March 26, 2008

‘Waste-to-Energy’

‘Thermal Recycle’ Project starts in 23 wards
in Tokyo from 2008.*

Thermal Recycle:
Plastic products (excluding plastic container and wrapping),
rubber products, and leather products used to be an
incombustible waste, landfilled solid waste.

In 2008, those products will be collected as combustible
waste and will be incinerated, recovering thermal energy
and will be used for hot water and generate electricity.
New rule as it’s called ‘Material Recycle’ is starting in Tokyo.

Material Recycle:
Producing polyester fiber from reclaimed
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles

Please click here
to see example for
how you separate recyclable resources and waste.
 (from Chiyoda Ward Office web-site)


New rules start from April 2008:
Adachi-ku, Arakawa-ku, Itabashi-ku, Edogawa-ku,
Katsushika-ku, Kita-ku, Koto-ku, Suginami-ku, Chuo-ku

New rules start from October 2008:
Sumida-ku, Setagaya-ku, Shinagawa-ku, Toshima-ku,
Taito-ku, Nerima-ku, Bunkyo-ku

Areas already started new rules before April 2008
or will start in 2008:
(already started in all districts) Ota-ku
(will start in 2008) Shinjuku-ku, Shibuya-ku,
Chiyoda-ku, Nakano-ku, Minato-ku, Meguro-ku

You must use 'Recommended garbage bag for
Tokyo 23-ward' which you can purchase from 
any supermarkets in Tokyo. 
garbage bag_Tokyo









For more information, please contact your ward office.

*Please note: Some districts already following new rules as ‘Model Area’.


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