Waste Management in Kitakyushu City

Event: Implementing the Green City Agenda

Waste Management in Kitakyushu City

18 September 2013
Author / Speaker: 
Shinsuke Takeuchi, Environment Bureau, Kitakyushu City, Japan - Email the author | Other materials by the author

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This presentation covers the methods of waste management employed by the City of Kitakyushu in Japan. How Kitakyushu City reduced its overall waste through the introduction of a new recycling system is examined. The cost and future targets of waste management in the city are also discussed. 

Geographical Focus: 
Japan
Type of Content: 
Learning Event

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