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History of the System
Last Updated November 28, 2019
History of the System
Grants to local recyclables collection began in 1983.
This section explains the background of the grant and changes in the amount collected.
In response to the growing awareness of garbage reduction and recycling, we decided to focus on the voluntary collection of local organizations and resource recovery companies.
At that time, officers such as Neighborhood Association Neighborhood Associations were pulling their rear cars to collect recyclables.
After the start of the subsidy, citizens, businesses, and the government play their respective roles and greatly contribute to waste reduction and recycling.
In 1983, Yokohama City started a subsidy program for registered organizations.
Initially, it started with a subsidy for goods (rear cars), and in 1989 it was changed to a flat-rate incentive grant.
From 1990, a subsidy of 3 yen will be issued according to the amount collected, and it is up to the present day.
In addition, since 1993, we have also issued incentives to collection companies according to the amount collected.
| Fiscal year | Registered group grants | Collection company subsidy |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Start of subsidies for goods (rear cars) | |
| 1988 | Additional subsidy items ・Rear cars, trolleys, unicycles, containers | |
| 1989 | Start of granting fixed-rate incentives ・7 times or more 5,000 yen ・6 times or less 3,000 yen | |
| 1990 | Changed to a pay-as-you-go incentive grant ・3 yen/kg | |
| 1993 | The recycle paper Collection Council is demonstrative action in search of grants (a magazine in front of the city hall) Determined emergency support for collection companies (conducted from October to December, 1995) Incentive unit price of 2 yen/kg | |
| 1994 | Establishment of a subsidy for resource recovery contractors Incentive unit price of 2 yen/kg | |
| 1995 | The unit price of incentive money is calculated based on the grant criteria. Motoichi burden ratio 50% | |
| 1997 | The maximum incentive unit price is 2 yen/kg. Change Motoichi burden to 80% | |
| 1998 | 2 yen/kg of incentive money is added to magazine collection | |
| 2000 | The addition of magazines was changed to 0.5 yen units and the limit of 2 yen, reflecting market trends When collecting recycle paper items, newspapers, magazines and cardboard were handled. | |
| 2002 | Changed to a method of calculating the incentive unit price for each item (recycle paper, cloth, metal, bottles, etc.) Change Motoichi burden to 50% | |
| 2003 | Changed the incentive unit price to be calculated in units of 0.1 yen | |
| 2005 | The application for scholarships is changed from every six months to every three months | The application for scholarships is changed from every six months to every three months |
| 2006 | Change the application for incentives every month Formulated the Yokohama City local recyclables collection Implementation Standards | Change the application for incentives every month Strict registration requirements Introduction of a designated wholesaler system Measurement of measurement at city facilities Formulated the Yokohama City local recyclables collection Implementation Standards |
| 2008 | Changed the method of calculating the unit price of incentives for recycle paper. | |
| 2016 | Changed the method of calculating the incentive unit price for all items from April collected in April |
In recent years, the number of registered organizations has been increasing, and the amount of collection has been decreasing.
Since October 2004, the amount of collection has increased substantially due to the expansion of separate collection items, making it the most major collection route for paper.
For inquiries to this page
Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau Waste Management Department Business Division
Phone: 045-671-3819
Phone: 045-671-3819
Fax: 045-662-1225
Email address: sj-gyomu@city.yokohama.jp
Page ID: 115-120-064
