| You can see how glass bottles are processed including washing, smashing and glass-work making.
|
Theme
of the tour:
As a core business of the Minamata Eco Town, we encourage bottlers
to reuse washed non-returnable bottles, 90 % of which are thrown
away after use. Defective bottles found in the process of washing
are smashed and recycled as aggregate for civil engineering including
pavement construction. When you visit us you can see the processing
of glass bottles including washing, smashing and glass-work making. |
| Facility Name |
Tanaka Business Co., Ltd. Minamata
Office, Eco-bo Minamata |
| Location |
5-8 Hamamatsucho, Minamata, Kumamoto
867-0068
(Within the Minamata Industrial Complex) |
| Access |
Approximately ten minutes from the
Kyushu Shinkansen Shin-Minamata Station |
| Parking |
Available（for two buses, 20 cars） |
| Target |
Students (elementary school, junior
high school, high school and university) and adults |
| The number of people able to tour |
10 - 200 |
| Time when the tour is available |
9:00 - 16:00 |
| Time required for the tour |
50 minutes |
| Non-business days |
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays |
| Availability of foreign languages |
No foreign language service is available
so non-Japanese visitors will need an interpreter. |
| Reservation Requirements |
Reservation is necessary. |
| How to apply |
By telephone, fax, mail and Internet |
| Applications |
Eco-Minamata Tourism and Industry
Association |
