Contaminated soil treatment business

The Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law was revised on April 1, 2010, and those who handle the treatment of contaminated soil as a business are responsible for the location of the contaminated soil treatment facility for each contaminated soil treatment facility (Mayor of a Cabinet Order) Must be approved by
In addition, the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law was revised on April 1, 2018, and when transferring, transferring, merging, splitting, or inheriting the contaminated soil treatment business, the prefectural governor in charge of the location of the contaminated soil treatment facility When approved by the mayor (Mayor of a Cabinet Order), the transferee, the merger or splitting the corporation and heir who succeeded the entire contaminated soil treatment business can treat the status of the contaminated soil.

• Purification and other treatment facilities
• Cement manufacturing facility
• Landfill treatment facilities
• Sorting and other treatment facilities
• Natural-derived soil utilization facilities

• List of contaminated soil treatment companies based on the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law in Yokohama City (PDF: 146KB)
• List of licensed polluted soil treatment companies nationwide (Ministry of the Environment) (outside site)

If you intend to set up contaminated soil treatment facilities, please consult with Yokohama City in advance to promote proper treatment of contaminated soil in consideration of conservation in the surrounding environment.

• Measures guidelines before applying for a contaminated soil treatment business license (prior guidance guidelines based on city regulations) (PDF: 264KB)
• List of examination criteria items such as permits and approvals, list of disadvantageous disposal criteria items (PDF: 92KB)
• Guidelines for the treatment of contaminated soil (Ministry of the Environment) (outside site)
• Guidelines for Transporting Contaminated Soil (Ministry of the Environment) (outside site)

Water and Soil Environment Division, Yokohama City Green Environment Bureau
Phone number: 045-671-2494

In principle, all administrative documents such as the registration form are subject to disclosure. Please read "Handling of Administrative Documents Associated with Information Disclosure System" before creating the registration form.
registration form, please submit at window, mail or Yokohama-shi electronic application, report system (outside site). In addition, when submitting by mail or electronic application, please be sure to consult the details of the notification in advance by e-mail etc.