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Thank you for your cooperation in the beautification of the city of Yokohama City! (Yokohama City Littering and Smoking Prohibition Ordinance)

Last update date March 9, 2022

Please cooperate with local cleaning activity based on "new life style".

To prevent the spread of new coronavirus infection, please pay attention to the following points when conducting cleaning activities.
In addition, SNS that individuals and groups can participate in, "Thank you! At Yokohama Cleanup, you can enjoy activities online. Please use it.

  1. Avoid crowds and closeness
    ・Disperse the cleaning date and time and place, and avoid crowding.
    ・Let's do it at least 2m away from the people who do cleaning work.
  2. Wearing masks and gloves
    ・Be sure to wear a mask and gloves when cleaning work.
  3. Don't touch the garbage directly
    ・Use tongs to pick up garbage and avoid touching it directly with your hands as much as possible.
  4. The garbage bag is removed from the air, tightly tightly and sealed.
    ・Let's tie the garbage bag tightly so that you do not touch garbage such as masks directly.
  5. Thorough hand washing and disinfecting
    ・After cleaning work, thoroughly disinfect your hands with alcohol spray, wash your hands and gargle.

※Littering (illegal dumping) is a crime. Never littering garbage, as it will not only punish the person, but also causes a great deal of inconvenience to people living nearby and passers-by.
In addition, more and more people wear masks to prevent new coronavirus infection. If the virus is attached to the littered mask, there is a possibility that the collector and passers-by, which is very dangerous. Please give me.
For information on how to put out as household garbage, please refer to "About Home disposal procedures pertaining to COVID-19 infection".

Requests during the period of priority measures such as declaration of emergency and prevention of spread

Omicron strains have a strong infectiousness far beyond previous strains.
Please refrain from doing activities in crowded places or high risk of infection.
Depending on the situation, please consider canceling the activity.

Ordinance on prevention of scattering such as empty cans in Yokohama City and butts (Yokohama City Littering and Smoking Prohibition Ordinance)

In Yokohama City, for the purpose of creating a clean and safe town, promoting effective use of resources, and ensuring a comfortable urban environment, the ordinance on prevention of scattering such as empty cans and butts in Yokohama City (Littering and Smoking Prohibition Ordinance) (outside site) ".

English and English: Help keep Yokohama beautiful!
Chinese, Simplified Chinese: It's a beautiful city area!
Hangul Hangul: 요코하마시의거리미화에관한대처에협력을부탁드립니다.


Yokohama City is prohibited from littering throughout the city.

Littering of empty cans, paper waste, cigarette butts, etc. is prohibited. Violations of up to 20,000 yen may be imposed.

Illustration of a woman littering


Illustration of littering cigarettes



In addition, vending machines that sell beverages are obligated to install collection containers.

Illustration of vending machine collection container


Beautification promotion priority districts, vending machine installation report
We have designated areas where it is particularly necessary to prevent scattering of empty cans and butts, and to create a clean and clean city are designated as beautification promotion priority areas.

Let's stop walking.

In the whole city, we will try not to smoke while walking. Also, if you smoke outdoors, you must try to have a portable butts.
In addition, in order to prevent burns and burns caused by tobacco fires, reduce scattered garbage, and promote the beautification of the city, it is particularly necessary to prohibit smoking in outdoor public places in the beautification promotion priority area. We designate certain districts (8 districts in the city) as "smoking prohibited areas".

For inquiries to this page

Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau Home Waste Management Department, Beautification Promotion Section

Phone: 045-671-3817

Phone: 045-671-3817

Fax: 045-663-8199

Email address: sj-machibika@city.yokohama.jp

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