Used Plastics as Coke Substitution in Iron Works

Summary

After the Law for the Promotion of Sorted Collection and Recycling of Containers and Packages has been enforced in April 2000 in Kawasaki, levies for recycling other plastics were imposed. NKK operates a process where plastics are injected into blast furnaces of iron-works as coke-substituted material.

Industry

Industry Sector	Specific Industry
Recycling sector	JFE Recycling
Mining and minerals sector	Iron works

Region

Kawasaki, Japan.

Applied Technologies

• Not known

Triple Bottom Line Aspects (direct at operational level)

Economic	Reduced raw material costs for steel manufacturer Waste disposal savings
Environment	Increased resource efficiency Landfill diversion
Social	Potential employment

Additional Comments

None.

References

• ICETT (n.d.) International Center for Environmental Technology Transfer website, Zero Emissions, Eco-Town Project, City of Kawasaki, Available at: http://www.icett.or.jp/techinfo.nsf/0/13bcc50dece92c3a49256b8b000c312a?OpenDocument

Last Update

18 January 2007