Incineration Plant Q&A

There are about 90 people, including part-time jobs. However, since the four operators are working alternately 24 hours a day, and Saturday holidays are divided from Monday to Saturday, the number of employees at the factory during the day is about 50.

It operates 24 hours a day throughout the year, but all furnaces are shut down once a year for several days to check electrical equipment.

There are three main staff members, each of which is as follows.
1.Technology Administration Section
We mainly plan 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 operate incinerators and inspect incinerator equipment.

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

※It varies depending on the season.

From Monday to Saturday, Friday is the most expensive, about 1,200 tons, and water and Thursday are the least about 450 tons. The average carry-in amount for a 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.

Garbage from households comes in 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.

By incinerating at high temperatures, waste can be treated hygienically, and by incineration, it can be about 1/40 in volume and about 1/7 in weight, extending the life of the landfill.
In addition, we use the energy of heat generated when incinerated to warm water and generate electricity to recycle energy.

It is reclaimed at landfill in Minamihonmaki.

The weight of the garbage crane bucket is 10.2 tons. You can grab up to 7.5 tons of garbage at a time. Usually, 5 to 6 tons of garbage are grabbed and put into the incinerator.

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

Waste disposal cost of Yokohama-shi of 2016 is approximately 39,000 yen per ton of garbage. Of this amount, the cost of disposal (incineration, landfill, etc.) is about 12,000 yen.

The power generation in FY2017 was 128,767,780 kWh, equivalent to the power used by approximately 43,000 households in a year. The electricity sold is 88,655,520 kWh, which is equivalent to the electricity used by approximately 30,000 households in a year.