Item |
Target |
Indicator |
Municipal solid waste
1. Waste treatment facilities
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Reduce the amount of waste, promote recycling and reuse, and employ volume-reducing waste treatment/processing methods in order to reduce volume of final disposal at landfill sites, and follow through with final disposal. |
(1) |
Rate of waste recycling
16% (2002) → 21% (2007)
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(2) |
Rate of waste treatment
95%(2002) → 97%(2007)
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(3) |
Remaining capacity of final landfill sites for municipal solid waste
Maintain the FY 2002 level
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2. Power generation from waste |
Promote thermal recycling to generate electricity as much as possible during the incineration of waste that must be incinerated. |
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3. Night soil treatment
facilities |
Abolish ocean dumping of night soil and septic tank sludge, and carry out sanitary land-based treatment. |
(4) |
Sanitary treatment rate of night soil
96% (2002) → ca.100% (2007)
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4. Johkasoh
Note: |
Johkasoh is an on-site treatment system of domestic wastewater. |
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Promote septic tank treatment of night soil and domestic effluent to protect the aquatic environment. |
(5) |
Rate of population with effluent treatment services
76% (2002) → 86% (2007)
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(6) |
Rate of population with household wastewater treatment facilities
8% (2002) → 11% (2007)
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Industrial waste
5. Waste treatment centers
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Promote proper treatment of industrial waste. |
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6. PCB treatment facilities |
Promote the treatment of PCB waste. |
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