D.Waste-Net

• D.Waste-Net is managed by the Ministry of the Environment with cooperation from member organizations.
• D.Waste-Net has the following functions and roles during disasters and during times of peace in order for the treatment of disaster waste to be carried out appropriately, smoothly and promptly according to the type and scale of the disaster based on support requests made by the Ministry of the Environment.

• Support for local governments for the establishment of disaster waste treatment plans, personnel training, and disaster prevention practice, etc.
• Notation and inspection of various responses to disaster waste countermeasures, and publication of the findings
• Maintenance and improvement of disaster prevention capabilities through D.Waste-Net member interactions and information exchange sessions, etc.

Research/specialist agencies

Dispatch of specialists and technicians to local governments affected by disasters, construction of treatment systems, dissemination of disposal and sorting methods for residential waste and clean-up waste, etc., provision/operational management of primary temporary storage spaces according to an initial estimation of the volume of clean-up waste, etc., countermeasures for offensive odors/harmful insects, on-site support for the treatment of problem materials, etc.

General waste-related organizations

Dispatch of waste collection vehicles and workers to local governments affected by disasters, collection and removal of residential waste, human waste, evacuation site waste and clean-up waste, on-site support for treatment, etc.
(Includes cooperation with volunteers, etc., according to the on-site situation)

Research/specialist agencies

Estimation of the volume of disaster waste and disaster situation information, establishment of an execution plan for the treatment of disaster waste, technical support for the provision of secondary temporary storage spaces and medium-term treatment/final disposal points by local governments affected by disasters, etc.

Waste treatment organizations, construction industry organizations, transport organizations, etc.

Construction of management and operational systems for disaster waste treatment, construction of operational schemes for regional disaster waste treatment, adjustment of intake at treatment facilities, etc.