Debris Management

Some 20 million tons of waste resulted from the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE). The amount of debris in Iwate prefecture was 11 times greater than in a normal year, and in Miyagi 19 times greater. Appropriate treatment and disposal depends on t...

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Main Authors:	Sakai, Shinichi, Bettencourt, Sofia U.
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	AIR CONDITIONERS ANIMAL CARCASSES APPLIANCES ARSENIC ASBESTOS ASPHALT BULKY WASTE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS CONTAMINANTS CONTAMINATION OF WATER DISASTER DISASTER WASTE DISASTER WASTE MANAGEMENT DISASTER WASTES DISASTERS DISPOSAL DISPOSAL CAPACITY DISPOSAL METHOD DISPOSAL SITE DUST ENERGY RECOVERY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FINAL DISPOSAL FINAL DISPOSAL SITE FIRE FIRES FLOODS FLUORINE FUELS FURNITURE GAS GROUNDWATER HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS WASTE HAZARDOUS WASTES HEAVY METALS HOUSEHOLD GOODS HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATION INCINERATOR INCINERATORS INFECTIOUS WASTE KILNS LANDFILL LANDFILL SPACE LANDFILLS LIME MUNICIPAL SOLID MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE ODOR ODORS ORGANIC MATERIALS ORGANIC MATTER ORGANIC POLLUTANTS PAINTS PCB PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS PESTICIDES PLASTICS PUTREFACTION RECYCLING REFRIGERATORS SLUDGE SOIL CONTAMINATION SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITE TANK TANKS TIRES TREES WASHING MACHINES WASTE WASTE COLLECTION WASTE DISPOSAL SITES WASTE GENERATION WASTE MANAGEMENT WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WASTE RECYCLING WASTE REUSE WASTE SEGREGATION WASTE SEPARATION WASTE STORAGE WASTE TRANSPORT WHITE GOODS
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spelling	okr-10986-161362021-04-23T14:03:27Z Debris Management Sakai, Shinichi Bettencourt, Sofia U. AIR CONDITIONERS ANIMAL CARCASSES APPLIANCES ARSENIC ASBESTOS ASPHALT BULKY WASTE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS CONTAMINANTS CONTAMINATION OF WATER DISASTER DISASTER WASTE DISASTER WASTE MANAGEMENT DISASTER WASTES DISASTERS DISPOSAL DISPOSAL CAPACITY DISPOSAL METHOD DISPOSAL SITE DUST ENERGY RECOVERY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FINAL DISPOSAL FINAL DISPOSAL SITE FIRE FIRES FLOODS FLUORINE FUELS FURNITURE GAS GROUNDWATER HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS WASTE HAZARDOUS WASTES HEAVY METALS HOUSEHOLD GOODS HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATION INCINERATOR INCINERATORS INFECTIOUS WASTE KILNS LANDFILL LANDFILL SPACE LANDFILLS LIME MUNICIPAL SOLID MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE ODOR ODORS ORGANIC MATERIALS ORGANIC MATTER ORGANIC POLLUTANTS PAINTS PCB PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS PESTICIDES PLASTICS PUTREFACTION RECYCLING REFRIGERATORS SLUDGE SOIL CONTAMINATION SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITE TANK TANKS TIRES TREES WASHING MACHINES WASTE WASTE COLLECTION WASTE DISPOSAL SITES WASTE GENERATION WASTE MANAGEMENT WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WASTE RECYCLING WASTE REUSE WASTE SEGREGATION WASTE SEPARATION WASTE STORAGE WASTE TRANSPORT WHITE GOODS Some 20 million tons of waste resulted from the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE). The amount of debris in Iwate prefecture was 11 times greater than in a normal year, and in Miyagi 19 times greater. Appropriate treatment and disposal depends on the type of debris or waste, while recycling should also be considered. Authorities should prepare for disasters by designating temporary storage sites and routes for transporting waste. Japan's existing debris management plans are being revised to include methods for estimating the amount of disaster waste generated by tsunamis and appropriate measures for dealing with it. This report gives findings; lessons; and recommendations for developing countries. 2013-10-15T16:40:44Z 2013-10-15T16:40:44Z 2013-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18273310/debris-management http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16136 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Japan
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topic	AIR CONDITIONERS ANIMAL CARCASSES APPLIANCES ARSENIC ASBESTOS ASPHALT BULKY WASTE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS CONTAMINANTS CONTAMINATION OF WATER DISASTER DISASTER WASTE DISASTER WASTE MANAGEMENT DISASTER WASTES DISASTERS DISPOSAL DISPOSAL CAPACITY DISPOSAL METHOD DISPOSAL SITE DUST ENERGY RECOVERY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FINAL DISPOSAL FINAL DISPOSAL SITE FIRE FIRES FLOODS FLUORINE FUELS FURNITURE GAS GROUNDWATER HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS WASTE HAZARDOUS WASTES HEAVY METALS HOUSEHOLD GOODS HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATION INCINERATOR INCINERATORS INFECTIOUS WASTE KILNS LANDFILL LANDFILL SPACE LANDFILLS LIME MUNICIPAL SOLID MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE ODOR ODORS ORGANIC MATERIALS ORGANIC MATTER ORGANIC POLLUTANTS PAINTS PCB PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS PESTICIDES PLASTICS PUTREFACTION RECYCLING REFRIGERATORS SLUDGE SOIL CONTAMINATION SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITE TANK TANKS TIRES TREES WASHING MACHINES WASTE WASTE COLLECTION WASTE DISPOSAL SITES WASTE GENERATION WASTE MANAGEMENT WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WASTE RECYCLING WASTE REUSE WASTE SEGREGATION WASTE SEPARATION WASTE STORAGE WASTE TRANSPORT WHITE GOODS
spellingShingle	AIR CONDITIONERS ANIMAL CARCASSES APPLIANCES ARSENIC ASBESTOS ASPHALT BULKY WASTE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS CONTAMINANTS CONTAMINATION OF WATER DISASTER DISASTER WASTE DISASTER WASTE MANAGEMENT DISASTER WASTES DISASTERS DISPOSAL DISPOSAL CAPACITY DISPOSAL METHOD DISPOSAL SITE DUST ENERGY RECOVERY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FINAL DISPOSAL FINAL DISPOSAL SITE FIRE FIRES FLOODS FLUORINE FUELS FURNITURE GAS GROUNDWATER HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS WASTE HAZARDOUS WASTES HEAVY METALS HOUSEHOLD GOODS HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATION INCINERATOR INCINERATORS INFECTIOUS WASTE KILNS LANDFILL LANDFILL SPACE LANDFILLS LIME MUNICIPAL SOLID MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE ODOR ODORS ORGANIC MATERIALS ORGANIC MATTER ORGANIC POLLUTANTS PAINTS PCB PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS PESTICIDES PLASTICS PUTREFACTION RECYCLING REFRIGERATORS SLUDGE SOIL CONTAMINATION SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITE TANK TANKS TIRES TREES WASHING MACHINES WASTE WASTE COLLECTION WASTE DISPOSAL SITES WASTE GENERATION WASTE MANAGEMENT WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WASTE RECYCLING WASTE REUSE WASTE SEGREGATION WASTE SEPARATION WASTE STORAGE WASTE TRANSPORT WHITE GOODS Sakai, Shinichi Bettencourt, Sofia U. Debris Management
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description	Some 20 million tons of waste resulted from the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE). The amount of debris in Iwate prefecture was 11 times greater than in a normal year, and in Miyagi 19 times greater. Appropriate treatment and disposal depends on the type of debris or waste, while recycling should also be considered. Authorities should prepare for disasters by designating temporary storage sites and routes for transporting waste. Japan's existing debris management plans are being revised to include methods for estimating the amount of disaster waste generated by tsunamis and appropriate measures for dealing with it. This report gives findings; lessons; and recommendations for developing countries.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Sakai, Shinichi Bettencourt, Sofia U.
author_facet	Sakai, Shinichi Bettencourt, Sofia U.
author_sort	Sakai, Shinichi
title	Debris Management
title_short	Debris Management
title_full	Debris Management
title_fullStr	Debris Management
title_full_unstemmed	Debris Management
title_sort	debris management
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18273310/debris-management http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16136
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