일본의 폐기물 관로수송시설의 운영 현황에서 배울점 (Household waste, Pipeline waste collection system, Recycling-oriented society)

서지정보

· 발행기관 : 한국폐기물자원순환학회
· 수록지 정보 : 한국폐기물자원순환학회지 / 33권 / 7호 / 716 ~ 720페이지
· 저자명 : 오길종, 박선오, 김기헌

초록

There has been an increasing trend for the installation of pipeline waste collection systems for household waste in themassive complexes of new houses in Korea. This trend is attributed to the advantages of the system, which can reducetraffic congestion and keep the residential areas clean. The system also prevents odors and facilitates the easy dischargeof waste by residents any time. However, several problems have been identified, whereby the installation and maintenancecosts of the system are considerable and the system does not support separate discharge of recyclable wastes. For example,residents normally discharge food waste separate from disposable municipal solid waste at the waste drop, but some ofthe systems mix them at the bottom and transfer them together, which goes against resources recirculation, an importantpoint of current waste management principles. Investigation into other countries’ experiences of the installation andoperation of these systems will be a good lesson for Korea. Therefore, we studied Japan’s case, because they have a numberof these systems between the 1970s and early 1990s as government-subsidized model projects led by the Ministry ofConstruction and the Ministry of Health and Welfare. However, it was done at a time when the reduction of dischargeof wastes and recycling were not considered significant owing to rapid economic development, only focusing on theconvenience of waste collection and transportation. Furthermore, energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions werenot priorities to be considered. Now that the systems are not suitable for the current resource recycling-oriented society,none have been installed since 2002, and many facilities have been closed already, with a few facilities operating withdifficulties. Therefore, the installation of pipeline collection systems for household waste should be further consideredwith appropriate measures to avoid the precedent experiences of Japan.

영어초록

There has been an increasing trend for the installation of pipeline waste collection systems for household waste in themassive complexes of new houses in Korea. This trend is attributed to the advantages of the system, which can reducetraffic congestion and keep the residential areas clean. The system also prevents odors and facilitates the easy dischargeof waste by residents any time. However, several problems have been identified, whereby the installation and maintenancecosts of the system are considerable and the system does not support separate discharge of recyclable wastes. For example,residents normally discharge food waste separate from disposable municipal solid waste at the waste drop, but some ofthe systems mix them at the bottom and transfer them together, which goes against resources recirculation, an importantpoint of current waste management principles. Investigation into other countries’ experiences of the installation andoperation of these systems will be a good lesson for Korea. Therefore, we studied Japan’s case, because they have a numberof these systems between the 1970s and early 1990s as government-subsidized model projects led by the Ministry ofConstruction and the Ministry of Health and Welfare. However, it was done at a time when the reduction of dischargeof wastes and recycling were not considered significant owing to rapid economic development, only focusing on theconvenience of waste collection and transportation. Furthermore, energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions werenot priorities to be considered. Now that the systems are not suitable for the current resource recycling-oriented society,none have been installed since 2002, and many facilities have been closed already, with a few facilities operating withdifficulties. Therefore, the installation of pipeline collection systems for household waste should be further consideredwith appropriate measures to avoid the precedent experiences of Japan.

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