Practical Research and Education of Solid Waste Management
Based on the Partnerships among Universities and Governments
in Asia and Paciffic Countries

The Annual Report of FY2012

 
  Greetings

1 The Outline
  1-1 Outline of the Project
  1-2 Outcomes in 3 years

 2 Project Events
   2-1 The 3rd Domestic Event for Citizen on Eco-Life and Eco-Technology
   2-2 Japan-Palau Joint Seminar"Importance of Solid Waste Management in Palau"
   2-3 Summary of Meeting/Field trip
            Utilization of Food Waste for Agricultural Applications on the Pacific Island of Guam
   2-4 UCHI-ECO diagnosis
   2-5 Japan-Vietnam Joint Workshop
            on Environmental Management of River Basins and Solid Wastes
   2-6 FY2012 Partnership Project Final Meeting
   2-7 Signing ceremony for agreement of cooperation and forum
            between Okayama University and Danang University of Technology
   2-8 Seminar "Expert Talk on Building a Sound Material Cycle Society in Malaysia"

 3 Research Outcomes in the Final Year
   3-1 Development of technologies for the utilization of agricultural and forestry wastes:
            Preparation of biochar from rice residues
         Md. Azhar Uddin (Okayama University, Japan)
   3-2 Effect of biochar application to soil on komatsuna growth and nutrient leaching
         Morihiro Maeda (Okayama University, Japan)
   3-3 Application of biochar from coconut shells to different soils
            in Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam
         Tran Thi Tu (Hue University, Vietnam)
   3-4 Sustainability assessment using ecological footprint
            for the establishment of a sound material-cycle society
               - Focusing on resident lifestyles in Shanghai, China -
        Takehito Ujihara and Hirofumi Abe (Okayama University, Japan)
   3-5 Status of freshwater fish biodiversity in the Yangtze River Basin, China
        Jianhua Li (Tongji University, China)
   3-6 Field techniques for measuring field saturated and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity
            using soil moisture profile in a final disposal site
        Yuji Takeshita and Mitsuru Komatsu (Okayama University, Japan)
   3-7 Lactic acid fermentation of waste milk
        Hideaki Nagare (Okayama University, Japan)
   3-8 Conversion system using subcritical water to convert biomass to utilizable substances
             -Conversion from wasted glycerol to lactic acid -
        Yukitaka Kimura (Okayama University, Japan)
   3-9 Utilization of food waste for agricultural applications in Guam
        Mari Marutani (University of Guam, Guam)
   3-10 Comparison of operational efficiency among waste collection systems
             in Da Nang city, Vietnam
        Yasuhiro Matsui (Okayama University, Japan)
   3-11 Performance of H2O2-assisted submerged aerated biofilter for landfill leachate treatmentt
        Pham Khac Lieu (Hue University, Vietnam)
   3-12 Solid waste problem and waste characterization in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
        Takeshi Fujiwara (Okayama University, Japan)
   3-13 Solid waste management in Cambodia
        Sour Sethy (Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
   3-14 Physical composition analysis of household waste in Hanoi, Vietnam
        Luong Thi Mai Huong (National University of Civil Engineering, Vietnam)
   3-15 Environment impact of coastal restoration with used car tires as breakwater
             at Chulachomklao Fort, Samutprakan province
        Orawan Siriratpiriya (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)
   3-16 Partnership project of solid waste management in Palau
        Mengkur W. Rechelulk (Ministry of Resource and Development, Palau)
   3-17 An Island Adrift in a Tidal Wave of Consumerism
            -Exploring the relationship between waste generation and the social lifestyle on Guam
        Mohammad Golabi (University of Guam, Guam)
   3-18 Leachate treatment from municipal solid waste landfill in Indonesia
        Tri Padmi and Enri Damanhuri (Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia)
   3-19 Evaluation of the policy effect of the Pay-as-You-Throw (PAYT) systems on household
            solid waste reduction and the potential environmental impacts -a case study in Taiwan
        Yu-Chi Weng (Hokkaido University, Japan)
   3-20 Survey on Tourist's Participation to Waste Separation
            for Implementation of Waste Separation Bins in Guam
        Takeshi Fujiwara (Okayama University, Japan)

 Appendix
   I. Research collaborators
   II. Project Activities in 3 years
  III. List of Agreements