TRASH

Trash to be burnt

（MOYASU-GOMI）:

Collected twice a week

（e.g.） kitchen garbage, non-recyclable paper, fiber or rubber products, straw products, unrecyclable plastic products （dirty products, vinyl chloride products, etc.）, FUTON, carpets, hot carpets （remove the mechanical parts and put them out as non-burnable recyclable trash）, disposable lighters （use up the gas inside）

• How to prepare for disposal: Put the above kinds of trash into transparent or semi-transparent plastic bags, and close them.

Tree branches

（SENTEI SHI）

Collected on the same day and place as trash to be burnt

（e.g.） wood debris, tree branches 

• How to prepare for disposal: Cut the branches or debris into 1 m pieces, bind them with wire or paper string. The diameter of the bunch should be about 30cm. For debris and wooden pieces that can’t be bound, put them in a plastic bag and write “KIKUZU” （wooden pieces） on the bag.

Plastic packaging and containers and packages（YOKIHOSO PURASUTIKKU）:

Collected once a week, at the same place as the trash to be burnt

（e.g.） bottles, packages, cups, trays, tubes, nets, plastic bags, wrapping film, cushioning materials

These plastic packages and containers should have the “plastic mark”. 

”Plastic Mark”

• How to prepare for disposal: Rinse off or wipe off stains or dirt, then put them in a transparent or semi-transparent bag, and close it.

Non-burnable recyclable trash（FUNEN SHIGEN GOMI）:

Collected once a month, not at the same place as the burnable trash

（e.g.） paper （cardboard, miscellaneous paper, newspapers, fliers, magazines, paper packages）, bottles （transparent, brown, and other colors）, cans （aluminum and steel cans）, old clothes, PET plastic bottles, small electronic appliances, metals, batteries, light bulbs, fluorescent bulbs, mirror, china, glass, bicycles, plastic products （plastic toys, wardrobe cases, hangers, accessory cases, CDs and their cases, cassette tapes, video tapes, and other plastic products without the plastic mark）

How to prepare for disposal:

• Sort the paper into the same category, and bind each bundle with paper string.  Put the Miscellaneous papers into envelopes or paper bags, fold them to keep them inside and bind them with paper string. 
• Bottles, cans, PET plastic bottles – Rinse the inside.
•  Old clothing – Bind them with paper string or wrap the clothes with other old clothing.  Dirty or stained clothing, and underwear must be sorted as burnable trash, and disposed accordingly.
• Batteries – For Nickel-Cadmium rechargeable batteries and mercury batteries, please ask at the place of purchase.

（e.g.） suits, jeans, fleeces, sweaters, leather products, scarves, jackets, down jackets, staffed animals, bags, shoes, and hats

Household appliances（KADEN YONHINMOKU）:

Not collected by the city

（e.g.） TVs, refrigerators・freezers, washing machines・clothes drying machines, air conditioners

Disposal: Please ask at the place of purchase.  A disposal fee will be charged.

Personal computers（PASOKON）

Not collected by the city

（e.g.） Desktop hardware, displays, laptops, and attachments （including mice, keyboards, speakers, and cables）

Disposal: Please contact the manufacturer for collection. A disposal fee will be charged.