Abstract
Recently, a lot of disasters by typhoon and earthquake have occurred. The processing and the disposal of a large amount of disaster wastes are important problems. In this study, we researched the situation of disaster wastes in The Mid Niigata Prefecture Earthquake in 2004 as an example, and examined the problems of processing/disposal of disaster wastes. As the results, it is shown that the peripheral environment is negatively affected by the disaster wastes. Considering the hygiene securing and environmental preservation, the local government should be planning various systems such as the support system of large area including peripheral local government and the prompt environmental countermeasure by the case of the prolongment of temporary depository. In particular, at the area where probability of earthquake outbreak is high, we need to have the plan that managed the disaster wastes, immediately. A problem of appropriate processing and disposal of the disaster wastes is common problem to the world, and it is considered that the world contribution for this problem is necessary into a field of vision in future.
