Industrial Waste Disposal.pdf

Japan's industrial waste discharge and treatment situation:
The total discharge amount of industrial waste in Japan was approximately 384,696,000 tons in 2013, an increase of about 6 million tons from the previous survey.
The top 5 industries with the highest discharge amounts were:
1. Electricity, gas, heat supply, and waterworks (97,991,000 tons, 25.5% of the total)
2. Agriculture and forestry (82,963,000 tons, 21.6% of the total)
3. Construction (80,348,000 tons, 20.9% of the total)
4. Iron and steel industry (30,755,000 tons, 8.0% of the total)
5. Pulp, paper, and paper products manufacturing (30,441,000 tons, 7.9% of the total)
The top 3 types of industrial waste discharged were:
1. Sludge (164,169,000 tons, 42.7% of the total)
2. Animal dung and urine (82,626,000 tons, 21.5% of the total)
3. Crushed stone and gravel (63,233,000 tons, 16.4% of the total)
The regional distribution of industrial waste discharge was:
1. Kanto region (101,550,000 tons, 26.4% of the total)
2. Chubu region (58,300,000 tons, 15.2% of the total)
3. Kyushu region (55,840,000 tons, 14.5% of the total)
4. Kinki region (53,140,000 tons, 13.8% of the total)