Outdoor burning (open burning) is prohibited by laws and ordinances.

“Open-air burning (open-air burning),” which does not use incineration equipment, is prohibited by the “Waste Disposal and Public Cleansing Law” and the “Environmental Ordinance for Ensuring the Health and Safety of Tokyo Citizens.” increase.
Outdoor incineration not only generates harmful substances such as dioxins, but also smoke and odors can be a big nuisance to nearby residents.
Do not incinerate garbage outdoors (open burning), but follow the separation method and dispose of it on the designated day.

Grass and pruned branches from your home can be disposed of free of charge. Please bring the pruned branches from which the leaves have been removed to the site for chipping, or tie up to two bundles with a string and put them out on the burnable garbage day. Removed leaves and grass can be placed in transparent or translucent bags, and up to 2 bags can be put out on the day for combustible garbage.
Please refer to the following page for chipping of pruned branches.

From April 2020, when farmers in the city (including production groups) bring pruned branches discharged from the city farmland with farming to the Clean Center Tamagawa, the processing fee can be exempted .
For details, please contact the Life Environment Division Garbage and Recycling Section.

1. Incineration in incinerators that do not comply with legal standards
2. Incineration of waste in vacant land
3. Incineration in 18 L cans and drums
4. Incineration in equipment that is simply surrounded by concrete blocks or iron plates

(Example) Festival, dondo-yaki, burning

(Example) Campfire, baked sweet potato, pottery making

(e.g.) Emergency measures in the event of a disaster, pest control of trees and crops, things that must be done in agriculture, forestry, and fishery, wood baths and wood stoves

Note: However, even in the above "outdoor burning (open burning) example exempted from the prohibition", it is necessary to consider the living environment, and if there are complaints from neighboring residents, it will be subject to guidance.

　In the above example of "outdoor burning (open burning) exempted from prohibition", if burning causes smoke that is misleading as a fire, notification to the fire department is required, but open burning is legalized (permitted). It is not intended to