大規模災害の災害廃棄物対策に関する動向 ～実効性の高い備え

抄録

Based on the lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Japanese government pressed ahead with legal development and formulation of necessary plans, conducted technological and system studies, dispatched groups of specialists, etc. to prepare for the risk of the Nankai Trough Megathrust Earthquake and the Tokyo Inland Earthquake. Case studies show that, even in the emergency situation following a disaster, strict waste sorting helps the wastes to be treated properly and rapidly afterward and the associated costs to be managed at a low level. It is thus vital to build up and share knowledge and experience including the aforementioned practical task, i.e. repeat education and training, thereby increasing the effectiveness of the plans.