Kitakyushu Eco Industrial Town

This is because Japan has many cities that are attractive and beautiful, varying according to regional conditions. No matter where it is, there is a point of interest in each city as well. This article will introduce a city where many people may have just passed by but have never really been to travel. That town is “KITAKYUSHU” which is considered an eco-town in Japan. Kitakyūshū, (Japanese: “North Kyūshū”) also spelled Kita-Kyūshū, city, northern Fukuoka ken (prefecture), northern Kyushu, Japan. It is situated on the Tsushima and Kanmon (Shimonoseki) straits (west and north, respectively) and the Inland Sea (east), the narrow Kanmon strait linking the two larger marine feature.

Kitakyushu City is considered a model town for managing environmental issues, with the city's industrial development beginning in 1961 when the Yahata Iron industry was established. And there has been a continuous expansion of the industrial sectors, which had brought severe environmental problems. A group of townspeople noticed that the water in Dogaiwan Bay had turned orange, smoke covered sky, dust settledon the roof of the house. causing people in the community to be alert to the environmental problems they were facing.

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In 1997, the federal government promoted the establishment of eco-town and supported government programs. Emphasis on the use of waste as raw materials in the production of other industries. There is a goal Zero discharge rate by industry is the main driving mechanism by using clean technology according to the 3Rs principle (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) i.e. electrical components factory , Fluorescent tube recycling plant, car radiator separation plant.Kogasaki Incineration Facility, to use the heat from the incinerator to generate electricity from the hot steam system and gas power generation system, sorting plastic bottles, glass and metal cans factory, fermenting food scraps from households as a raw material for the production of biodegradable plastics, the Hibikinada Wind Power Generation Facility.