New Year Garbage Collection
Update：2025/11/28
| Garbage Type | Area/Notes | Collection Ends | Collection Resumes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Garbage | Every Mon and Thur | December 29th | January 5th | |
| Every Tue and Fri | December 30th | January 6th | ||
| Every Wed and Sat | December 31st | January 7th | ||
| Plastic Containers and Packaging, Cans/Glass Bottles, PET Bottles, Small Metal Goods | December 31st. | January 5th | ||
| Large garbage (arrangement only) | For collection before the New Year, please apply by December 19th 17:00. | December 26th | ||
| Irregular garbage (Fees apply) | (Management of garbage associated with moving etc.) Reception for collection before the New Year will be accepted until December 20th 13:00. | December 27th | ||
| Business garbage (Fees apply) | Daily collection | December 31st | ||
| Sewage (regular collection) | December 29th | |||
| Sewage (special collection) | For collection before the New Year, please apply by December 25th. | December 27th | ||
| Clean centers Drop-Off (fees apply) | Clean center Higashi (11:30-16:30), Clean center Rinkai (8:30-16:30)* | |||
| Dirty mud/sludge | Mud/sludge found in gutters. For collection before the New Year, please apply by December 24th. | December 26th | ||
*Click here to make a clean center drop-off reservation by 2 days before your desired drop-off day via the city’s e-application system (Japanese, reservation necessary). Dedicated phone line (TEL: 072-355-3174) available between Mon-Fri 9:00-16:00 (excluding 11:30-12:15 and December 29th to January 3rd).
Arrange for collection (for large garbage, irregular garbage and business garbage only)
Application: Sakai City household garbage reception center
Opening hours: (Mon-Fri: 9:00-17:00, Sat 9:00-13:00). By landline (TEL: 0120-00-8400), by mobile/IP phone (TEL: 06-6485-5048). You can apply anytime online. For more information please check the homepage (Japanese).
For general inquiries
Public Sanitation Division (about dirty mud/sludge TEL: 072-228-7429 (about Sewage TEL: 072-228-7428) FAX: 072-229-4454)
※For inquires about collection of large garbage for Naka-ku, Higashi-ku, Kita-ku and Mihara-ku, contact Public Sanitation Office (TEL: 072-273-2672, FAX: 072-273-2674)
※For Sakai-ku, contact Sentokogyo Co., Ltd (TEL: 072-255-2277), for Nishi-ku contact Hinodekogyo Co., Ltd (TEL: 072-252-3029) and for Minami-ku contact BRAVELY Inc. (TEL: 072-224-5000)
※For dropping off rubbish at the clean centers, contact the clean center management division (TEL 072-252-0815, FAX: 072-251-9646)
For dealing with deceased pets (cats, dogs etc)
| Dropping off or picking up of small deceased pet remains (dog, cat etc) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dropping off | All year round | Bring remains to the parking garage by Sakai City Hall and ask the security guard (8:30-21:00) |
| Home pickup | Collection ends December 27th and restarts January 5th | Deceased pets inquires (TEL: 06-7777-3339) Mon-Fri (9:00-17:00) and Sat (9:00-13:00) |
| December 29th~31st | Public Sanitation Division (TEL: 072-228-7429) (FAX: 072-229-4454) Accepting inquires from 9:00-15:30 | |