
東京都豊島区は、池袋駅周辺などで相次ぐスーツケースの不法投棄対策として、路上喫煙やポイ捨てを禁止する条例を改正し、スーツケース投棄者にも過料を科す方針を発表した。2025年度に約290件の放置が確認されており、来年4月の施行を目指す。
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豊島区では、池袋駅周辺などのホテルや民泊の増加に伴い、不要になったスーツケースの放置が問題化している。2025年度には約290件の放置が確認された。
ホテルや民泊が集中する池袋駅周辺などでスーツケースの不法投棄が相次いでいる東京都豊島区は11日、路上喫煙やポイ捨てを禁止する条例を改正し、スーツケースを投棄した人も過料を科す対象に加える方針を発表した。区によると、同様の取り組みは全国初とみられるという。
区によると、2025年度に区内の路上などで確認された放置スーツケースは約290件。旅行者が買い替えなどで不要になったものを捨てた可能性があるという。中身を外から確認できないため、不審物として110番通報されることもある。
現行の条例で、ポイ捨ての対象となっているのはペットボトルや缶、たばこの吸い殻などで、2万円以下の罰金の規定があった。条例を改正し、対象にスーツケースを加え、ポイ捨てを禁止する。池袋駅や大塚駅周辺を重点エリアとし、そのエリアでの違反者には2万円以下の過料を設定する方針だ。改正案を来年2月の区議会で提案し、4月の施行を目指すという。
これまでに区は日本語、英語、中国語、韓国語でスーツケースの不法投棄をやめるよう呼びかけるチラシを区内の駅や宿泊施設などに配布。池袋駅周辺の大型ビジョンでも放置禁止を呼びかけるといった対策に乗り出していた。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
2025年2月の区議会での条例改正案提出
Very likely · Within months
2025年4月の条例施行
Likely · Within months

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