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Basic knowledge of industrial waste
Last update date May 11, 2023
I can't listen to it now! What is industrial waste? ？
Type of industrial waste
Of the waste generated from business sites, 20 types stipulated by law are called "industrial waste" and the rest are called "general waste."
Among them, those that may cause explosiveness, toxicity, infectiousness, and other damage to human health or the living environment are distinguished as "specially managed industrial waste" or "specially managed general waste" and stored and disposed of. We impose strict standards.
Industry limited and item limitation
The items shown in the table below are industrial waste when generated from a specific industry or only specific items.
Please note that it will be municipal waste when generated from a business establishment in an industry that is not listed in the table.
| Paper waste | A | ①Those related to the construction industry (limited to those arising from new construction, renovation or removal of structures) (2) pertaining to the manufacturing of pulp, paper or processed paper products, and 3) related to the newspaper industry (limited to those that print and issue using newspaper wrapping paper) (4) related to the publishing industry (limited to those that print and publishing) 5. Business related to the bookbinding business and printing business |
|---|---|---|
| B | ⑥Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) is applied or soaked | |
| Wood chips | A | ①Those related to the construction industry (limited to those arising from new construction, renovation or removal of structures) (2) pertaining to the manufacturing of wood or wood products (including furniture manufacturing), (3) pulp manufacturing, (4) wholesale of imported timber wholesale, and (5) goods leasing business |
B | ⑥Pertaining to pallets used for the distribution of cargo (including packaging wood used for loading cargo to pallets) ⑦PCBs soaked | |
| Fiber waste | A | ①Related to the construction industry (limited to those arising from new construction, renovation or removal of structures), and (2) Textile Industry (excluding clothing and other textile products manufacturing industries), cotton waste, wool Natural fibers such as waste |
| B | ③PCBs soaked | |
| Animal and plant residues | Solid unwanted substances related to animals or plants used as raw materials in food, pharmaceuticals, or fragrance manufacturing (amekasu, glue, brewed, fermented glue, fish and animal storm, etc.) | |
| Animal solids unnecessary substances | Animals disposed of at slaughterhouses and solid unwanted substances related to poultry treated at poultry treatment plant | |
| Animal manure | It relates to livestock farming, including livestock barn wastewater | |
| Animal corpse | Limited to those related to livestock farming | |
Establishment of a specially controlled industrial waste management officer
Business sites that discharge specially controlled industrial waste must have a special management industrial waste management officer.
To become a specially controlled industrial waste management officer, you must have the following qualifications specified by an Ordinance of the Ministry of the Environment.
(* Please note that qualification requirements are different for infectious industrial waste and other specially managed industrial waste.)
| Schools, etc. ※1 Requirements | Training course | Subjects/Department | Work experience, etc. ※２ |
|---|---|---|---|
| ①Environmental Health Instructor | (Positions prescribed in Article 20 of the Act) | Work experience 2 years or more | |
| ②University, etc. | Science, pharmaceutical science, engineering, agriculture | Hygiene Engineering ※3. Chemical Engineering | 2 years or more after graduation |
| Science, pharmacology, engineering, agriculture, or equivalent course | Hygiene Engineering ※3. Other than chemical engineering | 3 years or more after graduation | |
| ③Junior college and technical college | Science, pharmacology, engineering, agriculture, or equivalent course | Hygiene Engineering ※4. Chemical Engineering | 4 years or more after graduation |
| Hygiene Engineering ※4. Other than chemical engineering | 5 years or more after graduation | ||
| ④High school and secondary school | ー | Civil engineering, chemistry, or equivalent department | 6 years or more after graduation |
| ー | Science, Engineering, Agricultural Science, or equivalent subjects | 7 years or more after graduation | |
| ⑤Others | (regardless of educational background) | 10 years or more | |
| ⑥①Those who have the same or higher knowledge as those listed in (1) to (5) ※A person who is recognized as 5. | |||
※1 Schools, etc.: Based on the School Education Act (Act No. 26 of 1947) under the School Education Act (Act No. 26 of 1947)
I am a university. Junior colleges based on the School Education Law (including the first term of a professional university based on the same law), a technical college or a former technical school ordinance (Meiji)
A vocational school based on decree No. 61 of 1961). High school or secondary school based on the School Education Law or secondary school based on the old secondary school ordinance (Edict No. 36 of 1943).
※2 Work experience, etc.: ②For (4), after graduating from the school, experience of working in technical work related to waste disposal.
※3 Hygiene Engineering: For universities based on the old university ordinance, civil engineering.
※4 Hygiene Engineering: In vocational schools based on the old technical school ordinance, civil engineering.
※5. Those with knowledge: Participants in the workshop approved by the former Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare, specially managed industrial waste management conducted by the Nihon Sangyo Waste Management Promotion Center
Participants in the seminar on assignments. (Applications and inquiries → (Public Corporation) Kanagawa Prefecture Industrial Resource Recycling Association: P45)
| School requirements | Training course | Experience, etc. |
|---|---|---|
①Doctors, dentists, pharmacists, veterinarians, public health nurses, midwives, nurses, clinical laboratory technicians, hygiene technicians or dental hygienist | ー | ー |
| ②Environmental Health Instructor | ー | Work experience 2 years or more |
| ③Universities, technical colleges, etc. | Medical, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences, Hygiene, Veterinary Medicine | Those who have graduated or are deemed to have equal or higher knowledge.※ |
※Those with knowledge: Regarding the person in charge of specially controlled industrial waste management for medical institutions implemented by the Nihon Sangyo Waste Management Promotion Center
Participant, etc. (Applications and inquiries → (Public Corporation) Kanagawa Prefecture Industrial Resource Recycling Association: P45)
What should I do if industrial waste comes out?
Procedure for industrial waste treatment
Outsourcing of industrial waste
The disposal of industrial waste must be outsourced 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
Check the list to see if the current industrial waste treatment is being performed correctly.
Downloading leaflets and booklets
Leaflet with checklist
The leaflets introduced on this page can be printed from the link below.
If you print on both sides (short side binding) in A3 size, it will be a two-fold booklet.
Industrial Waste Leaflet (PDF: 1,425KB)
(Regarding the disposal of waste generated from business activities)
Yokohama City has created a booklet detailing 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: 3,690KB)
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For inquiries to this page
City of Yokohama, Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau Business Waste Reduction Promotion Section
Phone: 045-671-3818
Phone: 045-671-3818
Fax: 045-663-0125
Email address: sj-haishutsu@city.yokohama.jp
Page ID: 726-629-580
