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Background and History of the System
Last updated on April 1, 2025.
Launch of the local recyclables collection System
In response to the growing awareness of garbage reduction and recycling, we decided to focus on the voluntary collection of local organizations and resource recovery companies and promote it. .
At that time, officers from Neighborhood Association Neighborhood Associations and others were pulling rear cars themselves to collect recyclables.
After the start of the grant, citizens, businesses, and the government play their respective roles and greatly contribute to the reduction and recycling of garbage.
History of the Grant
In 1983, Yokohama City started a subsidy program for registered organizations.
Initially, it started with the subsidy of goods (rear cars), and in 1989, it was changed to a fixed-rate incentive.
From 1990, a subsidy of 3 yen has been issued according to the amount collected, and continues to the present.
In addition, since 1993, incentives have been issued to collection companies according to the amount collected.
| Fiscal year | Registered organization subsidies | Subsidy for collection companies |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Start of subsidies for goods (rear cars) | |
| 1988 | Addition of goods subsidized items ・Rear cars, trolleys, unicycles, containers | |
| 1989 | Start of fixed-rate incentives ・7 times or more 5,000 yen, 6 times or less 3,000 yen | |
| 1990 | Changed to pay-as-you-go incentive ・3 yen/kg | |
| 1993 | Demonstrative actions by the recycle paper Collection Council in search of grants (magazines in front of the city hall) Emergency support for collection companies (October to December 2003) is determined Incentive unit price 2 yen/kg | |
| 1994 | Established the outline of granting incentives for resource recovery contractors Incentive unit price 2 yen/kg | |
| 1995 | The unit price of incentive money was calculated based on the grant criteria. Motoichi burden ratio 50% | |
| 1997 | Incentive unit price limit was set to 2 yen/kg. Change the burden on Motoichi to 80% | |
| 1998 | Incentive 2 yen/kg is added to magazine collection | |
| 2000 | Changed magazine addition to 0.5 yen unit, limit of 2 yen reflecting market trends When collecting recycle paper items, newspapers, magazines and cardboard were handled. | |
| 2002 | Changed to the method of calculating the unit price of incentives, taking into account market prices, etc. for each item (recycle paper, cloth, metal, bottles) Change the burden on Motoichi to 50% | |
| 2003 | Changed to calculate the incentive unit price in units of 0.1 yen | |
| 2005 | Change the application for incentives from every six months to every three months | Change the application for incentives from every six months to every three months |
| 2006 | Change the application for incentives every month Created the Yokohama City local recyclables collection Implementation Standards (Guidelines) | Change the application for incentives every month Stricter registration requirements Introduction of a designated wholesaler system Implementation of measurement at city facilities Created the Yokohama City local recyclables collection Implementation Standards (Guidelines) |
| 2008 | Changed the method of calculating the unit price of incentives for recycle paper, etc. from April collection | |
| 2016 | Changed the method of calculating the unit price of incentives for all items from the collection in April |
Inquiries to this page
Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau Household Waste Management Department Business Division
Phone: 045-671-3819
Phone: 045-671-3819
Fax: 045-662-1225
E-Mail address [email protected]
Page ID: 767-484-873
