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How to separate and put out garbage

Put out garbage on designated days.

Put out garbage to a designate place before 8:00a.m. on collection days.

* Industrial wastes are not allowed to put out to ordinary garbage collection places.


How to separate garbage
Free (Recycling station)
Non-acceptable:
Cans:
  • Don't leave anything inside.
  • Wash the cans.
  • Boxes of sweets, cover of cans are acceptable.
  • pans, rice cookers, kettles
    * These should be put out on a day when non-burnables stuff is accepted. You are required to use designated plastic bags. (chargeable)
Bottles
  • Don't leave anything in the bottles.
  • Take off the covers of the bottles, and wash the bottles.
  • Small Sake bottles are acceptable.
  • bottle covers
  • pottery
  • bottles of cosmetics
  • bottles of agricultural chemicals, powerful chemicals
  • fluorescent lamps, bulbs
    * These should be put on a day when non-burnable stuff is accepted. You are required to use designated plastic bags. (chargeable)
Newspapers, Advertising papers, Magazines, Old books, Cardboard boxes
  • Separate sorts of stuff, and tie firmly using cords. Don't put these stuff in a plastic bag.
  • Tie the stuff firmly not to loose.
  • It is not necessary to separate newspapers and advertising papers.
  • Separate books and magazines into the same size, and tie them firmly.
  • Don't put out these stuff on rainy days.
  • Stuff covered with plastic coverings
Free (Recycling station)
Non-acceptable:
Stuff related to cloth
  • Tie firmly
  • Don't put out on rainy days
  • thick cotton wears
  • wool
  • leather jacket
  • futon
  • carpet
  • curtain
    * These should be put out on a day when non-burnable stuff is accepted. You are required to use designated plastic bags. (chargeable)
Paper packs
  • Wash and dry the stuff. Tie them firmly.
  • Inside coating stuff * These should be put out on a day when non-burnable stuff is accepted. You are required to use designated plastic bags. (chargeable)
Plastic bottles
  • Only the bottles with a mark "PET"
  • Don't leave anything inside.
  • Wash, and take off the covers of the bottles. Covers belong to burnable stuff.
  • Every plastic stuff (except plastic bottles)
    * This stuff should be put out on a day when non-burnable stuff is accepted. You are required to use designated plastic bags. (chargeable)
Plastic containers, bottles
  • Don't leave anything in the containers or bottles, and wash them.
  • Take off covers or pumps. These belong to burnable stuff.
  • bottles of agricultural chemicals
Cans of spray
  • Take off every cover made of plastics.
  • Don't leave anything inside, and put holes on each can. If you take out cans without holes, this may be a cause of a fire. When you make holes on cans, don't do that inside of your house.
  • Spray cans of agricultural chemicals

  • Chargeable garbage
    You are required to use designated plastic bags. Industrial wastes are not allowed to put out to ordinary collection places.
    Notice
    Burnable
    • garbage (kitchen garbage, plastic wrap, cigarette butt, dust from a vacuum cleaner, a little amount of shells, wastepaper, paper diaper)
    • footwear (shoes, boots, sandals, leather shoes)
    • bags (small bags such as purse, handbag and so on)
    • thin under wears and shirts
    • stuff made of plastic:small toy, MD, CD, DVD, video tape
    • stationery (pencil, paper file), easy warmer
    • Drain the kitchen garbage well.
    • Don't put out excrement with paper diapers.
    • Big bag belongs to non-burnable stuff.
    • Small pieces of cloth belong to under wears or shirts.
    • Don't put more than two video tapes in a plastic bag.
    Non-burnable
    • glass, pottery, non-recycling bottle, broken window glass, rice cup, vase
    • thick clothing (leather jacket, thick sweater, overcoat)
    • small house electric appliances (hair dryer, toaster, electric pot, clock)
    • Big rice cooker belongs to bulky garbage.
    • Thick clothing belong to non-burnable stuff, it should be cut into pieces.
    • Mercury batteries, lithic batteries will be collected by the distributors.
    Reclamation waste
    • small amount of ash
    • used sand for pets
    Bulky garbage
    • Too big stuff for a non-burnable plastic bag belongs to bulky garbage.
    • It is necessary for you to get a special ticket for bulky garbage.
      (1,000 yen, for big special bag 500 yen, for small special bag)
    • Contact the CLEAN CENTER for reservation three days before the collection (except Saturday, Sunday and national holiday)
      Phone: 0225-76-5671
    • Put a special ticket on top of the designated bag, and put it in front of your house before 8:00a.m. of the collection day.
      * For more information

    Non-acceptable garbage
    • electric water heating machine, car, motorcycle, agricultural machine and material, battery, gas cylinder, piano, drum, tire, tire wheel, a safe, refrigerator for business use, freezer for business use, vending machine
      * Contact the distributors for collection.


    • building and construction materials, industrial and mining wastes, chemical products.
      * Contact the special manufacturers for collection.


    • TV set, washing machine, refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner.
      * Distributors are responsible for collection.

    * For more information

    If the distributors refuse to collect bulky garbage, contact the CLEANCENTER
    Phone: 0225-76-0102
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