The amount of generation of main organic wastes
| Organic wastes | Kinds of organic wastes | Amount （×104 ton） |
Year |
| Agriculture | Rice straw | 1,094 | (1996) |
| Wheat straw | 78 | (1996) | |
| Chaff | 232 | (1996) | |
| Subtotal | 1,404 | ||
| Stock farming | Animal manure | 9,430 | (1997) |
| Stock residue | 167 | (1995) | |
| Subtotal | 9,597 | ||
| Forestry | Bark | 95 | (1996) |
| Sawdust | 50 | (1996) | |
| Chip of wood | 402 | (1996) | |
| Subtotal | 547 | ||
| Food processing | Animals and plants residue | 248 | (1993) |
| Sludge | 1,504 | (1993) | |
| Subtotal | 1,752 | ||
| Construction | Construction wood | 632 | (1995) |
| Garbage | House hold and office | 2,028 | (1995) |
| Grass and wood | Wood | 247 | (1994) |
| Sludges | Sewage sludge | 8,550 | (1996) |
| Nightsoil | 1,995 | (1995) | |
| Johkaso sludge | 1,359 | (1995) | |
| Rural community sludge | 32 | (1996) | |
| Subtotal | 11,936 | ||
| Total | 28,143 |
Present Status of Biowaste Recycling in Japan Tatsuya Noike[PDF 236KB]
