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Environmental Burdens: Factory Wastes
This Is How Much Wastes and Byproducts (*) We Generated to Produce Our Products
(* Our own factories' wastes only) |
Recycling and recovery of wastes are still at a very low level; we will continue our efforts toward recycling of all wastes, "zero emissions", by the year 2002.
| Total wastes and byproducts |
Total weight (tons)
|
Generated |
Recycled |
Processed / Incinerated / Landfilled |
1996
1997 |
29,560
23,906 |
7,060
7,543 |
22,500
16,363 |
Waste generation per unit of production (kg/kl)
|
Generated |
Recycled |
Processed / Incinerated / Landfilled |
1996
1997 |
97.8
77.8 |
23.4
24.5 |
74.4
53.2 |
Recycling rate
Breakdown
|
1996 |
1997 |
|
Generated |
Recycled |
Processed / Incinerated / Landfilled |
Generated |
Recycled |
Processed / Incinerated / Landfilled |
| Combustible hulls, husks, etc |
71 |
0 |
71 |
62 |
0 |
62 |
| Sludge (treated effluent) |
1,321 |
398 |
923 |
1,387 |
478 |
909 |
| Sludge (other) |
823 |
469 |
354 |
864 |
320 |
544 |
| Oil |
27 |
1 |
26 |
31 |
8 |
23 |
| Acids |
19,598 |
0 |
19,598 |
13,705 |
0 |
13,705 |
| Alkalis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
0 |
36 |
| Plastics |
376 |
34 |
342 |
283 |
10 |
273 |
| Paper |
569 |
516 |
53 |
689 |
681 |
8 |
| Wood |
144 |
142 |
2 |
54 |
49 |
5 |
| Rags |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Animal or vegetable matter |
1,199 |
860 |
339 |
830 |
710 |
120 |
| Aluminum scrap |
70 |
69 |
1 |
74 |
74 |
0 |
| Steel scrap |
226 |
178 |
48 |
433 |
433 |
0 |
| Glass |
749 |
727 |
22 |
980 |
970 |
10 |
| Ceramics |
699 |
0 |
699 |
665 |
0 |
665 |
| Construction industrial wastes |
24 |
1 |
23 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| Sake cake |
2,579 |
2,579 |
0 |
2,636 |
2,636 |
0 |
| Mirin cake |
1,037 |
1,037 |
0 |
1,079 |
1,079 |
0 |
| Distilling byproducts |
49 |
49 |
0 |
51 |
51 |
0 |
| Plum cake |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
42 |
0 |
| Total |
29,560 |
7,060 |
22,500 |
23,906 |
7,543 |
16,363 |
(Note: Inconsistencies in totals are due to rounding.)
| Revenues from byproduct sales |
| 23 million yen |
21 million yen
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