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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 for up to five years or a fine of up to 10 million yen (in the case of a corporation, a fine of up to 300 million yen).
It is also illegal dumping to leave products subject to oversized garbage or recycled home appliances in a collection area without proper disposal. Please follow the rules and dispose of it!

If you find illegal dumping

  • Illegal dumping is taking place right in front of you.
  • I'm going to dump illegally.
  • I dumped illegally and ran away.
  • There is illegal dumping.

In such a case, please call the police at 110 immediately.
Please contact the relevant police station or the Kanagawa Prefectural Police "Environmental Crime Hotline".
If you write down the place, time, car number, etc. where you are dumping, it will be easier to identify the dumper, so please cooperate.

About signboard for measures against illegal dumping

It's handed over to Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau West Office, Nishi Ward Office Regional Promotion Division Resources Reuse Promotion.
There may be no stock, so please consult us in advance about the number and installation location.

Illegal dumping signboard

Plastic board (including metal)
40cm×29.9cm
Thickness of about 3mm
About 250g per sheet

In case of illegal dumping on private land

Land / building owners or managers must endeavor to keep the area clean and dispose of the waste at their own risk when waste is discarded.
In order to prevent illegal dumping, be sure to pay close attention to land management on a daily basis, such as setting up enclosures so that people do not enter unnecessarily.

Contact information

Tobe Police Department telephone: 045-324-3110

Kanagawa Prefectural Police Environmental Crime Hotline Phone: 045-651-1194

If there is illegal dumping on the road (city road), Nishi Ward Nishi Public Works Office telephone: 045-242-1313

If there is illegal dumping in the garbage collection area, Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau West Office Tel: 045-241-9773

If there is 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 telephone: 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

Email address: ni-chiikishinko@city.yokohama.jp

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