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- Title
Municipal solid waste composition and food loss reduction in Kyoto City.
- Authors
Yamada, Tetsuji; Asari, Misuzu; Miura, Takahiro; Niijima, Tomoyuki; Yano, Junya; Sakai, Shin-ichi
- Abstract
For 35 years, Kyoto City has conducted detailed household waste composition surveys under the guidance of Kyoto University by dividing household waste into approximately 400 categories. In addition, the city has conducted detailed composition surveys of commercial waste generated by businesses. These surveys show that food loss accounts for approximately 40% of total waste, of which leftovers and untouched food account for about 40% in both households and business facilities. Consequently, the annual generation of household and commercial food loss is estimated at about 30,000 tons. Various efforts have been made to reduce waste, including food loss, but further reduction in environmental burden is needed. Thus, Kyoto City revised the ordinance for waste reduction, and in March 2015, formulated a new municipal waste management plan. The plan not only includes the 2Rs (reduce, reuse), but also, for the first time in Japan, sets quantitative targets for reducing food loss. Kyoto City must ensure that the necessary waste reduction measures are clearly explained to the residents and business operators. To ensure that this plan is successful, it is important to clarify concrete actions that residents and business operators should implement, along with their effects.
- Subjects
SOLID waste management; WASTE management; FOOD industrial waste; WASTE minimization; SOLID waste
- Publication
Journal of Material Cycles & Waste Management, 2017, Vol 19, Issue 4, p1351
- ISSN
1438-4957
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10163-017-0643-z