Japan Shredded Waste Market size expected to reach a volume of 500.1 million tons by the end of 2033, witnessing around 3.3%CAGR during the forecast period, i.e., 2023-2033. In the year 2022, the industry size of Japan shredded waste was a volume of 354.4 million tons. The growth of the market can be attributed to the increasing amount of waste being generated in Japan. Moreover, waste materials generated by households, such as paper, bottles, food scraps, and other recyclable or compostable materials hold a significant share of the total waste. About 42 million metric tons of trash were produced in Japan during the fiscal year 2020. Besides this, household waste made up the majority of created waste, amounting to almost 30 million metric tons. Household waste contributes massively to the filling of landfills and the use of these landfills can be decreased by shredding the household waste.
In addition to these, factors that are believed to fuel the growth of Japan’s shredded waste market include international shredder manufacturers entering the market in Japan. For instance, Australia-based industrial shredder manufacturer, UNTHA extend its global reach by signing an exclusive distributor agreement with Axia in Japan. Axia has already ordered 6 UNTHA XR shredders which are currently being installed in Japan. After that, Axia's engineers will provide ongoing maintenance. The collaboration demonstrates rising national demand for the waste-to-energy sector. Additionally, the growing number of shredder plants in the region is likely to drive market expansion over the projected period. As of 2020, there were around 110 shredding plants in Japan.
Growth Drivers
Rise in the Construction Projects – The building, maintenance, remodeling and demolition of homes, and big buildings results in the production of construction and demolition (C&D) waste. The newly launched project of Logiport Nagoya is worth USD 1,110 million. The project entails building a four-story logistics facility with a floor area of around 355,000-meter square. The beginning of construction started in the first quarter of 2022 and is scheduled to be finished in Q3 of 2023.
Initiatives for Reducing the Waste – Shredding can reduce the need for extracting materials from natural environments, for instance, paper shredding reduced the need for more trees. Therefore, the more trees standing, the more greenhouse gases will be absorbed. Moreover, the circular economy vision for 2020 was published by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The government of Japan plans to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Burgeoning Electronic Waste – Every year, Japan discards some 650,000 tons of small gadgets and home gadgets. The amount of waste collected for recycling is nearly 100,000 tons.
Rapid Filling of Landfills- The remaining capacity of landfill sites in Japan for the final disposal of waste increased to roughly 100 cubic hectometers in the fiscal year 2020. Even after expanding the area of landfills, the entire landfill can only hold the waste for the around next 22 years.
Rising Plastic Waste in the Region – Up to 23 billion PET bottles are bought by Japanese consumers nationally each year. Additionally, more than one plastic shopping bag is used daily by the average Japanese person, which is more than 11 times the amount used by Indonesians and 17 times the amount used by people in Britain.
Challenges
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2022 |
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Forecast Year |
2023-2033 |
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CAGR |
3.3% |
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Base Year Market Size Volume (2022) |
354.4 Million tons |
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Forecast Year Market Size Volume (2033) |
500.1 Million tons |
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Region |
Japan |
Waste Source (Households, Industrial)
The Japan shredded waste market is segmented and analyzed for demand and supply by waste source into households and industry. Out of the two types of waste source, the industry segment is estimated to contribute the largest volume share to the total national waste at the end of 2033, by growing at a CAGR of 3.3% in the projected time frame. Moreover, the segment generated notable waste volume in 2022. The industry waste is further categorized into commercial, construction & demolition and others. The growth of the segment can be attributed to the growing amount of waste generated by the industry. Waste production by all industries in Japan was reached around 380 million tons per year by 2020. Out of the total waste, around 20% of that is nearly 75 million of waste comes from the construction industry. Furthermore, the largest share of the waste is generated from the energy and agriculture sectors, accounting for almost 96 million and 85 million, respectively. On the other hand, other small sectors were responsible for nearly 54 million of total industrial waste.
End-user (Landfills, Cement Plants, Materials Recovery/Recycling Facilities)
The Japan shredded waste market is also segmented and analyzed for demand and supply by end-use application into landfills, cement plants, materials recovery/recycling facilities, incineration plants, RDF & RPF plants, waste to energy plants, and others. Amongst these seven segments, the incineration plants segment is expected to treat the largest volume of waste of 325.6 million tons in 2033 by growing at a CAGR of 3.4% over the forecast period. On the other hand, the segment treated 227.2 million tons of waste in 2022. The growth of the segment is attributed to rising incineration facilities in the region. Shredders are used as a treatment of waste before disposing of it for incineration. It increases the garbage's calorific value, combustion stability, and incineration impact. Japan had the most running incineration plants in the world in the fiscal year 2020, with around 685 fully continuous waste incineration facilities that were added to over 1000 incineration plants.
Our in-depth analysis of the global market includes the following segments:
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By Shredder Type |
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By Waste Source |
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By Waste Composition |
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By End-Use Application |
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SSI Shredding Systems a U.S.-based company, announced the installation of shredding systems at a Kayama Kogyo Co. Ltd. plant in Toyokawa, Japan. In an effort to recover energy from waste that is challenging to recycle, a Japanese company is using a slow-speed, high-torque shredder made in the United States.
Ryohshin Co. Ltd. Leading brand in waste management announced the collaboration with AMP Robotics Corp. a pioneer in artificial intelligence to cocreate an innovative robotic system that uses the AMP NeuronTM AI platform to control high-performance robots that can distinguish, filter, gather, and process construction and demolition waste for recycling.
Author Credits: Payel Roy, Dhruv Bhatia
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