Typhoon No. 19 Miyagi Marumori-machi disaster waste for disposal in Yokohama November 26, 12:06
Yokohama City will accept a large amount of disaster waste processing in Marumori Town, Miyagi Prefecture, which was severely damaged by Typhoon No. 19, and work was carried out from the temporary storage area of the town for transportation by rail. .
In Marumori-machi, it is estimated that the amount of disaster waste generated by Typhoon No. 19, such as household goods and tools, will rise to 19,000 tons, which is more than six times the annual waste generated by the town. The
In addition to Sendai City, Yokohama City will accept the treatment of combustible materials, and on the morning of the 26th, waste was taken out of the Marumori Chojin Ground for temporary transportation.
Two trucks loaded with containers for transport arrived at the temporary storage area, and 10 tons of waste was packed into containers using heavy machinery.
The waste will be transported to Yokohama City from Sendai Cargo Terminal Station in Sendai City after midnight on the 27th and will be processed at the incineration facility.
According to the town, if there is no problem with this work, full-scale export to Yokohama City will begin at the pace of 20 tons a day and 100 tons a week from the beginning of next month.
Kazuo Hanzawa, Director of the Marumori Town Citizens Tax Division, said, “I feel reassured because it takes a lot of time to dispose of waste in the town alone.”