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Illegal dumping
Last Updated March 5, 2019
Illegal dumping is a serious crime.
Illegal dumping is strictly prohibited by the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law.
Violation of this will result in imprisonment of up to five years or a fine of up to 10 million yen (for corporations, a fine of up to 300 million yen).
It is illegal dumping of oversized garbage products and home appliance recycling in a collection area without proper disposal is also illegal dumping. Please follow the rules and dispose of it!
If you find illegal dumping
- Now, illegal dumping is taking place right in front of you.
- From now on, I'm going to dump illegally.
- I ran away after dumping illegal dumping.
- Illegal dumping.
In such a case, please call the police immediately.
Please contact the relevant police station or the Kanagawa Prefectural Police "Environmental Crime Hotline".
If you write down the location, time, car number, etc., it will be easier to identify the dumper, so please cooperate.
About illegal dumping measures signboard
We hand it over at Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau West Office and Resources Reuse Promotion Nishi Ward Office Regional Promotion Division.
There may be no stock, so please consult us in advance about the number of sheets and installation location.
Plastic board (including metal)
40cm×29.9cm
About 3 mm thick
About 250g per sheet
When illegally dumped on private land
The owner or manager of the land / building shall endeavor to keep the place clean and, when the waste is dumped, dispose of the waste at its own risk.
In order to prevent illegal dumping, be sure to pay close attention to land management on a daily basis, such as by setting up enclosure so that people do not enter unnecessarily.
Contact information
Tobe Police Department Phone: 045-324-3110
Kanagawa Prefectural Police Environmental Crime Hotline Phone: 045-651-1194
If you find illegal dumping on the road (city road), Nishi Ward West Public Works Office Telephone: 045-242-1313
If you find illegal dumping in the garbage collection area, Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau West Office Phone: 045-241-9773
If you have illegal dumping into the sea, Japan Coast Guard or Yokohama Coast Guard Department Phone: 045-201-4522
In addition, inquiries about illegal dumping materials
Nishi Ward Office Regional Promotion Division Resources Reuse Promotion Phone: 045-320-8388
Inquiries to this page
Nishi Ward General Affairs Department Regional Promotion Division
Telephone: 045-320-8389
Telephone: 045-320-8389
Fax: 045-322-5063
E-mail address: ni-chiikishinko@city.yokohama.jp
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