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No. 252012
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Higashi-Omi City, Shiga Pref. |
| The Nanohana Eco Project, which has now been promoted nationwide in Japan, was launched in Aito in 1998. This is a model project for promoting recycling in local communities. Harvested rapeseeds are pressed to extract rape oil, which is used as tempura (deep-frying) oil in households and for preparing school lunches. The used oil is recycled to produce bio-diesel fuel (BDF) used in the local communities. In this manner, the project also plays a role in encouraging the independence of the local communities. The Aito Eco-plaza is equipped with a plant to refine bio-diesel fuel (BDF) as well as a plant in which rice hulls produced from paddy fields are processed and mixed with oil cake generated after extracting rapeseeds, to create a soil conditioner. |
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No. 262107
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Fushimi-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Pref. |
| This facility produces eco-friendly bio-diesel fuel by recycling waste cooking oil (used tempura oil) produced from households of ordinary citizens of Kyoto City as raw material. Currently, this bio-diesel fuel is used for the City’s garbage trucks and some city buses. Through this project, an annual reduction of about 4,000 tons of CO2 has been achieved. |
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No. 242009
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Toba City, Mie Pref. |
| All the oil waste produced from Todaya’s kitchen is refined into bio-diesel fuel, which is utilized for the hotel’s pick-up buses, etc. Todaya also processes all its kitchen waste using a garbage disposer to convert it into compost, which is supplied to local farmers. These farmers make use of the compost to grow agricultural products, recognized as “safe and reliable food ingredients from identifiable producers,” which in turn are utilized in cuisine for Todaya guests. |
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