SEASONAL VARIATION ON COMBUSTIBLE WASTE SET-OUTS UNDER "DOOR-TO-DOOR" COLLECTION METHOD WITH "PAY-AS-YOU-THROW" SYSTEM

Abstract

 The analysis on waste set-out behavior and the unit amount distribution of waste was conducted for municipal combustible waste at one district in Fukuoka city, Japan, both in spring and summer season. As a result, most households decided the capacity of waste bag in advance based on the long time experience. And the seasonal variation on waste set-outs mainly depended on the distribution of the unit amount of waste, which meant that it was possible that some combinations between such distribution of the unit amount of waste and the set up capacities of waste bag would cause the dramatic variation between the different seasons.