Statistics on Industrial Waste Generation and its Utilization in Pulp and Paper Mills in Japan

Abstract

1. The total amount of industrial wastes generated in Japanese paper mills corresponds to about 6% of their paper production (bone dried base).
2. The utilization rate is 49.7% against 26.1% in the former survey in 1989 and supposed to increase furthermore because of the incremental commitment to recycling and the high cost of disposal and landfilling.
3. Almost 70% of wooden residues and combustible organic wastes from various manufacturing and effluent treatment processes are incinerated for energy recovery.