 Solar panels top a corporate headquarters building in Tokyo. this month the mega-city kicked off a mandatory program for 1,400 factories and office buildings to cut their carbon emissions 25% from 2000 levels by the end of 2020. (Kimimasa Mayama / Bloomberg) |
Reporting from Tokyo
On a man-made island in Tokyo Bay, garbage is getting a makeover.Tons of waste are trucked here daily to a large industrial building. What can't be recycled is burned and filtered for toxins. The ash is turned into building material, and the heat is converted into electricity — enough to power 55,000 homes.
The process saves landfill space. Air pollution is minimal. The 4-year-old firm, Tokyo Waterfront Recycle Power Co., will turn its first profit this year, said President Ikuo Onaka. But, he contends, the rewards aren't purely financial...
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