The government of Japan—seeking to maximize landfill diversion in a nation short on landfill space—has targeted C&D materials as a recycling opportunity.
Waste from construction sites accounts for about 20 percent of total commercial sector waste (and 60 percent of what is dumped illegally), according to a report in Look Japan magazine.
These figures helped make C&D a point of emphasis in the Construction Recycling Act, which took effect in May of 2002. The act mandates the recycling of concrete, asphalt and lumber generated at construction and demolition sites.
As part of the act, contractors are required to prepare and file recycling plans with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT).
Current markets for materials include the particleboard market for wood chips, as well as fuel generation and compost for scrap wood.
Realizing that adequate end markets will be necessary, MOLIT is calling for suggestions on uses for recycled construction materials.Latest from Construction & Demolition Recycling
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