Incineration rate of municipal waste Japan 2012-2021

In 2021, the incineration rate of municipal waste in Japan amounted to 75 percent. The incineration rate dropped to around 69 percent in 2015 but increased again in more recent years.  Waste incineration in JapanIncineration remains the most widely used waste treatment method in Japan, as it can easily reduce the volume of waste. Despite the filtering technologies, which avoid the release of huge amounts of fumes, the incineration process produces greenhouse gases that contribute to air pollution and climate change. In Japan, the incineration process is often used to generate energy. In recent years, the number of waste incineration facilities that generate energy increased to over 380. Consequently, the power generated from waste incineration grew steadily. Waste management in JapanRemaining at close to 20 percent throughout the past decade, Japan has one of the lowest recycling rates among industrialized countries. Waste that cannot be recycled or incinerated is disposed of as landfill. Even though the amount of final waste disposal declined in recent years, Japan is facing a shortage of landfill sites as the remaining capacity of sites for final waste disposal is shrinking.

于2021年，日本城市废弃物的焚烧比率达到了75%。2015年焚烧比率降至约69%，但近年来又有所上升。在日本，焚烧作为处理废弃物的最广泛应用方法，能够有效地减少废弃物的体积。尽管存在过滤技术以避免大量烟雾的排放，但焚烧过程仍会产生温室气体，这些气体对空气污染和气候变化产生了贡献。在日本，焚烧过程常被用于发电。近年来，用于发电的废弃物焚烧设施数量增加至380家以上，因此，由废弃物焚烧产生的电力稳步增长。在过去十年中，日本的回收率一直保持在接近20%，在工业化国家中属于最低水平之一。无法回收或焚烧的废弃物被作为填埋物处理。尽管近年来最终废弃物处理量有所下降，但由于可用于最终废弃物处理的场地剩余容量持续减少，日本正面临着填埋场地短缺的问题。