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Low Carbon and Waste Recycling Research Center

Project

Implementation of Plastic Waste Separation and Recycling for A Floating Village on Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia

 

History

April, 2005 The Waste Management Research Center was established as a result of the 21st Century COE Program “Strategic Waste Management for a Recycling-Oriented Society” (2003-2008).
April, 2017 The Waste Management Research Center, a university-wide organization, was transferred to the Research Center attached to the Graduate School of Environmental and Life Sciences. Changed name to Low Carbon and Waste Recycling Research Center to expand research area
April, 2023 Due to the reorganization of the graduate school, moved to the Graduate School of Environmental, Life and Natural Sciences

Purpose of Centre

  1. Promote practical research that leads to the sustainable development of society in areas spanning low-carbon societies and recycling-oriented societies
  2. Fostering experts in waste management and environmental technology evaluation in Japan and overseas
  3. Providing technical cooperation and information through regional collaboration with industry, academia, and government

 

Goal of Centre

  1. Strengthening leadership in environmental research and policy in the Asia-Pacific region
  2. Sending students overseas and accepting them from abroad, and developing human resources with a wealth of international experience

 

Characteristics

  1. The only university-affiliated organization in Japan specializing in waste research
  2. Working with local governments such as Okayama City to analyze and evaluate waste management for the region
  3. In addition to Japan’s waste problem, we are focusing on waste research in Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, etc.) and the Pacific (Guam, Palau).
  4. We are also researching the social and educational aspects of waste, such as education for sustainable development (ESD) and education and awareness of the 3Rs (reduction, reuse, and recycling) of waste.

 

Research Fields

廃棄物循環研究

  1. Research on waste quantification technology
  2. Research on waste recycling technology
  3. Recycling Social System Research
  4. Recycling Social Policy Research
  5. Study on education and enlightenment for recycling-oriented society

低炭素化研究

  1. Low-carbon technology research for waste treatment
  2. Low-carbon research on waste management
  3. Research on co-benefits of low-carbon and material recycling society

 

Research Subject

  1. Construction of a recycling-oriented society aiming for a low-carbon society
  2. Research on waste management in a recycling-oriented society
  3. Study on effective recycling of waste and its reduction effect
  4. Research on effective utilization technology for biomass waste
  5. Research on countermeasures for disaster waste generated by earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.
  6. Design and evaluation of educational and awareness-raising activities related to the 3Rs
  7. Development of life cycle assessment (LCA) tool
  8. On-site surveys of waste in developing countries, analysis of waste management problems, and proposals for specific improvements