Kitakyushu City Waste Disposal Fee: JPY 100 to JPY 150, Then JPY 230 per 10 kgThe fee for taking company waste to the plant goes up in two steps
Under an amendment to the city ordinance on waste reduction and proper disposal (promulgated March 31, 2026), Kitakyushu City is raising the disposal fee for waste brought to incineration plants (per 10 kg) in stages: from JPY 100 to JPY 150 on September 1, 2026 and to JPY 230 on September 1, 2027. The price of designated bags for household waste collected by the city does not change. A subsidy for small and medium-sized businesses that work to reduce business waste is also announced.
Key points
- The fee per 10 kg is JPY 100 through August 31, 2026, JPY 150 from September 1, 2026, and JPY 230 from September 1, 2027
- The basis is an amendment to the city ordinance (promulgated March 31, 2026). The price of designated bags for city-collected household waste is unchanged
- Business Waste Reduction Challenge Subsidy: apply on the city's online form from June 1, 2026 to January 29, 2027 (5:15 p.m.). Open to small and medium-sized businesses in the city, including sole proprietors
- Eligible: either (1) sorting equipment (bins, storage, shredders, food-waste reduction machines and so on) or (2) facility work (re-zoning waste areas, floor markings for sorting routes, minor renovation of sorting space), not both. Up to one-half of costs, capped at JPY 100,000 for each
- Start work after approval and finish by February 28, 2027. Costs paid before applying or assigned to the following fiscal year are excluded
What to do in practice
- Estimate the difference from the current fee using the weight (kg) of waste you bring in yourself
- Ask your collection contractor whether the contract fee will change
- If you plan sorting equipment or waste-area work, check the subsidy guide so that you do not start before approval
When a company takes its own waste to the incineration plant, the fee was JPY 100 per 10 kg. Since September 1 it has been JPY 150, and it is planned to become JPY 230 on September 1 next year. The price of household garbage bags does not change. There is also a program where the city pays up to half when you buy machines that reduce waste.
- 1. ApplyApply on the online form
- 2. ApprovalWait for the city's approval
- 3. Buy or buildBuy the machine or do the work after approval
- 4. FinishFinish by February 28, 2027
Points
- Per 10 kg, the fee rises in two steps: JPY 100 to JPY 150, then JPY 230
- The price of household garbage bags stays the same
- When you set up equipment to reduce waste, up to half (maximum JPY 100,000) can be covered
What the words mean
- Ordinance
- A rule that a city makes for itself
- Subsidy (hojokin)
- Money you can receive from the city if you meet the conditions
- City of Kitakyushu: Kitakyushu City: Notice on the revision of waste disposal fees
- City of Kitakyushu: Kitakyushu City: Business Waste Reduction Challenge Subsidy
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