are relatively easy to be reclaimed, because it is easy to meet the required volume and their composition is stable, therefore they are reclaimed in the form of 1.08 million tons of compost (35%), 1.32 million tons of animal feeding stuff (43%), and 240,000 tons of extracted oils and fats (8%), making a total of 2.64 million tons (a recycling rate of 86%).

The food wastes (business type municipal wastes) derived from food distribution industries and restaurants are reclaimed as 1.09 million tons of compost (21%), 560,000 tons of animal feeding stuff (11%), and 410,000 million tons of extracted oils and fats (8%), making a total of 2.07 million tons (a recycling rate of 40%).

On the other hand, food wastes derived from domestic households (household municipal wastes) are generated in small amounts and from numerous places, and the composition is too complicated, therefore, only 640,000 tons (6%) are now reclaimed.

Table 2-4 Generation and treatment status of food waste (fiscal year 2007)
Waste generation	Disposal by incineration or landfill	Composting	Livestock feed	Others	Total
Municipal waste:	1,642	1,371	—	—	—	271
Domestic	1,119	1,055	—	—	—	64
Business	522	316	109	56	41	207
Industrial waste	307	43	108	132	24	264
Total	1,948	1,414	—	—	—	535

As a result of the foregoing, in total, 5.35 million tons (27%) of the food wastes are reclaimed by composting or animal feeding, etc. and the remaining 14.14 million tons (73%) are incinerated and disposed by landfill.

Additionally, rubbish type biomass including food wastes have more possibility to be reclaimed for compost or animal feeds and to be converted to energy or electric power, it is required to further promote their reuse in the establishment of a Sound Material-Cycle Society and the creation of a society that does not contribute to global warming.

### H. Automobiles

## (a) Automobiles

Used automobiles are firstly sold from collecting companies (mostly car dealers) to fluorocarbon destruction operators to collect fluorocarbons used for car air-conditioners. Then they are sold to scrapping companies to collect useful parts and components such as engines and doors. The remaining scrap wastes are sold to shredding companies to collect iron materials and other useful metals and the remainder (shredder dusts) are disposed of as wastes (Figure 2-29). Concerning the percentage by weight of an automobile, about 20 to 30% are collected (reuse of parts) as useful parts by scrapping companies and about 50 to 55% are recycled (material recycling) as materials.

The “Law for the Recycling of End-of-Life Vehicles” (hereinafter referred to as “End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Law”) has been enforced and in full operation since January 2005, in the period from enforcement until March 2009, recycling fees for about 92.77 million automobiles have been deposited and in Year 2008 alone. 3.58 million used automobiles were disposed of in accordance with the End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Law.

Since October 2005, new support businesses were start-

Figure 2-29 End-of-life vehicle disposal flow (fiscal year 2008)

Source: Created based on "Report on Assessing and Reviewing the Execution Status of Automobile Recycling System" released in January 2010 by the Automobile Recycling Working Group in the Waste and Recycling Subcommittee under the Industrial Structure Council and the Automobile Recycling Technical Committee in the Waste and Recycling Committee under the Central Environment Council