Abstract
In this report we introduce the performance of Mie Waste Treatment Center. We have achieved zero landfilling with a new waste treatment system with the Kubota Surface Melting Furnace(KSMF) at the core. The plant is capable of treating 195 tons of incineration residues from MSW incineration plants in the prefecture and 45 tons of industrial waste (waste plastic, sludge, etc.) from private firms, a combined total of 240 tons a day. In the melter, ash in incineration residue is turned into recyclable slag, and heavy metals such as zinc are condensed into fly ash from melting furnace(secondary fly ash). The slag is fully recycled across the prefecture, mainly as construction material. Zinc in secondary fly ash is refined at a nonferrous refinery to be reused as raw material.
