About designated waste

The Radioactive Material Pollution Control Special Measures Law stipulates that waste with a radioactive concentration of radioactive cesium exceeding 8,000 becquerels per kilogram can be applied to the government, and the designated waste is handled by the government. It is supposed to be.
In March 2013, the City submitted a designated application for waste stored by Public Works Office and sludge from municipal school rainwater facilities to the Ministry of the Environment, and submitted an application for designated waste to the Ministry of the Environment on September 27, 2013. All submitted applications were designated on December 26, 2013.

December 26, 2013

• Waste (sludge) deposited on the road (Kohoku Public Works Office storage: 10kg)
• Waste (sludge) deposited on the road (sludge stored in Tsurumi Public Works Office: 4kg)
• Sludge of municipal school rainwater utilization facility (17 schools: 2,908.8 kg)

In the future, designated waste will be disposed of at the responsibility of the government, but until specific disposal methods and locations are determined, appropriate storage will be continued based on consultations with the Ministry of the Environment's “Designated Waste Guidelines” and the Ministry of the Environment. Continue.

• (Press release document dated October 4, 2013) About designated waste application of sludge of school rainwater use facility (PDF: 341KB)
• (Press release document dated March 15, 2013) About application of designated waste based on the Radioactive Material Pollution Control Special Measures Law (PDF: 353KB)

Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau Industrial Waste Management Section
Telephone: 045-671-2513

Road and Highway Bureau Facility Division
Telephone: 045-671-3550

Board of Education Secretariat Educational Facilities Division
Telephone: 045-671-3254