March 1, 2004
A nationwide survey on the state of generation and treatment of industrial waste in FY 2001 (April 1, 2001 - March 31, 2002) was conducted and the results have been summarized as follows:
| 1. | State of generation and treatment (figures in parenthesis are those of FY2001) | |||||
| (1) | Total amount of industrial waste: Down approximately 6 million tons (approximately 1.4%) compared to the previous fiscal year. | |||||
| Total volume approximately 400 million tons | (406 million tons) |
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| (2) | Amount by industries: Top-six industries account for 80% of the total, the same as in FY2000. | |||||
| (i) | Electricity, gas, heat & water supply 93.14 million tons, 23.3% | (91.5 million tons, 22.5%) | ||||
| (ii) | Agriculture 90.43 million tons, 22.6% | (90.8 million tons, 22.4%) | ||||
| (iii) | Construction 76.15 million tons, 19.0% | (79.01 million tons, 19.5%) | ||||
| (iv) | Pulp, paper & processed paper manufacturing 27.14 million tons, 6.8% | (27.06 million tons, 6.7%) | ||||
| (v) | Steel industry 26.45 million tons, 6.6% | (26.6 million tons, 6.6%) | ||||
| (vi) | Chemical industry 16.89 million tons, 4.2% | (16.86 million tons, 4.2%) |
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| (3) | Amount by types of waste: Top-three types account for 80% of the total discharge, the same as in FY2000. | |||||
| (i) | Sludge 186.9 million tons, 46.7% | (189.18 million tons, 46.6%) | ||||
| (ii) | Excrement of animals 90.09 million tons, 22.5% | (90.49 million tons, 22.3%) | ||||
| (iii) | Tiles and pebbles 57.10 million tons, 14.3% | (58.83 million tons, 14.5%) |
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| (4) | Treatment of industrial waste: Rates of recycle, reduction, and final disposal, the same as in FY 2000. | |||||
| Recycle 183 million tons, 45.8% | (184 million tons, 45.4%) | |||||
| Reduction 175 million tons, 43.8% | (177 million tons, 43.6%) | |||||
| Final disposal 42 million tons, 10.4% | (45 million tons, 11.1%) |
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| 2. | State of final disposal sites (as of April 1, 2002) | |||||
| Critical status is unchanged. | ||||||
| Total capacity 197.41 million cubic meters(up 3.32 million cubic meters from 2001) | ||||||
| Remaining lifetime 4.3 years |
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