Debris Management

Some 20 million tons of waste resulted from the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE). The amount of debris in Iwate prefecture was 11 times greater than in a normal year, and in Miyagi 19 times greater. Appropriate treatment and disposal depends on the type of debris or waste, while recycling should also be considered. Authorities should prepare for disasters by designating temporary storage sites and routes for transporting waste. Japan's existing debris management plans are being revised to include methods for estimating the amount of disaster waste generated by tsunamis and appropriate measures for dealing with it. This report gives findings; lessons; and recommendations for developing countries.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Sakai, Shinichi, Bettencourt, Sofia U.
Format:	Brief biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-01
Subjects:	AIR CONDITIONERS, ANIMAL CARCASSES, APPLIANCES, ARSENIC, ASBESTOS, ASPHALT, BULKY WASTE, CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, CONTAMINANTS, CONTAMINATION OF WATER, DISASTER, DISASTER WASTE, DISASTER WASTE MANAGEMENT, DISASTER WASTES, DISASTERS, DISPOSAL, DISPOSAL CAPACITY, DISPOSAL METHOD, DISPOSAL SITE, DUST, ENERGY RECOVERY, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, FINAL DISPOSAL, FINAL DISPOSAL SITE, FIRE, FIRES, FLOODS, FLUORINE, FUELS, FURNITURE, GAS, GROUNDWATER, HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS, HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, HAZARDOUS WASTE, HAZARDOUS WASTES, HEAVY METALS, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE, INCINERATION, INCINERATOR, INCINERATORS, INFECTIOUS WASTE, KILNS, LANDFILL, LANDFILL SPACE, LANDFILLS, LIME, MUNICIPAL SOLID, MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE, ODOR, ODORS, ORGANIC MATERIALS, ORGANIC MATTER, ORGANIC POLLUTANTS, PAINTS, PCB, PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS, PESTICIDES, PLASTICS, PUTREFACTION, RECYCLING, REFRIGERATORS, SLUDGE, SOIL CONTAMINATION, SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL, SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITE, TANK, TANKS, TIRES, TREES, WASHING MACHINES, WASTE, WASTE COLLECTION, WASTE DISPOSAL SITES, WASTE GENERATION, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, WASTE RECYCLING, WASTE REUSE, WASTE SEGREGATION, WASTE SEPARATION, WASTE STORAGE, WASTE TRANSPORT, WHITE GOODS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18273310/debris-management http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16136
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