Eco Town Program, which started in 1997, has placed "Zero Emission" concept (a concept to recycle all the wastes generated from a industry as material for other industry, achieving no waste generation) as a basis for establishing an environmentally harmonizing socio-economy in local community. Also, the Program aims to advocate environmentally progressive and harmonized town by integrating the program as a core measure to promote regional development.
To be more specific, if a program developed by prefectural or ordinance designated city governments (if a program is planned by local cities, towns and villages, including community unions, it should be under the joint signature of prefectural government) gains approval jointly provided by the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Export, Trade and Industry, comprehensive and multifaceted support will be provided by the ministries to the project implemented under the program.
Approved Eco Town Programs (As of July 2005)
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Kitakyushu City (10 July 1997) |
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Recycling facility for PET (polyehtlene terephthalate) bottles(METI) |
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Recycling facility for home electric appliances(METI) |
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Recycling facility for office automation equipments(METI) |
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Recycling facility for automobiles(METI) |
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Recycling facility for fluorescent tubes(METI) |
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Manufacturing facility for construction material from waste timber and waste plastic(METI) |
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Recycling facility for waste tires and rubbers(METI) |
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Recycling facility for PET bottles(METI) |
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Recycling facility for waste plastic(METI) |
| 3. |
Iida City, Nagano (10 July 1997) |
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Recycling facility for PET bottles(METI) |
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Recycling facility for waste paper(METI) |
| 4. |
Kawasaki City (10 July 1997) |
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Recycling facility using waste plastic as reducing agent for iron ore (METI) |
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Recycling facility for waste paper (METI) |
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Manufacturing facility for concrete frame panel from waste plastic(METI) |
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Manufacturing facility for ammonia material from waste plastic(METI) |
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Recycling facility to make PET bottles (METI) |
| 5. |
Omuta City, Fukuoka (3 July 1998) |
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RDF generation, facility(METI-RE, MoE-WTF) |
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Recycling facility for waste paper diapers(METI) |
| 6. |
Sapporo City (10 Sept. 1998) |
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Recycling facility for PET bottles(flakes, sheets)(METI) |
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Oil producing facility from waste plastic(METI) |
| 7. |
Chiba City, Chiba (25 Jan. 1999) |
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Eco-friendly cement manufacturing facility(METI) |
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Direct fusion facility(MoE-WTF) |
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Methane fermenting gasifying facility（METI） |
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Recycling facility for waste timber and waste plastic (METI） |
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Recycling facility for home electric appliances(METI) |
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Collection facility of non-ferrous metals(METI) |
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Manufacturing facility of new construction materials from waste plastic (METI) |
| 9. |
Uguisuzawa Town, Miyagi (12 Nov. 1999) |
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Recycling facility for home electric appliances(METI) |
| 10. |
Hokkaido (30 June 2000) |
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Recycling facility for home electric appliances(METI) |
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Recycling facility for paper packages and containers(METI) |
| 11. |
Hiroshima (13 Dec. 2000) |
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RDF generation, facility for melting ash(METI-RE, MoE-WTF) |
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Polyester blended fabric recycling facility(METI) |
| 12. |
Kochi City, Kochi (13 Dec. 2000) |
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Recycling facility for styrofoam(METI) |
| 13. |
Minamata City, Kumamoto (6 Feb. 2001) |
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Recycling facility for bottles(METI) |
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Recycling facility to reprocess waste plastic into combined recycled resin (METI) |
| 14. |
Yamaguchi (29 May 2001) |
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Facility to convert incineration ash into raw material for cement(METI) |
| 15. |
Naoshima Town, Kagawa (28 March 2002) |
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Recycling facility for fusion fly ash(METI) |
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Recycling facility for valuable metals (METI-RE) |
| 16. |
Toyama City, Toyama (17 May, 2002) |
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Hybrid type waste plastic recycling facility(METI) |
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Recycling facility for wood based waste (MoE) |
| 17. |
Aomori (25 Dec. 2002) |
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Recycling facility for incineration ash and scallop seashell (METI) |
| 18. |
Hyogo (25 April 2003) |
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Recycling facility for gasifying waste tires(MoE) |
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Advanced selection recycling facility for mixed construction wastes (MoE) |
| 20. |
Okayama (29 March 2004) |
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Carbonization facility for waste wood(METI) |
| 21. |
Kamaishi City, Iwate (13 Aug. 2004) |
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Recycling facility for fish processing waste (METI) |
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Recycling facility for nickel (METI) |
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Manufacturing facility for low environmental load and highly value-added mat (METI) |
| 23. |
Suzuka City, Mie (29 Oct. 2004) |
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Composting facility for paint sludge (METI) |
| Notes: |
1. |
Date in parentheses is the date on which the program was approved. |
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2. |
Abbreviations in parentheses after the names of the facilities indicate kinds of subsidy and the ministries providing to it. |
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METI: |
Subsidy to Eco Town by Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) |
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MET-RE: |
Subsidy to Renewable Energy by METI |
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MoE: |
Subsidy to Eco Town by the Ministry of the Environment (MoE) MoE-WTF: Subsidy to Waste Treatment Facility by MoE |
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