Inagi City

The story of charging for household waste

Last updated: March 23, 2021

When Inagi Town started garbage collection in April 1964, garbage collection was charged.
It became free from April 1970, but in October 1993, a fee was charged for oversized garbage collection, and in October 1994, a fee was charged for business-related garbage.
The concept of disposal costs and fees has changed with the times. Inagi City still charges for 10 kilograms or more of household waste per day, but with the recent revision of the Garbage Fee Ordinance, a designated bag system was introduced, and 1 kilogram of garbage was revised to 10 yen.
We will inform you about the current state of garbage and the contents of the revision on the city website, public relations, local briefing sessions, etc. so that citizens can understand.

Garbage discharge per person per day

Transition unit (gram) of (burnable garbage + non-burnable garbage)

Graph Changes in Burnable Garbage + Non-Burnable Garbage

Your efforts have resulted in weight loss, but in 2002 it was 21 grams more than the average in the Tama area.

Change in recycling rate

Recycling rate = (recycled amount from recyclables collection + group collection amount + post-collection recycling amount) / (total garbage amount + group collection amount)

Graph Changes in recycling rate

The recycling rate in fiscal 2002 was 24%. This is 1.9% lower than the Tama area average. We are in a situation where we must further separate garbage and thoroughly recycle.

Composition analysis of combustible waste

Weight ratio (wet basis) December 2002 survey

Graph Composition analysis of combustible waste

Garbage accounts for 45% of combustible waste, 37% paper waste, and 11% plastic waste. Garbage can be reduced by about 10% just by squeezing the water content. In addition, garbage weight loss is planned by separating these and turning them into resources. Paper larger than a business card can be effectively recycled as "Zatsugami".

Trends in treatment costs for municipal waste collection

year Collection and transportation consignment fee, etc. (yen) Intermediate treatment cost (yen) Final disposal cost (yen) Total expenses (yen) Per person (yen) Per household (yen) 1
per kilogram (yen)
Heisei
10th year
219,453,399
617,304,564
127,433,799
964,191,762
14,714
37,473
63
Heisei
11th year
222,844,689
491,376,150
102,965,767
817,186,606
12,113
30,695
51
Heisei
12th year
218,003,341
545,328,023
68,037,339
831,368,703
12,046
30,291
51
Heisei
2013
223,957,841
691,728,862
61,061,299
976,748,002
13,963
34,718
59
Heisei
2014
229,855,754
669,050,513
57,535,417
956,441,684
13,260
32,718
59
5 year average 222,823,005
602,957,622
83,406,724
909,187,351
13,211
33,142
56

The disposal cost of combustible and non-combustible waste in 2002 was approximately 956 million, including collection and transportation costs, intermediate treatment costs at the Tama River Sanitation Association, and final disposal costs at the Santama Wide Area Disposal Association. Yen. It costs about 13,000 yen per person per year. Since the city tax is about 11.4 billion yen, about 8.4% of the city tax is allocated to the disposal of combustible and non-combustible waste.

Examination progress of charge for garbage

progress
September 1999 Council for Promotion of Waste Reduction, etc. Reported on "Review of fees for business-related, oversized, and brought-in garbage, and charging for general household garbage"
January 2001 Proposal to charge for garbage from the perspective of fairness of the burden of the benefits of the 2nd Administrative Reform Outline
March 2001 Complete abolition of dust box
March 2003 Formulation of basic environmental plan (72 measures)
September 2003 Suggested opinion on "Specific content of fee-charging" by Council for Promotion of Waste Reduction, etc.
December 2003 Amendment of city council ordinance approved

From October 1, 2004, we will implement a garbage charge.

Purpose and effects of charging for household waste

Prolonging the life of final disposal sites

Incinerated ash from Inagi City is landfilled at the Santama Wide Area Disposal Association Futatsuzuka disposal site in Hinode Town.
However, as things stand now, this landfill is expected to be full by 2013.

Promote waste reduction and recycling

In the Tama area, municipalities that have already implemented a charge system have reduced the amount of garbage by an average of about 15%.
Inagi City also plans to reduce the amount of garbage by 15% by introducing a charge.

Reduce waste disposal costs and ensure fair sharing

Currently, most of the garbage is disposed of by tax, but by introducing a charge, the burden will be faired according to the amount of garbage.

Raise awareness of waste issues

Photo Incineration ash brought to the Futatsuzuka disposal site in Hinode-machi
Incineration ash brought to the Futatsuzuka disposal site in Hinodemachi

Designated Bag Pricing

Respect the reports and opinions of the Waste Reduction Promotion Council

(1) Pay-as-you-go system using designated collection bags

About 20% of garbage collection and processing expenses (burnable garbage/non-burnable garbage) are borne by citizens.
909,187,351 yen (5-year average collection and disposal cost) ÷ 1,6112 tons (estimated amount of waste discharged) ÷ 1,000 kg per 1 ton x 20% = 11.3 yen per 1 kg

(2) Consideration of balance with neighboring cities

7 cities average 10 yen per kilogram (7 cities = Ome City 8 yen, Hino City 14 yen, Kiyose City 7 yen, Akishima City 10 yen, Fussa City 10 yen, Higashimurayama City 12 yen, Hamura City 10 yen)

 For this reason, we have set a fee of 10 yen per kilogram.

PR for everyone

We will do the following to make everyone aware of the designated household waste bag (paid) system.

Inquiries about this page

Inagi City Urban Environment Development Department Living Environment Division Telephone: 042-378-2111