Beppu City signed a basic agreement with DAI EI KANKYO to expedite waste treatment in the event of a disaster. The signing will take place at 1:30 p.m. on the 13th at Beppu City Hall, establishing a framework for cooperation on removal, collection and transport, and other activities during disasters.
Beppu City signed the “Basic Agreement on the Treatment of Disaster Waste and Other Materials” with DAI EI KANKYO to establish a system for the prompt and appropriate treatment of disaster waste. The signing took place at 1:30 p.m. on the 13th at Beppu City Hall, and strengthening the disaster waste treatment system was identified as one of the agreement’s objectives.
DAI EI KANKYO has 34 waste treatment, resource recycling and other facilities nationwide. Under the agreement, it will support Beppu City with the removal, loading, collection and transport, and disposal of disaster waste. The total permitted capacity of its final disposal sites is stated to be 46,278,000 cubic meters.
Beppu City and DAI EI KANKYO confirmed a cooperation framework to be maintained during normal times, including stronger information sharing and communications arrangements for disasters. The agreement includes support for the Beppu City Disaster Waste Treatment Plan and the holding of information exchange meetings.
Beppu Mayor Nagano Yasushige (長野恭紘) and DAI EI KANKYO Senior Executive Officer Hamashima Hiroyuki (濱嶋弘之) signed the agreement. The parties indicated a policy of accelerating efforts to strengthen disaster preparedness and limit the impact on residents’ lives.