Use of incineration heat from integrated waste treatment in Japan

The Waste Treatment and Resource Recovery Centre of Toyohashi City in Japan disposes of waste efficiently while making good use of energy and other resources, by integrating the treatment of municipal, agricultural and industrial wastes. The Centre helps local agriculture by supplying heat from the incinerators to greenhouses. Waste heat is also used for the plant and buildings in the Centre, for heating an adjacent gymnasium and for generating electricity. Compost is also produced from the household organic wastes and animal faeces. (UK)