In Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, where a tremor with a seismic intensity of 6 or higher was observed on the 16th of this month, the combustible garbage incinerator in the city was damaged by the earthquake and became inoperable, making it impossible to burn the garbage. ..
The city is calling for temporary storage of combustible waste at home.
According to Soma City, the Koyo Clean Center, which incinerates combustible waste in Soma City and Shinchi Town due to the earthquake that occurred three days ago, has broken the piping and equipment used for incineration, making it impossible to incinerate the waste.
For this reason, the city is currently forced to temporarily store combustible waste in a nearby vacant lot, and the temporary storage area is filled with garbage in translucent bags. rice field.
There is no prospect of restoration of the incineration facility, and some city executives say it will take more than a month.
The city is coordinating with prefectures to see if it can use the incineration facilities of neighboring municipalities.
Soma City is calling for "it will be inconvenient for the citizens for a while, but I want you to temporarily store" burnable garbage "at home until you can incinerate it."
On the other hand, we accept so-called "disaster waste" such as furniture, home appliances, roof tiles and windowpanes that were damaged by the earthquake, and we want you to apply to the city and bring it to the designated place.