| dc.contributor | Economy Division | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | United Nations Environment Programme | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Onogawa, Kazunobu | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Gamaralalage, Premakumara Jagath Dickella | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | Liu, Chen | en_US |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Japan | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-20T08:53:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-12-20T08:53:12Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/30994 | |
| dc.description | Cognisant of the disadvantages of incineration (i.e. high disposal costs, barriers to promoting the 3Rs, overuse of resources and impacts on climate change), Oki Town decided to make a radical change with the installation of a biogas plant equipped with a methane fermentation system in 2006, sparking a transition from a conventional incineration-based waste management system to one focused on recycling-oriented resource management of organic waste.As a result, Oki Town’s recycling rate increased from 14.9% in 2005 to 63.1% in 2015. The amount of incinerated waste (called “combustible waste” in Japan) by households decreased by 56% from 2,295 tonnes in 2005 to 1,007 tonnes in 2015, and the amount of landfilled waste (called “incombustible waste” in Japan) by households decreased by 98% from 98 tonnes in 2005 to 2 tonnes in 2015. This case study describes the key activities carried out, major results achieved, and main highlights and lessons learnt for future actions. | en_US |
| dc.format | Text | en_US |
| dc.language | English | en_US |
| dc.rights | Public | en_US |
| dc.subject | RESOURCES CONSERVATION | en_US |
| dc.subject | WASTE MANAGEMENT | en_US |
| dc.subject | RECYCLING | en_US |
| dc.subject | WASTE UTILIZATION | en_US |
| dc.title | Paradigm Shift from Incineration to Resource Management, and Town Development: The Case of Oki Town | en_US |
| dc.type | Reports and Books | en_US |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being | en_US |
| wd.tags | Pollution | en_US |
| wd.tags | Solid Waste | en_US |
| wd.tags | Waste management | en_US |
| wd.topics | Chemicals & waste | en_US |
| wd.identifier.pagesnumber | 14 p. | en_US |
