In Japan, even though the MSW disch

In Japan, even though the MSW discharge is slightly decreasing from 52.73 million tons in fiscal
year (FY) 2005 to 52.02 million tons in FY2006, and total volume of recycled waste is
increasing from 10.03 million tons in FY2005 to 10.21 million tons in FY2006, the lack of final
disposal facilities is still a big concern since their remaining lifetime is only 15.5 years1.