2008 Volume 11 Issue 2 Pages 113-136
The largest illegal dump of waste in Japan (2.86 million m^3) has come to light in the Oyachi-Heizu district in the northern part of Yokkaichi city. Dumping went on at the site from about 1970 to 2004. On the basis of information released by Mie prefecture, this paper relates how the accumulation of waste took place and describes the nature of the problem.