Recycler Plastic waste is not handled properly and the prefecture gives guidance Fukushima Oct. 1 19:23

It turns out that a recycling company in Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture has repeatedly received guidance from the prefecture and other organizations as saying that plastic waste from households is not properly disposed of and is scattered around. The trader says that the disposal of plastic waste by China has made it difficult to process, but the prefecture has decided to finish processing within the year.

According to Fukushima Prefecture, a recycling company in Soma City has shredded plastic waste from home and commercialized it. However, the amount of storage has not increased properly since June, and the amount of storage has been increasing rapidly.

The prefecture, Soma city, and the fire department have instructed them to proceed several times so far, but no major improvements have been seen.

In order to prevent the situation from deteriorating, the Japan Containers and Packaging Recycling Association in Japan, which had entrusted processing to this contractor, took an unusual measure to cancel the contract in one day.

The company told NHK's interview that "China has restricted the import of plastic waste, so domestic processing prices have soared and are difficult to process.

The background of the problem is that the domestic processing capacity seems to be tight due to the import regulations of China, but the prefecture continues to demand that the processing be completed by the end of the year.