Yokohama Pra 5.3 (garbage) plan (Yokohama-shi municipal solid waste treatment basic plan)

The situation surrounding waste administration has changed with the times, and there is a need to respond to various issues such as achieving the SDGs, realizing a decarbonized society, plastic measures and reducing food loss, responding to diverse social needs, and developing facilities with a view to the future. In order to steadily respond to these changes in the times, we have formulated the “Yokohama Plan 5.3 (garbage) plan (Yokohama City General Waste Treatment Basic Plan)”.

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Yokohama Pra 5.3 Plan (to the Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau page)
　

3Rs are keywords representing environmental actions to reduce waste.
Each of the three Rs is divided.

• Reduce (Reduce) → Reduce garbage itself. (Reducing outbreaks)
• Reuse → Use it repeatedly. (reuse)
• Recycling (Recycle) → It is separated and used again as a resource. (recycled)

It's an acronym.

As part of our efforts to reduce (Reduce).

• I don't get as much garbage as I can.
  • Refuse extra packaging. I don't get a shopping bag with my bag.
• Don't buy anything more than you need.
  • Don't buy the impulse because it's cheap. Buy as much as you need in bulk or by weight.
• Choose something that can be used repeatedly.
  • I use chopsticks that can be used repeatedly than chopsticks. I use my bottle.
• Use things carefully.
  • Repair and use it. I will use it for a long time.
• Use it without waste.
  • Eliminate food loss (over-removal, untouched food, leftover food). Use up the contents of the tube until the end.

There are a variety of other activities.

As part of our efforts to reuse, we are working to achieve this goal.

• Use the same thing over and over again.
  • Collect and reuse beverage bottles, etc. At the event, use reused tableware instead of disposable containers.
• Ask other people who need it to use what they no longer need.
  • Make use of flea markets and recycle shops. Use the "Yuzurisu / Please give me" unnecessary item exchange information board.

There are a variety of other activities.

As part of our efforts to recycle (recycle).

• Separately collect resources, recycle them, and utilize them.
  • Separate them properly and put them out at the collection point. The kitchen garbage is composted by soil mixing method and used as fertilizer.

There are a variety of other activities.

To the pages of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle