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(Above). Dumping place in PNG. Above is Baruni dump. Open pit dump where
rubbish is dumped and not treated.
(Below).Shinegawa Incinerating Plant, the final dumping place of waste in Japan.
Generating Electricity from Waste
Japan is also joining Green Asia Global Corporation by turning the waste to energy (WTE)
through the use of modern technologies, which will help decrease waste volume, and
generate electricity as well.
Conclusion
In the view of this waste management report for Japan I wish the NCDC waste
management project initiated by the JICA will eventuate in 2015 with the full support
from Japan.
RECOMMENDATION
There is currently no intermediate treatment of waste before disposal at the
open dumps and no integrated Solid Waste Management System in place,
including recycling program or hazardous waste treatment facilities in PNG,
therefore Japanese government should give immediate assist in building this
facilities.
The use of the 3Rs and other treatment for waste reduction is at its minimal
however, Private small scale treatment facilities have only recently being
established in Port Moresby and is slowly moving to other major centers in the
country, who recycle non ferrous metals and aluminums and have also greatly
contributed to the minimization of such waste input into the dump sites.
The only method of disposal used in the urban areas and in PNG for that matter,
is crude dumping (open dumping), hence, the Japanese Government through JICE
International must give training or courses that would further enhance and
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