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Basic knowledge of industrial waste
Last Updated April 30, 2024
I can't listen to it now! What is industrial waste? ？
Type of industrial waste
Of the waste generated from business establishments, the 20 types stipulated by law are called "industrial waste", and the other are called "general waste".
Among them, those that may cause explosiveness, toxicity, infectiousness, or other damage to human health or living environment are classified as "specially controlled industrial waste" or "specially managed general waste", and storage and disposal We impose strict standards.
Industry-limited and item-limited
What is shown in the table below is industrial waste when generated from a specific industry or only a specific item.
Please note that general waste will be generated when generated from business establishments in industries not listed in the table.
| Paper waste | A | ①Thing pertaining to construction industry (limited to thing which occurred with new construction, remodeling or removal of work) (2) Pertaining to the manufacturing industry of pulp, paper or processed paper products, (3) Pertaining to the newspaper industry (limited to those that are printed and issued using newspaper wrapping paper) 4. Matters related to the publishing industry (limited to those for printing and publishing) 5. Matters related to the bookbinding and printed matter processing industries |
|---|---|---|
| B | ⑥Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) applied or soaked | |
| Wood waste | A | ①Thing pertaining to construction industry (limited to thing which occurred with new construction, remodeling or removal of work) (2) related to the manufacturing industry of wood or wood products (including the furniture manufacturing industry), (3) related to the pulp manufacturing industry, (4) wholesale of imported timber, and (5) related to the leasing of goods |
B | ⑥Pertaining to pallets used for the distribution of cargo (including wood for packaging used for loading cargo on pallets) ⑦PCB soaked in | |
| Textile waste | A | ①Those related to the construction industry (limited to those caused by new construction, renovation or removal of structures), 2 textile industries (excluding clothing and other textile products manufacturing industries), cotton waste, wool waste, etc. Natural fibers such as |
| B | ③PCB soaked in | |
| Flora and fauna residue | Solid unnecessary items related to animals or plants used as raw materials in the food manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, or fragrance manufacturing industries (such as candy cake, seaweed, brewed cake, fermented cake, fish and beasts) | |
| Necessity of animal solids | Solid waste pertaining to animal and livestock disposed in slaughterhouses and poultry processed at poultry treatment plants | |
| Animal manure | This is related to livestock farming, including wastewater from livestock barns | |
| A dead animal | Limited to those related to livestock farming | |
Establishment of Specially Managed Industrial Waste Management Officer
Business sites that discharge specially controlled industrial waste must have a specially controlled industrial waste management officer.
In order to become a specially controlled industrial waste management officer, you must have the following qualifications specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment.
(* Please note that qualification requirements are different between infectious industrial waste and other specially controlled industrial waste.)
| Schools, etc. ※1 Requirements | Training Course | Courses and Courses | Practical experience, etc. ※２ |
|---|---|---|---|
| ①Environmental Health Instructor | (Positions prescribed in Article 20 of the Act) | Work experience 2 years or more | |
| ②University, etc. | Science, pharmacy, engineering, agriculture | Hygiene Engineering ※3. Chemical Engineering | More than 2 years after graduation |
| Science, pharmacy, engineering, agriculture or equivalent course | Hygiene Engineering ※3. Other than chemical engineering | More than 3 years after graduation | |
| ③Junior colleges and colleges of technology | Science, pharmacy, engineering, agriculture or equivalent course | Hygiene Engineering ※4. Chemical Engineering | More than 4 years after graduation |
| Hygiene Engineering ※4. Other than chemical engineering | More than 5 years after graduation | ||
| ④High Schools and Secondary Schools | ー | Civil engineering, chemical or equivalent department | More than 6 years after graduation |
| ー | Science, engineering, agriculture or equivalent subjects | More than 7 years after graduation | |
| ⑤Others | (No matter educational background) | More than 10 years | |
| ⑥①Those who have the same or higher knowledge as those listed in to 5 ※Those who are recognized as 5. | |||
※1 School, etc.: Based on the School Education Act (Act No. 26 of 1947) or the former University Ordinance (Edict No. 388 of 1918)
University. Junior colleges based on the School Education Law (including the first semester of professional colleges based on the Act), technical colleges, or former professional school orders (Meiji)
A vocational school based on the Order No. 61 of 1936. High schools or secondary schools based on the School Education Law, or secondary schools based on the former secondary school ordinance (Edict No. 36 of 1943).
※2 Work experience, etc.: ②The number of years of experience in technical practice related to waste disposal after graduating from the school.
※3 Hygiene Engineering: For universities based on the old university order, civil engineering.
※4 Hygiene Engineering: In vocational schools based on the former professional school order, civil engineering engineering.
※5 Those who have knowledge: Participants in the workshop certified by the former Minister of Health and Welfare, Specially Managed Industrial Waste Management Responsibility implemented by the Nihon Sangyo Waste Management Promotion Center
Participants in the workshop, etc. (Application / inquiry → (Public Corporation) Kanagawa Industrial Resource Recycling Association: P45)
| School requirements | Training Course | Experience, etc. |
|---|---|---|
①Doctors, dentists, pharmacists, veterinarians, public health nurses, midwives, nurses, laboratory technicians, hygiene laboratory technicians or dental hygienists | ー | ー |
| ②Environmental Health Instructor | ー | Work experience 2 years or more |
| ③University, National College of Technology, etc. | Medicine, pharmacy, health science, hygiene, veterinary medicine | Those who have graduated or who are deemed to have equivalent or higher knowledge※ |
※Those who have knowledge: Specially controlled industrial waste management officer for medical institutions, etc. implemented by the Nihon Sangyo Waste Management Promotion Center
Participants in the workshop. (Application / inquiry → (Public Corporation) Kanagawa Industrial Resource Recycling Association: P45)
What should I do if industrial waste comes out?
Procedures for industrial waste treatment
Outsourcing contractors for industrial waste treatment
The treatment of industrial waste must be entrusted to a company that has a license for the industrial waste disposal business.
Please refer to the following page.
List of industrial waste disposal contractors
Checklist
Let's check according to the list to see if the current industrial waste treatment is being performed correctly.
Download leaflets and booklets
Leaflet with checklist
The leaflets introduced on this page can be printed from the following.
If you print on both sides in A3 size (short side binding), it will be a two-fold booklet.
Industrial Waste Leaflet (PDF: 2,852KB)
Booklet (Disposal of waste generated from business activities)
Yokohama City has created a booklet that explains in detail the disposal of waste generated from business sites.
If you want to know more about the contents of the leaflet, please take a look.
About disposal of waste generated by business activities (PDF: 9,097KB)
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Inquiries to this page
City of Yokohama, Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau Business Waste Management Section Weight Reduction Promotion Section
Telephone: 045-671-3818
Telephone: 045-671-3818
Fax: 045-663-0125
Email address: sj-haishutsu@city.yokohama.jp
Page ID: 726-629-580
