Promotion of Food Bank and Food Drive Activities

The burnable garbage, which comes from households in Yokohama, contains 20,000 tons of untouched food per year. In Yokohama City, as an initiative to reduce food loss, we are working with food bank organizations to implement food drives at events and create an environment where food can be donated in familiar places such as retailers. Through this initiative, we will promote the habit of checking the inventory and expiration date of foods stored at room temperature, such as foods purchased at each home and those received at mid-year-end gifts, etc. We aim to reduce food loss by providing food drives as soon as possible.

　A food bank is an organization or activity that collects food that can be eaten safely but is discarded from each household or company that handles food, and provides it to welfare facilities free of charge.

　Food drive refers to activities in which unused foods that cannot be used up in each household and collectively donate them to food bank organizations and local welfare facilities and organizations.
　Food collected by Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau is donated to local welfare facilities and those who need food through food bank organizations and the Japan National Council of Social Welfare.

Why don't you try a food drive?
In Yokohama City, we want to carry out a food drive! We lend goods necessary for conduct of food drives to companies and organizations in the city that we think. Neighborhood Association, Neighborhood Associations, shopping streets, local events, school events, company employees and customers who come to shopping.…It can be done in a variety of situations.

・How to implement food drives (PDF: 780KB)

We can apply for rental article from Yokohama-shi electronic application, report system (outside site).
　※It is necessary to register with the electronic application system in advance.
　※Please apply (apply) at least 14 days before the desired date of loan.
　※If it is difficult to use the system, please consult the 3R Promotion Section.

・Yokohama City Food Drive Goods Lending Handling Guidelines (PDF: 397KB)
・Food drive rental list list of places to be delivered and returned (PDF: 119KB)

We publish company, group name performing food drive activity meeting the following conditions on Motoichi homepage.
[Condition 1] Implementing in Yokohama City
[Condition 2] Citizens are able to participate ※１

We will put a link on the homepage of the company / group (page introducing food drive information) on the homepage of Motoichi. ※２
※1 Not applicable if the program is conducted only within a company or organization.
※2 After examining in Motoichi according to the purpose of this page, we will contact you individually when we ask for publication.
(Supplement) If you want to end food drive activities after posting, please contact us.

Download the application form, fill out the required items, and send it to the email with a photo of the food drive.
(Photos will be newly started, and if not implemented, please send them after the fact.)

Please download the application form (word: 26KB) and use it.

City of Yokohama, Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau 3R Promotion Division
〒231-0005 10 Yokohama City Hall, 6-50, Honmachi, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan
Phone: 045-671-3593

Fax: 045-550-3510

Email address: sj-3rshokuloss0@city.yokohama.jp

Q&A on food drives (PDF: 184KB)