Green and Water Park City

Waste Reduction in Mitaka City

Waste disposal and Recycling Section
Daily Living and Environment Division
Mitaka CityLocation
ＪＡＰＡＮＴＯＫＹＯＭＩＴＡＫＡCity Profile• Location
139°33′ 34″ east longitude
35°41′ 00″ north latitude• Address
1-1, Nozaki 1-chome, Mitaka City,
181-8555, Tokyo• Area： １６．５０㎢• Population ： １８０，１９４• Household ： ８９，３８１（as of 1 January 2014）

Introduction of Mitaka City
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Ghible Musium

Waste Generation of Mitaka City
Combustible 28,170 t

FY 2012

Incombustible 2,088 t

Bulky waste 1,901 t
Hazardous waste 1,901 t

Recyclables 13,860 t
Community Recyclables
collection 3,312 t

Total Generation Volume
49,386ｔ

Changes in waste disposal cost
Start charging for waste
collection since Oct 2009

Waste disposal cost
JPY per Capita

Waste disposal cost
1,000JPY

3,380,000
3,229,000
3,100,000

2,994,000
3,024,000

3,000,000

2,913,000
2,578,660
2,426,335

ごみ処理経費（約千円）
Annual waste disposal cost
Unit: thousand yen
18,400

Annual waste disposal cost
一人あたりのごみ処理経費
per capita（約円）

18,80017,60016,80016,200

Unit: yen

15,10016,60016,700

14,800060708091011121314

H18 H19 H20 H21 H22 H23 H24 H25 H26
predicted figures

Incinerate combustible waste

Clean Plaza Fujimi / Fujimi Public AssociationFutatsuzuka Final Disposal Site
Eco-cement facility

Eco-cement facility

Segregation and utilization ofincombustible waste

Recycling Center / Fujimi Public Association

Source separation at home
Combustibles ： Kitchen waste, Shell, rubber etc.
Incombustibles : glass, ceramics, cans contaminated withorganics etc.

Hazardous waste : spray cans, fluorescent light, battery etc.
Recyclables : Waste paper(News paper, magazine, mix paper),plastics, PET bottles, glass bottles, cans etc.
Community Recyclables collection : Waste paper, cans, cloth,glass bottle etc.

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“Recycle Calendar”
Mitaka city makes 10 types ofcalendar according to thedistrict. Mitaka city distributes“Recycle Calendar” to every
household every year.

“Recycle Calendar”
shows how to discharge
waste by type.

Commercial Waste
事業系ごみ処理
Mitaka city shifted commercial waste collection from free to paid
service since Sep 2000.
• Incentive for reduction of waste• Incentive for shifting to recycling• Equal footing for all commercial waste generator
To achieve above, Mitaka city has been selling 4 types of designatedbag:
1. Combustible
2. Incombustible
3. recyclable waste paper
4. recyclable glass bottles, PET bottles, cans and waste plastics.

How to discharge household waste• Mitaka city shifted Household waste collection
from free to paid service since Oct 2009.
• Combustible and incombustible waste arecharged . Each household have to buy designatedbag to discharge those 2 types of waste.
• Recyclables are free of charge.
*Those household which receives public assistance,
and is damaged by accident such as disaster and fire istaken off the charge.

Designated charging bag
For both combustible and incombustible

SizePrice

Mini : 5 liter

9 JPY

Small : 10 liter

18 JPY

Middle : 20 liter

37 JPY

Large: 40 liter

75 JPY

Note: Each size is sold by ten unit

Change in Combustible waste
generation
27000tCharge system started

26629t25939t25872t25000t23774t23000t21000t

19000t17000t

15000t21912t21910t21654tWaste Reduction
Mitaka city continuously asks residents to take action for
waste reduction

Mitaka city asks variety of community associations to nominate “wastereduction leader”. Mitaka city and residents collaborate in the waste
reduction and recycling promotion activities such as conducting recycling
events.

Promote 4R• Reduce : waste reduction• Reuse : use repeatedly• Recycle : utilize as a resources• Refuse : not receive unnecessary items(ex. Plastic bags from retailer)

Environmental Education