Incineration Plant Q&A

There are about 90 people, including part-time jobs. However, since the four operators are working on a rotating basis for 24 hours, and the holidays on Saturday are separated from Monday to Saturday, there are about 50 employees in the factory during the day.

Although it operates continuously 24 hours a year throughout the year, all furnaces are closed once a year for several days to inspect electrical equipment.

There are three main staff members, each of which is as follows.
1.Technology Administration Section
We mainly make plans to burn garbage and carry out construction and consignment necessary for factory operation.
2.Facility Section
We mainly inspect and repair incinerator equipment and manage chemicals.
3.Operator
We mainly conduct incinerator operation and inspection of incinerator equipment.

From Monday to Saturday, Friday is the largest, about 700, and Thursday is the least one on Thursday, about 300 cars. On average, it is about 530 units a day. (From late January 2019, the Kanazawa Plant started accepting 24 hours a day, with about 50 cars on Sunday.)

※It varies depending on the season.

From Monday to Saturday, Friday is the most common, about 1,200 tons, and water and Thursday are the least 450 tons. The average carry-over per week, including Sunday, is 5,600 tons. (From late January 2019, the Kanazawa Plant started accepting 24 hours a day, and about 100 tons came in on Sunday.)

※It varies depending on the season.

Household garbage comes from Kanazawa Ward, Isogo Ward, Sakae Ward, Konan Ward, and some parts of Minami Ward, Naka Ward, Totsuka Ward, Izumi Ward, Seya Ward and Asahi Ward. In addition, we also accept business-related general waste from offices and factories.

Waste can be treated hygienically by incinerating at high temperatures, and incinerating results in about 1/40 in volume and about 1/7 weight, extending the life of landfill (ash landfill).
In addition, we use the heat energy generated when incinerated, we recycle energy by warming water or generating electricity.

It is reclaimed in landfill in Minamihonmoku.

The garbage crane bucket weighs 10.2 tons. Capable to grab up to 7.5 tons of garbage at a time. Usually, 5 to 6 tons of garbage is grabbed and put it into an incinerator.

General waste is waste other than industrial waste. Industrial waste is stipulated by law and enforcement order among the waste generated by business activities. For details, please refer to the page of the Business Waste Management Section for details.

The waste disposal cost of Yokohama City in 2016 is about 39,000 yen per ton of garbage. Of these, the cost of disposal (incineration, landfill, etc.) will be about 12,000 yen.

The power generation in FY2017 was 128,767,780kWh, which is equivalent to about 43,000 households use in a year. The power sold is 88,655,520 kWh, which is equivalent to about 30,000 households use in a year.