TOKYO, March 27 -- Ministry of the Environment issued the following news:
Municipal solid waste generation and disposal in FY2024
The Ministry of the Environment, Japan, conducted a survey on the generation and disposal of municipal solid waste (solid waste and excrement) in FY2024 and published the results. The results are summarized as follows. The amount and cost of disaster waste disposal subsidized by the government are excluded since FY2011. The percentage change is calculated from the base data. Therefore, if you recalculate the figures listed in the press release materials, the results may not match.
The total volume of waste generation decreased and the volume of waste generation per person per day decreased.
* Total waste generation: 38,110,000 t (decreased 2.2% from 38,970,000 t in FY2023)
* Waste generation per person per day: 839 g (decreased 1.5% from 851 g in FY2023)
The volume of household waste generation decreased and the volume of household waste generation per person per day decreased.
The amount of landfill waste decreased 3.2% from FY2023, and the recycling rate remained flat.
* Landfill waste: 3,060,000 t (decreased 3.2% from 3,160,000 t in FY2023)
* Waste reduction rate: 99.2% (99.2% in FY2023)
* Landfill waste without intermediate treatment: 0.8% (0.8% in FY2023)
* Total amount of recycled waste: 7,380,000 t (decreased 3.4% from 7,630,000 t in FY2023)
* Recycling rate: 19.3% (19.5% in FY2023)
* The number of waste incineration plants decreased.
* The incineration capacity per plant slightly increased.
* The plants with power generation facilities increased to 41.9% of all plants.
* The total power generating capacity increased.
As of March 31, 2025.
* Number of plants: 991 (decreased 1.3% from 1,004 in FY2023)
* Capacity: 173,761 t/day (174,598 t/day in FY2023)
* Capacity per plant: 175 t/day (174 t/day in FY2023)
* Number of plants using residual heat: 710 (724 in FY2023)
* Number of plants with power generation facilities: 415 (411 in FY2023) (41.9% of total)
* Total power generating capacity: 2,289,000 kilowatts (increased 2.6% from 2,230,000 kilowatts in FY2023)
* Remaining landfill capacity and the number of landfills are generally decreasing and candidate sites for landfills are continuously difficult to secure.
* The amount of landfill waste decreased, and remaining landfill capacity expressed in terms of years increased.
As of March 31, 2025.
* Remaining landfill capacity: 93,290,000 m3 (decreased 2.6% from 95,750,000 m3 in FY2023)
* Remaining landfill capacity expressed in terms of years: 24.9 years (24.8 years in FY2023)
Expense of waste disposal increased.
* Expense of waste disposal: 2,448.9 billion yen (2,291.2 billion yen in FY2023)
* Main contents of expense:
* Construction and improvement: 556.1 billion yen (440.2billion yen in FY2023)
* Disposal and running costs: 1,780.2 billion yen (1,700.0 billion yen in FY2023)
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
