Waste Management Division
Bureau of Environment
Tokyo Metropolitan Government1

●Waste Management of Tokyo●Wasteo ““Waste
Waste Management Program”,
 According ttoProgram”,

we are implementing specific activities inorder to reach Sound Material Cycle Society.

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Basic Concept of the Program
Transformation for Sound MaterialCycle Society【Our target : Sustainable Sound Material Cycle Society】□ Consumption of natural resources and waste generation areboth reduced in line with promotion of waste reduction, reuseand recycling activities.

□ We can enjoy safe and comfortable living environment bymeans of minimization of the risk for waste disposal.
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Plan objectives
計画目標i) Reducing final disposal of FY 2010 into
1.6 million tons
(35% reduction compared to FY 2004)
ii) Promoting recycling of waste plastics inorder to reduce final disposal into zeroiii)Increasing recycling of construction
sludge by 50%
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Plan objectives
計画目標
計画目標iv)Establishing a management system ofhazardous waste inside Tokyo Metropolisv) Strengthening extensive liaison in
Metropolitan sphere in order to reduce
illegal disposal of industrial waste intozerovi)Establishing a system in which goodindustrial waste management contractors
can raise their market value
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11/15 PMSome Activities for Waste Reduction andPromotion of Recycling

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Toward
Toward 00 (Zero)(Zero) Landfilling
LandfillingContents of Landfilling
2003FY
2003FYOthers

plasticOthers
plasticAsh

By Weight
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By Volume
TMG’s
TMG’s landfill
landfill site
site7

Recycling Waste Plastics ①
Image Figure
Number with circle shows priority.

①Reduce①Reduce

Plastics
Plastics③Energy③Energyrecovery
recovery

Waste
Waste
Plastics
Plastics

Recycle②For②Formaterialmaterialuse,use,
For
Forchemicalchemicaluseuse④Landfilling
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Energy recovery

Collect
Collectplastics
plasticsas
ascombustible
combustiblewaste
wasteandandrecover
recoverenergy
energyReduction
Reductionof
ofwastewastelandfill
landfillvolumevolume(life(lifeextension
extensionofoflandfill
landfillsite)
site)
8Recycling Waste Plastics ②
 Waste plastics which are not dirty should be recycled for resources or fuels
for industry.
 Other waste plastics should be lead to fuels for waste power generation.
繊維類、文具事務用品等
飲料用ペットボトル

フレーク

レジ袋、包装材、ヒモ類、クリアファイ
ル、ＣＤケース 等
食品等内容物が付着していないもの

ペレット

高炉原料、固形燃料、セメント製造用燃料等

固形燃料(RPF)

前処理プラ

弁当容器、飲料カップ、ラップ類、ボールペン、のり容器 等

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上記Ⅰ、Ⅱの再資源化に不適なもの
食品等が付着している
金属部品が使用されている 等廃棄物発電施設9

Recycling Waste Plastics ③
Basic Policy Aiming for Zero Landfilling of Waste Plastics
in TMG Landfill Site
1 Objective
Promotion of recycling waste plastics in order to achieve zero landfilling ofindustrial waste plastics by FY2011.
2 Disposal methods to replace landfill, and order of precedence➀ Promotion of material recycling for single-material waste plastics.
➁ Promotion of recycling of waste plastics with low levels of dirt and foreign
substance contamination as fuels and raw materials for industrial use.
➂ Re-direction of other waste plastics to waste power generation plants, etc,for use as fuel for power generation.
3

Yearly plans for approved volumes of waste plastic delivery

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Waste plastic delivery approval for each businessIn accordance with the above approved volumes for waste plastic delivery foreach year, each business will be subject to delivery approval.
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Recycling Waste Plastics ④■ Agreement on Zero Landfilling of Waste Plastics– 174 companies (as of August 2010)■ Objective
Promotion of waste plastic recycling through the conclusion of an agreementwith industrial waste management companies who have adopted a proactive
approach towards recycling to achieve “Zero Waste Plastic Landfill”.
■ Agreement content
Zero Waste Plastic Landfill Agreement
Tokyo Metropolitan
Government

Industrial Waste
Management Companies
Should separate waste plastics,
promote collection and transport
based recycling and recycle of waste
plastics, and encourage to waste
plastics generators.

ApproachSupport

Should disclose the names ofcompanies in agreement with TMG,
and the measures taken by theseenterprises and propagate theseefforts.

Promoting recycling

End FY2010 – Zero Waste Plastic Landfill
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Recycling Incineration Ash ①slag

FY2007
About 70,000t

Secondaryproducts ofconcrete

Clean Association of TOKYO23

Asphalt pave aggregate,road material
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Recycling Incineration Ash ②
Eco-cement
Combustible Waste
Incineration
Plant

Residue
Fly AshEco-cement
Facility

Limestone etc.
FY2007
Combustible Waste
600,000ton↓Incineration Ash
80,000ton↓
Eco-cement 120,000ton
Tokyo Tama Regional Association for Waste
Management and Resource Recycling
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Secondary products of concrete

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Toward establishing a system in whichgood industrial waste management
contractors can raise their market value

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Tokyo Super Eco-Town Project Outline
Objectives●●Improving
Improvingthe
thewastewasteprocessing
processingrate
ratewithin
withinthe
theTokyoTokyometropolitan
metropolitanarea
area●●Increased
Increasedrecycling
recyclingrate
rateaiming
aimingtoward
towardzero
zerolandfill
landfilldisposal
disposal●●Development
Developmentofofadvanced
advancedandandhighly
highlyreliable
reliablewaste
wastetreatment/recycling
treatment/recycling
businesses
businesses

Positioning●● 2001
2001––EstablishedEstablishedas
asthe
thenational
nationalurban
urbanrenaissancerenaissanceprojectproject●● 2003
2003––Eco
EcoTown
Townprojectprojectapproved
approved(METI,(METI,MOE)
MOE)

Project implementation method●The role of TMG
・Provision of TMG owned land・Acceptance of applications from project
implementing businesses (2002, 2006)
・Technical advice regarding environmental
measures・Hosting of inspection tours, PR enlightenment● The role of private businesses
・Purchase of TMG owned land
・Construction/operation of facilities
・Public opening of facilities anddissemination of technologies
15Super Eco-Town in Tokyo’s Waterfront Area
C&D Waste
Recycling Plants
Tokyo Station
Tokyo Tower

PCB Waste DisposalPlant

Gasification &Melting Power Plant

Waterfront City

E-WasteRecycling Plants

Port of Tokyo

Food Waste
Recycling Plants

Landfill Site

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Outline of Super Eco-Town Facilities
As of July 2010
Site

Inner Central
Breakwater
Landfill Site

Facility type/Operator

Treated waste, etc.

PCB Waste Disposal Plant
Japan Environmental Safety
Corporation

PCB waste from transformers, capacitors and ballasts from Tokyo andthree neighboring prefectures
This facility undertakes PCB waste disassembly, washing anddetoxification through chemical treatment

Gasification & Melting PowerPlant
Tokyo Waterfront Recycle
Power Co.,
Co., Ltd.

Waste plastic, waste wood, waste paper and infectious medical waste
waste
This facility undertakes highly efficient power generation by utilizing
utilizing
waste plastics, etc. that are not suitable for material recycling
recycling as fuel for
power generation, and also implements appropriate treatment of infectious
infectious
medical waste.

Construction & Demolition
Recycling Plant

Rubble, waste plastic, waste glass, waste pottery, waste wood, etc.
etc.
①② These facilities undertake material recycling through mechanicalseparation of mixed construction waste

Rubble/Sludge Recycling Plant
Seiyu Kogyo

Rubble, glass/concrete/pottery waste, construction sludge
This facility produces recycled aggregate for concrete using the heating
and rubbing method to treat rubble generated from construction sites
sites
Food scraps (kitchen scraps and leftovers), food product manufacturing
manufacturing
scraps, etc.
① This facility utilizes biogas generated from the methane fermentation
fermentationof food waste for power generation through fuel cells, etc.
② This facility uses oil as the heating medium for the drying treatment
treatmentof food waste to produce formula feed for poultry and pig farming
farming① Takatoshi Corporation Ltd.
② Recycle Peer Co.,
Co., Ltd.

Ota-ku, Jonanjima

Food waste Recycling Plants① Bioenergy Co.,
Co., Ltd.
② Alfo Co.,
Co., Ltd.

E-Waste Recycling Plants① Future Ecology Inc.
② ReRe-Tem Corporation
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Metal waste, plastic waste, glass, etc. (Electric/electronic equipment
equipmentsuch as waste PCs, etc.)① This facility undertakes the rere-use and material recycling of waste
electronic equipment, etc.
② This facility undertakes material recycling of waste electronic 17
equipment and metallic products, etc.

What’s NEW!

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Recycling of Rare Matal Electric products and rechargeable batteries containnoble metal and rare metal
Noble Metal and Rare metal: gold, silver, cobalt,
palladium, indium As Japan is an import-oriented country, it would be for
us important to recycle those items.
goldsilver

cupperpalladium

Per mobile phone

0.028 g0.189 g13.71 g0.014 gPer one ton ofmobile phone

280 g

2 kg

140 kg140 g

Cf. Per one ton ofnatural ore

0.92 g

93 g

12 kg

1.81 g

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Current Situation of E-Waste Recycling Home Appliance ( TV set, Air conditioner, Refrigerator,Washing machine）

ÎIncluded Home Appliance Recycling Act
PCÎDesignated as products which must be taken back after use
by manufacturer Rechargeable BatteryÎ Designated as products which must be taken back after
use by manufacturer Mobile phone, PHS, Rechargeable battery, ChargerÎManufacturers are spontaneously take back and recycle
them.

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Recycling activities for mobile phone
Mobile Recycle Network
Collect all kind of waste equipments ( mobile phone,rechargeable battery and charger) freely of all makers
and telecommunications carrier

Collect at about 10,400 mobile phone shop inJapan
Hand out those equipments to recycler
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Promotion of collecting mobile phone by thecooperation between TMG and Businesses Study about cooperation between the Civil Service

and Businesses for promoting rare metal collection
included in mobile phone.
 Conduct test collection of mobile phone at university,

subway station, etc. in order to inform the recycle
system to the people and increase the number ofcollection for two month (Oct 2008~Dec 2008).
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Setting up collection box in Tokyo【Collection item】 Mobile phone, PHS, Rechargeable battery, Charger

Result (Collection amount)Mobile phone and PHS

１,５２２
Charger
５２７
Rechargeable battery １,３７１

Attitude survey① Many people did not know the collection system, but
think that they want to do recycling activity.
②Most strong reason to motivate people to participate
recycling activity is security for keeping personal
information safely.
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Collection pilot project for used small household appliances
Collection items

Small household appliances smaller than 15cm x 25cm(E.g.) Mobile phones, digital cameras, portable music players, handheld gaming devices, video cameras,
calculators, electronic dictionaries, portable DVD players, car navigation devices, portable TVs,
portable radios, and accessory items for these devices【Koto-ku】【Hachioji-shi】

Recycling in a “City where
diverse lifestyles co-exist”

Recycling in a “University town”

Collection using Boxes (70 in 67 locations)・Ward associated facilities (41 locations)
Government bldg, branch offices (9), bicycle
parking lots (10), libraries (6), culture centers (9),sports centers, etc. (6)・Main rail stations within the ward (13 locations)
Metropolitan subway (7 stations),
Yurikamome line (3 stations),
Rinkai line (3 stations)・Retail outlets (13 locations)
Shopping malls, high volume household
appliance retailers, etc.

Collection at events
・Koto Kumin Festival, Chuo Festival
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Collection using Boxes (52 in 51 locations)
・Rail station (1 monorail station)
・Roadside station - Takiyama
・Universities (18)・Super ALPS (2 stores)
・City associated facilities (29 locations)
City hall, Attaka Hall, Citizens’ Dept. on-site
offices, citizens’ centers, libraries, welfare
centers, incineration plants, treatment centers
for non-combustible materials

Mass collection 31 implementing organizations
Collection at events
・All university festivals
・Gingko Festival etc.

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・No. of collected items
FY2009 (over 4 months) Approx
13,000 items
FY2010 (over 5 months) Approx
11,000 items

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Development of an Integrated
Strategy for the Sustainable Useof Resources
Reducing the extraction of natural resources, greenhouse gas
emissions, and final waste disposal-～Panel for New 3Rs Strategy～26Panel for New 3Rs Strategy
 The Tokyo Metropolitan Environmental Master

Plan declare “creating a new urban model to fightthe climate change crisis and resources depletion”.
 We need to put into action integrated efforts tocreate a low-carbon society and a society with asound material cycle.
 TMG has launched a Panel for New 3Rs Strategy.
 TMG published “Development of an Integrated
Strategy for the Sustainable Use of Resources” inOct. 2009.
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Current Status and Challenges in the Use of Resources(In million tons)

Product
import: 40

Resource
import: 750
TMR of metalresources:
approx. 2,100

Domestic
resources:
760

Product export:
140
Population:
130 million
EnergyGDP:
4.4 trillion dollars consumption:
460
Resource input:
1.79 billion tons
Resource
productivity:
2,400 dollars/ton

Increase ofaccumulation:
840

GHGs
1,340

Final disposal,dewatering, etc.

Recycled resources: 240
Final disposal:
30

Material flows in Japan (in 2006)
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Sources:・TMR of metal resources: Fundamental Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society
・GHG emissions: National Institute of Environmental Studies website
・Remaining data: Japan’s Material Balance 2006, Clean Japan Center28

Resource use and environmental impact
 Current resource usage is not sustainable.

Biomass resources

Usage within the renewal rate must be kept in(Renewable resources) mind.

(An area of forest three times greater than domestic artificial forest
area is needed to support wood and paper consumption in Japan.)

Fossil-derived
resources

Increased consumption of fossil fuels equates toincreased CO2 emissions.

Metal resources

Vast amounts of earth and rock are discharged
during resource extraction. A TMR perspective
is necessary.
Huge amounts of resources are extracted inJapan. There are concerns over future increases
in final disposal volumes.

Ceramic/rock andsoil resources
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Integrated strategy for the sustainable
use of resources
Existing resource use

Sustainable resource use
Integrated strategy for thecyclical use of resources(1) Renewable resources should be used tothe maximum extent possible, and should beused within a level that allows for their renewal
in the long term.
(2) Non-renewable resources may be usedwithin a level that allows them to be
substituted by other materials or energy
sources.
(3) Environmental impact from humanactivities should remain within the capacity ofthe environment to restore itself.
 We need to develop a new strategy for the cyclical use of resources thataims to reduce the extraction of natural resources, GHG emissions, and
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Strategic direction
Approaches to both artery and vein processes
・Minimization and optimization of actual resource usage volume (Reduce)・Cyclical use of resources
・Changing raw materials (Raw materials that use renewable resources andelements with few resource constraints)

Promotion of cyclical use for metals and other natural resources
・Metal resources ⇒ TMR perspective (Total Material Requirement)
・Promoting the development of collection mechanisms for small electronic devices
・Biomass resources ⇒ Ecological footprint perspective

Visualization of GHG reduction effect due to cyclical use ofresources

Response to decreased demand for recycled resources as urban
maturation progresses
・There is a high possibility that volumes of waste concrete, etc, will exceed recycle
demand in the future
・Promotion of long life-cycles for buildings, etc, and expansion of “Building to building”
recycling

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