Japan
Legal system
Free-market system
Impacts on health and on the environment
Technological innovations
Main ELT management organisation
The Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association (JATMA)
Opportunities and drivers
ELT treatment
- Treatment method mostly used is energy recovery; while material recovery accounts for minor percentages with rather stable ratios over the years.
Main ELT recovery methods, products and applications
Major changes in legislation/policy since 2016
Barriers and challenges
Total Generated
695.0
100.0%
Material Recovery
124.8
18.0%
Civil Engineering Applications
0.0
-
Energy Recovery
567.3
82.0%
No Recovery
3.0
-
Backfilling
0.0
-
Incineration
0.0
-
Landfill Includes Stockpiled
3.0
-
Unknown
0.0
-
Total recovery (material + energy)
692.0
100.0%
Total collected (coverage of data)
695.0
100.0%