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Illegal dumping
Last updated on 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.
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
Phone: 045-320-8389
Phone: 045-320-8389
Fax: 045-322-5063
E-Mail address [email protected]
Page ID: 889-681-844