Characteristics of Zero-Emission Activities in the Grain Cleaning and Flour Milling Industry

The aim of this study is to clarify the characteristics of zero-emission activities in the grain cleaning and flour milling industry. The findings of this study are summarized in the following two points:

(1) There are very few common features among factories in regards to zero-emission efforts. High processing cost, lack of manpower, recycling traders and space for wastes classification are pointed out as difficulties, and information gathering from the outside of each company is not widespread.

(2) Zero-emission activities differ according to factory, and the number of recycling categories is less than the number of waste categories, even though wheat is the only raw material. Ten different kinds of waste were identified, and the lack of means to recycle this waste was identified as a significant hindrance to zero emissions.