Disaster Waste Treatment and Other Efforts to Manage Disaster Waste in Aichi Prefecture

Abstract

Based on our experience working on disaster waste treatment following the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and the Tokai floods in 2000, we have been involved in agreements of mutual support together with the various municipalities and businesses of Aichi Prefecture. We have offered support to Aichi municipalities regarding the creation of guidelines for the development of a disaster waste management plan. Currently, we are reviewing the Aichi Prefecture Disaster Waste Management Plan, which aims to promptly treat the large amount of disaster debris left in the wake of the earthquake. The quickest possible recovery and reconstruction plan must be put into place in order to protect citizens′ lives and industrial activities when large-scale disasters occur, especially the Nankai Trough Earthquake which is predicted for this area. In the past, we estimated the amount of disaster waste that was generated based on the latest findings, i.e. publications such as New Damage Estimation for Aichi (May 2014) and the Disaster Waste Management Guidelines (March 2014 Ministry of the Environment). We are also conducting studies regarding the construction of disaster waste processing systems for each region. Based on our past studies, we will continue our support for the formulation of a municipal disaster waste management plan and will continue to review the Aichi Prefecture Disaster Waste Management Plan so as to keep the prefectural treatment system fully up to date.