Abstract
Since Shibushi City has no incineration facilities of its own all waste is sent for disposal at a landfill site, the final disposal site for general waste, in collaboration with the neighboring town of Osaki. In order to reduce landfill waste at the final disposal site, the city has been conducting separate collection for 27 waste items which are recycled, based on the policy that “Mixed waste remains just waste, but sorted waste can be a resource.” While the overall amount of landfill waste has been decreasing, used disposable diapers still account for about 20% of landfill composition, and the idea of recycling these has become an issue. A demo-test for the recycling of used disposable diapers through a public-private partnership was initiated in 2016 to address the problem of used diapers, and we have also been working on promotion of consumption of local resources within municipalities. This initiative works to resolve local problems while also contributing to extension-of-life for the final disposal site and reduction of carbon dioxide emissions globally.
