Akuta Aratameyaku

Japanese: 芥改役 - あくたあらためやく
Akuta Aratameyaku

...The shogunate therefore prohibited the burning or dumping of garbage in the town, and created a system in which townspeople took their garbage to a garbage dump (garbage collection point), from which contractors transported it to a landfill site (Eitaijima) in a garbage dumping ship. The contractors separated the collected garbage into fuel, fertilizer, and metal waste, which they sold to bathhouses, farmers, and blacksmiths, respectively, in an effort to recycle the garbage. However, illegal dumping by townspeople and contractors continued, so in 1699 (Genroku 12), the shogunate established the official position of Akutaarataeyaku (Akuta Aratameyaku) to crack down on it. Even after the Meiji era began, this contractor-centered garbage disposal system continued, but in 1900, as mentioned above, cities were required to carry out cleaning operations. ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Akutagawa Police" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…そのため幕府は町中でごみを焼いたり捨てたりすることを禁止し,町民は芥溜(ごみ集積所)までごみを出し,そこから請負人が埋立地(永代島)まで芥捨て船で運搬するというしくみがつくられ,その際業者は集めたごみを燃料芥,肥料芥,金物芥に分け,これを湯屋,農家,および鍛冶屋にそれぞれ売却,ごみの資源化が図られていた。しかしその一方では,町民や業者の不法投棄も続いたため,幕府は1699年(元禄12)に芥改役(あくたあらためやく)という官職を設置,彼らはその取締りに当たった。 明治に入った後も,ごみ処理はこのような業者中心のしくみが続いたが,1900年になって前述のように市に清掃事業が義務づけられた。…

※「芥改役」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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