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FOLENS seminar February 2011: Solid Waste Management – Visit to Waste Treatment Complex & Environmental Data Analysis Facility
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| At the final disposal site | Learn about lobo work process for sample analysis |
It was a nice visit to a field again in February by Taniguchi Sensei’s coordination. The focuses were an appropriate waste treatment and notes on laboratory work for environmental analysis. The destinations were Nabari and Yokkaichi in Mie Prefecture. Mt. Gozaisho with pure snow was crisp in the winter sunlight. Train went through the mountains, with wind power generation plant on our window view, arriving at Nabari.
In Nabari, we visited Mie Comprehensive Recycle Center of Mie Chuo Kaihatsu, one of the largest recycling complexes in Japan. There, we learned harmful material control, and the importance of achieving material recycling, public information sharing and social consensus for waste management.
On the second day, we visited Yokkaichi Analysis Center of Tokai Techno, a privately run environmental data analysis facility known for its high quality control capability. The city of Yokkaichi has a severe environmental pollution history. The laboratory there gave us an idea of overarching process for sample treatment.
At the end of the trip, we had a fruitful discussion to recognize that future vision of the society is needed for waste management, thus there are many approaches and we can individually accumulate for this big concern. Sakakibara-Onsen was a pleasant night for our friendship.(HO)