ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH
Online ISSN : 1884-8125
Print ISSN : 1345-9597
ISSN-L : 1345-9597
QUANTITY OF BURNED WASTE AND POSSIBLITY OF ITS REDUCTION: A CASE STUDY OF MORIYAMA CITY
Hajime YAMAKAWATakahiro KAMISHITAYutaka TERASHIMA
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2001 Volume 29 Pages 263-271

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Burned waste at their home was investigated in Moriyama City which introduces variable rates. As the result, the mean value became 119g per capita per day, and it became 97-139g per capita per day by area characteristics. Based on this value, the quantity of burned waste in Moriyama is estimated as 35% of the combustible waste collected by the city. The reduction of PR paper and packages and packaging waste seemed to be effective for the reduction of both collected waste and burned waste.
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