The island is composed of ash from incinerated trash, pulverized nonburnable trash and processed sewage sludge, along with real soil.
The area is part of a site roughly 1,000 hectares large sprawling southward from Odaiba, the artificial island facing central Tokyo.
When it’s complete, the western half will be made of soil and will support a terminal for shipping containers.
One corner of this oasis of trash that’s already nearing completion is Umi no Mori (Groves on the Ocean).
“It will give birth to an area of trees that are planted and cared for by Tokyoites, making a beautiful forest.”.
In the Edo Period (1603-1868), before the era of mass production, Japanese people recycled much of what they used.
In 2015, some 5,000 tons of bottom ash was used as a substitute for clay in the production of cement. »
