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Past, present, and future of MSW landfills in Japan

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This article focuses on the historical development of landfill technology since the beginning of the nineteenth century in Japan. The regulations and guidelines that form a framework for the technology are reviewed, and the historical background and the current state of Japanese municipal solid waste (MSW) management are described. Through the analysis of data collected from facility leaflets, changes in the leachate treatment system are surveyed. Finally, the concept of the “sustainable bioreactor landfill with low organics” is proposed.

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  1. Solid Waste Disposal Engineering Group, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita 13 Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8628, Japan

    Nobutoshi Tanaka, Yasumasa Tojo & Toshihiko Matsuto

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Tanaka, N., Tojo, Y. & Matsuto, T. Past, present, and future of MSW landfills in Japan. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 7, 104–111 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-005-0133-6

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