Environmental and Economic Evaluation of the Teshima Waste Disposal Project

Abstract

By evaluating the environmental and economic efficiency of the Teshima waste disposal project related to the removal and treatment of industrial waste in the Teshima Incident, which is one of the largest cases of illegal dumping in Japan, we clarify the environmental load and the economic burden caused by this incident in which the illegal disposal of contaminated industrial waste continued without proper treatment. In this study, we analyzed the factors affecting the environmental impact and economic performance during the period of the project to clarify the problems that occurred during the removal, detoxification and recycling of inappropriately disposed industrial waste and the effects of countermeasures.