Home The Challenges of Waste Toward the 21st Century
Article
Licensed
Unlicensed Requires Authentication

The Challenges of Waste Toward the 21st Century

Concepts and Issues
  • Y. Saeki
Published/Copyright: May 27, 2013
Become an author with De Gruyter Brill

Abstract

The problems of waste disposal have become major issues in Japan. Japan must deal directly with these issues. In early 1970s, “KOGAI” or environmental pollution already loomed as major problems. A number of technical innovations and systems were proposed to recycle various waste products. Based on those experiences, current situation of urban refuse, waste plastics, scrapped tires and scrapped automobiles in Japan and their challenges toward 21st century are discussed.


* Mail address: Dr. Y. Saeki, R & D Division, Nippon Zeon Co., Ltd., furukawa sogo Bldg., 6-1 Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100 Japan.

Received: 1992-6-5
Accepted: 1992-7-31
Published Online: 2013-05-27
Published in Print: 1993-03-01

© 1993, Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich

Downloaded on 26.9.2025 from https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.3139/217.930003/html
Scroll to top button