Elimination and prevention of bad living environment

Last Updated June 10, 2019

We push forward cancellation, prevention of outbreak of "poor living environment" by garbage!

In Yokohama-shi, "the regulations about support and measures to plan cancellation of defective living environment in Yokohama-shi buildings and prevention of outbreak" (so-called "garbage house" measures regulations) "was enforced from December 1, 2016 and push forward approach.

What is a bad living environment?

A state in which the living environment of the person or the neighborhood is impaired, such as the occurrence of odors and pests, the danger of collapse or fire due to the accumulation of garbage etc. indoors or outdoors (so-called "garbage mansion" state) ).

Support that is close to the individual

Basically, the responsibility to eliminate the so-called "garbage mansion" state is the person who accumulates things.
However, there are various issues behind this, such as dementia, deterioration of physical function due to aging, and isolation from the community. Until now, we have provided support from the welfare aspect, but the city and ward office and related organizations and local residents will continue to cooperate to provide support that is close to the person.
In this initiative, we aim not only to clear up garbage, but also to solve various issues in daily life.
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What can be done with this ordinance

In addition to providing support as part of welfare services, we will work on solutions by combining the following items.

What can be done by ordinance
Items	Contents
Survey	Investigate the kinship of the person who has accumulated things and the use of welfare services
Support for waste discharge	If the living environment in the neighborhood is impaired and the person agrees, but cannot be cleared up by himself, the city will support garbage discharge.
Measures (Deputy execution)	In cases where there is a possibility of serious impact on the lives and bodies of local residents but do not respond to repeated efforts, guidance, recommendations, orders, substitute execution, etc. ※You can do it.

※Substitute execution is only possible if the requirements of the Administrative Execution Law are met.

Contact information

Health and Social Welfare Bureau Health and Welfare Division
The so-called "garbage house" refers to the Health and Welfare Division of each ward.
Thing about general waste disposalResources and Waste Recycling Bureau offices in each district

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