industrial waste

National Jun 18, 2017

Shikoku farmers damaged by dumping scandal see rebound in Teshima fruit sales

Fruit farmers on the Teshima Island, which was once at the center of a waste-dumping scandal, are making progress in reviving the image of their produce. The disposal of industrial waste removed from the island in the Seto Inland Sea was recently completed after more ...

National Nov 25, 2014

Illegal rubble dumping blights Ibaraki mountains

Mountains northeast of Tokyo have become blighted by tons of toxic waste and industrial rubble dumped by unscrupulous contractors, including some hired to clear debris from areas hit by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. By the summer, more than 100 truckloads ...