With a final waste disposal volume of approximately *** thousand metric tons, incineration residue constituted the largest type of finally disposed waste in Japan in fiscal year 2020. Even though the amount of waste generated in Japan declined in recent years, the country is facing a shortage of landfill sites, as the remaining capacity of landfill sites for final waste disposal is shrinking.
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