Business municipal waste

Waste refers to solid or liquids (excluding radioactive materials and those contaminated by them) that are no longer needed because the occupant cannot use it on their own or sell it to others for a fee, and is classified into waste and waste.
In Yokohama City, waste generated from household life is regarded as household waste for general waste, and is not only for profit at stores, companies, factories, offices, etc., but also widely public services such as hospitals, schools, and public offices. Waste generated from business activities, including those that provide services, is called business waste (business-related waste). Business-related waste is broadly divided into business-related general waste and industrial waste, of which garbage other than industrial waste (PDF: 151KB) is designated as business-related general waste (general garbage).

Flow diagram of general waste and industrial waste

Businesses are responsible for their own disposal of waste generated by their business activities in the "Waste Disposal and Public Cleansing Law" and the "Ordinance on Reduction, Recycling and Proper Treatment of Waste in Yokohama City". It is stipulated as follows.

1. Businesses must properly dispose of the waste generated from their business activities at their own risk.
   (This business activity is for all business activities, regardless of profit.)
2. We must strive to reduce the amount by recycling waste generated by business activities.
3. Businesses must actively cooperate with Yokohama City's measures concerning reduction, resource recycling, and proper disposal of waste.

• Self-treatment refers to the proper disposal of waste by a discharge company.
  This includes outsourcing and processing when it cannot be processed by itself.
  When we perform consignment processing, we must process according to processing standard to establish in Waste Management Law and city regulations.
• Consignment processing refers to outsourcing to a licensed contractor who can dispose of waste.
  In that case, the discharge company must entrust according to the consignment standards stipulated in the Waste Management Law and the city regulations.

• Recyclables such as recycle paper cannot be provided to local recyclables collection, which is conducted by Neighborhood Association or Neighborhood Associations.
  At the same time, the use of collection box for recyclables installed in various parts of the city is not possible. Even if it is a small amount, you have to handle it yourself.

Business garbage is not collected in Yokohama City.
In addition, resources such as recycle paper cannot be provided to local recyclables collection, which is operated by Neighborhood Association or Neighborhood Associations. At the same time, the use of collection box for recyclables installed in various parts of the city is not possible. Even small amounts and recyclables cannot be sent to the household garbage collection site.
Penalties (2,000 yen fine) will be imposed for those who do not adhere to the sorting rules, and if you put out garbage without separating it, a penalty (2,000 yen fine). (From May 1, 2008) (For details, please go to the Hama Rule page.)
The rules are different between business waste separation and household garbage.

• Regarding the separation of business-related wastePage of "How to separate business waste and resources" pageHae
• How to recycle?"Let's proceed with recycling!" PageHae
• Recycling facilitiesRecycling facilities list pageHae

If it is absolutely impossible to recycle.
For municipal waste, the company that has been licensed to collect and transport municipal waste.
Regarding industrial waste, the company has obtained permission to collect and transport industrial waste.
Please ask for collection and process it for a fee.

●When storing the separated waste, a storage area will be set up on the premises and store it properly until transportation.
※Take measures to prevent waste from scattering, spilling out, penetrate underground, and odor does not emit odors. In addition, about storage of industrial waste, please keep in accordance with industrial waste storage standard (PDF: 468KB).

●Collection in the early morning, Mainichi, etc. is also possible, so please consult with a licensed contractor for the time, number of times, collection method.

●At the incineration plant in the city, recycle paper (newspapers, magazines, cardboard, paper packs, OA paper, mixed paper, confidential documents, etc.) cannot be disposed of as general waste. (Paper garbage such as disposable chopsticks bags and envelopes cannot be placed in general garbage. In addition, cardboard cannot be turned into garbage containers.) Separate by type (fold cardboard should be folded, paper packs etc. after removing dirt), hand it over to a recycle paper contractor for recycling.

●When disposing of the kitchen garbage, drain the water sufficiently by squeezing it before discharging. Reduces amount and odor is reduced.

●Based on the Food Recycling Law (outside site), food-related businesses (food manufacturers, restaurants, etc.) are required to reduce or recycle kitchen garbage (cooking waste, leftover food, etc.) by 20% or more.

●Recently, the damage caused by crows at the time of garbage discharge has increased. Use garbage containers (with lids) and bird nets properly, and take measures to prevent scattering.

●There is also a way to bring it to an incineration plant in Yokohama City. In this case, it is necessary to apply in advance to the Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau collection office in the ward where the municipal waste was generated. Prohibited substances that cannot be carried in include recycle paper and industrial waste (PDF: 151KB) (waste plastics, metal waste, glass ceramics waste, wood waste oil related to the construction industry. (Including cans, bottles, plastic bottles, etc.) Please be careful.
In addition, when you bring in prohibited items, we provide guidance (PDF: 242KB) such as take-out by inspection of carry-in items.

●The contract fee of the licensed contractor includes the processing cost (13 yen / kg) for carrying it to a factory or disposal site in Yokohama City.

A diagram explaining the flow of business waste collection

Image of garbage that is likely to be generated in business

• Tea husks and meals leftovers by employees
• Papers such as slips and documents
• Cooking waste and garbage leftovers from restaurants and employee cafeterias

No matter how small (regardless of the amount or weight of garbage) needs to be disposed of for a fee.

What is a large-scale commercial building?

1. Large-scale retail stores prescribed in Article 2, Paragraph 2 of the Large-Scale Retail Store Location Act (Act No. 91 of 1998)
2. Retail stores that have a total floor area of more than 500 m2 and 1,000 m2 or less
3. If the total floor area of the part to be used for business is 3,000 m2 or more (there is a building prescribed in Article 2, item 1 of the Building Standards Law (Act No. 201 of 1950)) Article 2, item 1 ) Buildings with a total floor area of 3,000 m2 or more)

Pages for building owners and designers of large-scale commercial buildings
Page toward owners of large-scale buildings for building business

When city collects garbage from small house concurrent office, store, report is necessary.

Eligible offices and stores
An office that meets all of the following three requirements: There is no charge for garbage disposal.

1. The office must be located in parallel with the residence
   (Caution) This does not apply to cases where there is a store on the first floor, and there is a house above the second floor, or if the residence and office are separate buildings on the same premises.
2. Employees must be composed of relatives of living together.
3. The amount of garbage must always be 5 kilograms for the average daily "household garbage / Business Garbage" or 3 kilograms of "business garbage".

Notification method

• registration form is in your wardCollection Office in Resources and Waste Recycling BureauIt is distributed by the Business Waste Management Section.

required documents

• Businessregistration form (3 copies)
• A copy of resident certificate with the relationship of all households

Submission address

• Collection office in Resources and Waste Recycling BureauHae