Promotion of Food Bank Food Drive Activities

burnable garbage, which is served from households in Yokohama, contains 24,000 tons of untouched food annually, which is called food loss. As part of this effort to reduce food loss, Yokohama City is working with food bank organizations to conduct food drives at events and other events and create an environment where food can be donated in familiar places such as retail stores. Through this initiative, we encourage the habit of checking the inventory and deadlines of foods stored at room temperature, such as foods purchased at each home and those received at mid-year and year-end gifts, and 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 still be eaten safely but is discarded from households and companies handling food, and provides it to welfare facilities free of charge.

　Food drive is an activity in which unused food that cannot be used up in each household is brought in and collected and donated to food bank organizations and local welfare facilities and organizations.
　Foods collected by Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau are 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, we want to carry out a food drive! We lend goods necessary for conducting food drives to companies and organizations in the city who think that they are. Neighborhood Association, Neighborhood Associations, shopping streets, local events, school events, employees working at the company and customers who come to shop.…It can be done in various situations.

・How to conduct a food drive (PDF: 780KB)

You 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 (application) at least 14 days before the desired date of lending.
　※If you have difficulty using the system, please consult with the 3R Promotion Section.

・Yokohama-shi food drive article rental handling summary (PDF: 397KB)
・List of Food Drive Lending Items Delivery / Return Locations (PDF: 119KB)

We publish company, group name performing food drive activity meeting the following conditions on Motoichi homepage.
[Condition 1] What is being carried out in Yokohama City
[Condition 2] Being able to participate by citizens ※１

We put link of homepage (page introducing food drive information) of company, group on homepage of Motoichi. ※２
※1 Not applicable if it is implemented only within companies and organizations.
※2 After examining in Motoichi along the purpose of this page, we will contact you individually if you ask for publication.
(Supplement) If you want to end the food drive activity after posting, please contact us.

Please download the application form, fill in the required items, and send an email with a photo of the food drive.
(The photos are scheduled to start a new one, and if not implemented, please send them after the fact.)

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

City of Yokohama, Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau 3R Promotion Division
〒231-0005 10 Yokohama City Hall 23rd floor, 6-50 Honcho, Naka-ku, Yokohama
Telephone: 045-671-3593

Fax: 045-550-3510

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

Q & A on Food Drive (PDF: 184KB)