Household garbage【Collected Twice a Week】

Types (example)

Raw garbage
(Ex. scraps, leftovers, used tea leaves)
Wood waste
(Ex. fallen leaves, grass, bamboo skewers)
Paper & fabric waste
(Ex. newspaper, magazines, cardboard, clothes)
Plastic waste
(Excl. pet bottles, plastic containers and packages)
Other burnable garbage
Drain excess liquid before discarding. Remove soil before discarding. Throw away on community-led collection days or use collection traders as much as possible. Classify soiled pet bottles, greasy dressing packages etc. as household garbage. Put it into a garbage bag of 45 liters or less.

※Put garbage into a colorless transparent bag or white translucent bag of 45 liters or less.

What to be aware of when discarding garbage

Wood waste
(Ex. fallen leaves, grass)
Paper & fabric waste
(Ex. newspaper, magazines, cardboard)
Waste oil Pointed waste
Twigs should be 5 cm or less in diameter. Cut twigs into lengths of 30 cm or less and tie them into a bundle
that can be lifted with one hand.Be sure to
remove soil from fallen leaves and grass before putting them into a garbage bag.
Tie newspaper and magazines into a bundle
that can be lifted with one hand.Fabric waste should be put into a garbage bag.
Cardboard boxes should be folded and
tied into a bundle of 4 to 5 boxes.
Waste oil should be absorbed in paper etc. Pointed waste, such as bamboo skewers, should be wrapped in newspaper etc.

※Up to 3 bundles or bags of waste wood, paper and clothes may be discarded per pickup.

Caution!

○Garbage from businesses (ex. shops, companies) cannot be collected by the city.

Businesses should take full responsibility for their garbage disposal.

※This is stipulated by Article 3 (Business responsibility) of the Waste Disposal and Public Cleaning Law of Japan.

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