6 th Regional 3R forum in Asia and the Pacific 16 th August 2015 Kawasaki 3 R Promotion Character Kawasaki Environmental Research Institute City of Kawasaki, Japan 1
Contents Profile and history of Kawasaki city I. Efforts on environmental problems “ Kogai” II. III. Efforts towards “resource circulation society”
Profile and History I. of Kawasaki city
Profile of Kawasaki City 川崎市のプロフィール Kawasaki City, called “Industrial City Kawasaki” was developed as a city of manufacturing; recently, the city is transforming drastically into a city of high-tech technology and industry, a base for industrial technology and research & development, which leads Japan. 1,450,097 people (Jan.1,2014) Population 144.35 K ㎡ Area 5244.0 billion yen Gross production of the city Manufacturing Major Industries Service Transportation ・ Service General machinery Major manufacturing Metal products industries Electric New manufacturing technology Developing industries Info / telecommunication Environment Highest elevation Lowest elevation Welfare 148.0m (above sea level) - 0.365m (above sea level) Lifestyle / culture Asao-Ward Kurokawa area Kawasaki-ward Oshima area
Development as an Industrial Metropolis 産業都市としての発展 【 In 1940’s 】 Kawasaki city developed considerable efforts on attracting factories. 【 In 1960’s 】 Drastic changes in water front area of Kawasaki by land reclamation for developing “Kehin Industrial zone”. 【 In 2008 】
Efforts on environmental II. problems “ Kogai”
Extensive and Serious Kogai problems in Kawasaki city 川崎市で発生した甚大な公害問題 ○ As the core of Kawasaki City, Keihin industrial area towed a high economic growth in Japan. On the other hand, it triggered rapid environmental degradation. Serious pollution include air pollution and water contamination. ○ Many surrounding residents showed chronic bronchitis and bronchial asthma symptoms due to atmospheric pollutant discharged from factories and vehicles. Kawasaki coastal industrial area in the 1960s View of coastal area in the early 1970s
Major antipollution measures conducted by Kawasaki City 川崎市が実施した主要な公害克服にむけた取り組み Year Major countermeasures Promulgations and enactment of the Kawasaki City Ordinance for Pollution Prevention (former 1960 ordinance) Establishment of a continuous monitoring system for sulfur dioxides etc. through use of centralized 1968 air pollution monitoring equipment. Establishment and enforcement of “Regulations concerning Relief Measures for Persons Affected 1969 by Pollution ”and the beginning of relief for pollution victims Commencement of agreements signed with 39 factories within Kawasaki City regarding the 1970 prevention of air pollution to tighten antipollution measures aimed at polluting sources Promulgation of the Kawasaki City Ordinance for Pollution Prevention ,introduction of regulations 1972 on total emissions, and completion of the Pollution Monitor Center Completion of the Promulgation of the Kawasaki City Ordinance on Environmental Assessment and 1976 the introduction of a mechanism to prevent environmental degradation before it occurs Completion of an automatic system for monitoring nitrogen oxides at the source of release 1978 (achievement of the environmental standard for sulfur dioxide concentrations at 32 major factories in the city in all major areas) Concentration of sulfur dioxide reduction achieved by satisfying the environmental standard in the 1979 entire city area Establishment and promulgation of the Kawasaki City Ordinance for conservation of Living 1999 Environment including Pollution Prevention
Trend of total amount of SOx, NOx and PM emitted from factories/ 工場から排出量される SOx, Nox 及び煤塵の動向 （ｔ / ｙ） 1972 ： Promulgation of Kawasaki City Pollution Control Ordinance （ Total Volume Regulation Introduced ） 50,000 1974:National Government Revises Air Pollution Control Act,Total Volume Regulation Introduced Sulfur Oxide(SOx) 45,879 1978 ： Kawasaki City Basic Total Volume regulation Strengthened 1991 ： Kawasaki City basic Environment ordinance 40,000 1993 ： Promulgation of Automobile Nox Act Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) 1999:Kawasaki City Issues Ordinances Related to Pollution Control and the Preservation of Living Environments (2000 ： Comprehensive 28,554 30,000 Reduction Measures Introduced for SMPs,NO ｘ ,SO ｘ ,PM,HCL ） 2002: Issuance of Automobile NOx ・ PM Act 20,000 9,739 Environmental Standard for Sox 10,000 achieved 2004 Environmental Standard for SPM achieved 2,688 Particulate Matter(PM) 851 481 0 年 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 Changes in Atmospheric Pollutant Outputs Emitted by Factories/Offices(All Cities) 34
Efforts towards resource III. circulation society
3 Collection of General Waste / Treatment Facilities ： Waste treatment (incineration) facility ： Waste collection office Tama Waste Collection Office ： Waste transfer station 600t/day (Takatsu Ward) ： Landfill site for incineration ash (Tama Ward) Tachibana recycle community center Tachibana Waste Nakahara Waste Collection Office Kanagawa rinkai railway Ukishima line Treatment Center (Miyamae Ward) 450t/day JR Musashinominami line (freight) Miyamae Waste Collection Office Ouzenji sports and cultural facilities utilizing heat Japan freight railway company Kawasaki freight Suehirocho station energy from the incineration plant station JR Kajigaya Freight Terminal (Asao Ward) (Nakahara 900t/day Ward) (Saiwai Ward) Ouzenji Waste Treatment Center Kase Clean Center Ukishima Waste Treatment Center Nanbu Waste Collection Office Kawasaki Waste Collection Office City hall Nanbu recycle center Tsutsumine Waste Treatment Center Ukishima Waste (Kawasaki Ward) Disposal Office Tsutsumine sports and cultural facilities utilizing heat 600t/day energy from the incineration plant Iriezaki clean center 2670,000m 3 Introduced for the first Tokyo time in Japan in 1995 Bay An environmentally- friendly transportation Kawasaki City consisting of 7 wards is long in the north-south direction. 4 waste treatment facilities, 5 waste collection offices, 1 waste disposal site. (including various others such as bulk waste treatment facility, recycle facility for cans/bottles/plastic bottles, etc.) 1 1
Collection of General Wastes / 3 Treatment Facilities Combustion capacity 900ｔ／day Tachibana Ouzenji Ukishima Tsutsumine Combustion capacity Combustion capacity 450ｔ／day 600ｔ／day Tokyo Bay 12
Waste Disposal Site of Kawasaki Ukishima Landfill Site ( 1 st period: 1978 - 2006) Commencement of combined use in 1978 Closed in 2006 Ukishima Landfill Site (2 nd period: 2000- ) Commencement of combined use in 2000 Those sites deal with incinerated residues for incineration Residual volume Ukishima, 1 st period Expected to reach the Ukishima, limit in 40 years 2 nd period UKISHIMA Landfill Site （deal with incinerated residues） Ukishima, 1 st period Ukishima, 2 nd period Tokyo Bay 13
History of Waste Processing • Development of garbage trucks and collection started (1955) • Daily collection (6 times per week) and Incineration for all burnable wastes （ 1961 ～） Load packer 1960 - Today • 毎日収集（週 6 日）と可燃物の全量焼却を実施（ 1961 年～） Contemporary thinking Preserving the living environment Improving public hygiene Appropriate processing (incineration) was the central concept With the period of high economic growth, Japan entered the period of mass production, mass consumption and mass waste disposal 1990: "Waste Emergency" declared Promoting the reduction of waste and making it a resource 14
Changes in waste collection and disposal treatment by Kawasaki City （ 1968 ～ resent ） Stated bulk waste collection (1968-) Started empty can collection (1977- , started city-wide collection in 1998) Started used dry cell collection （ 1984- ） Started empty bottle collection (1991 - , started city-wide collection in 1999) Started railway transportation of garbage （ 1995- ） Started small metal collection （ 1997- ） Started plastic bottle collection （ 1999- , started city-wide collection in 2003) Started charging for over-sized trash （ 2004- ） Started a pilot test for various papers collection (2006, started city-wide collection in 2011) Started garbage collection 3 days a week Started plastic containers and packaging collection （ 2011-, started city wide collection in2013 ） Started collection 2 days a week （ 2013- ） After announcement of garbage emergency declaration on wastes (1990), Kawasaki City gradually started waste collection, and tried to reduce volumes the 15 garbage which goes to incineration process .
Recommend
More recommend
