. [9]
1.40 71.09 20.04 Real estate: 41 495 Komatsu: Tokyo 24.51 1.78 34.97 22.06 Industrials 42 498 Fast Retailing: Yamaguchi: 19.27 1.89 22.93 51.27 Retail 43 503 Fujifilm: Tokyo 22.57 1.93 32.36 22.93 Consumer goods 44 513 Murata Manufacturing: Kyoto 16.28 2.83 23.07 38.94 Electronic: 45 536 Toshiba: Tokyo 30.13 1.69 30.76 18.19 Electronic 46 544 ...
Waste Management has said that the plant, announced in April 2008, and built and operated by The Linde Group with state funding, is the world's largest facility to convert landfill gas into vehicle fuel. [40] [41] [42] Waste Management works with environmental groups in the U.S. to set aside land to create and manage wetlands and wildlife habitats.
The company was formerly known as Swire SITA Waste Services Limited. Swire sold its interest in 2008 and the company name was changed to its present form in 2009. [7] In 2012 two former directors of Swire SITA were jailed for bribing Macao's former secretary for transport and public works Ao Man Long. The sentencing judge said that to some ...
[1] [4] In 2020 Japan Industrial Partners bought Nippon Avionics from NEC, and changed the company's leadership. [1] In 2020 the company bought the imaging arm of Olympus. This was transferred to a new company, named OM Digital Solutions in 2022 as the deal only allowed the brand name to be used for a transitional period. [5]