{"id":140003,"date":"2021-04-09T09:24:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T00:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=140003&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-04-09T09:26:32","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T00:26:32","slug":"factory-in-miyazaki-produces-ethanol-from-shochu-waste","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/factory-in-miyazaki-produces-ethanol-from-shochu-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Factory in Miyazaki Produces Ethanol From Shochu Waste"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A factory producing ethanol from waste generated in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shochu<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> production opened in Nichinan City of Miyazaki Prefecture on April 7. The prefecture is the largest producer of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shochu<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> liquor in Japan, and waste disposal costs have been a burden for mid and small-sized distilleries. The new system, which ferments the waste with sweet potato scraps to produce 1.2 tons of ethanol per day, will reduce the disposal costs by around half. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tokyo-np.co.jp\/article\/96416?rct=economics\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tokyo Shimbun<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/mrt.jp\/localnews\/?newsid=00037905\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MRT<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-140005\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Factory_in_Miyazaki_Produces_Ethanol_From_Shochu_Waste___Fukuoka_Now.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Factory_in_Miyazaki_Produces_Ethanol_From_Shochu_Waste___Fukuoka_Now.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Factory_in_Miyazaki_Produces_Ethanol_From_Shochu_Waste___Fukuoka_Now.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Factory_in_Miyazaki_Produces_Ethanol_From_Shochu_Waste___Fukuoka_Now.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Factory_in_Miyazaki_Produces_Ethanol_From_Shochu_Waste___Fukuoka_Now.jpg?w=1146&amp;ssl=1 1146w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Disclaimer<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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