Temporary cancellation of refuse brought in directly Saitama Tokorozawa New Corona April 30 12:01
While people are required to refrain from going out to prevent the spread of new coronavirus infections, more and more people are bringing their garbage, such as cleaning their homes, directly to the garbage disposal facilities in various places without waiting for the collection day. Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture, has temporarily stopped accepting refuse that is brought directly into it, because the risk of infection increases with further congestion.
According to Tokorozawa City, the number of vehicles that brought in garbage to two treatment facilities in the city from 1st to 24th of this month was about 15,000, an increase of about 20% from the same period last year.
It is said that the amount of furniture, empty cans, and empty bottles brought in is especially increasing, and the city is in the background of an increasing number of people cleaning and drinking alcohol at home while they are required to refrain from going out. I am.
Tokorozawa City has decided to stop accepting refuse directly brought in from the 29th to the 10th of the next month, as the risk of spread of the new coronavirus infection will increase if the treatment facility becomes more congested. On the other hand, it means that we will continue to collect garbage.
Yasuharu Furusawa, director of the Tokorozawa East Clean Center, said, "To avoid congestion, we want the garbage to be collected at a nearby collection point on a fixed day."
Similarly, measures to temporarily stop the acceptance of garbage are spreading to Saitama City and Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture.