Items accepted for waste collection

• Containers such as cans, bottles, PET bottles, batteries (cylindrical batteries, button batteries, small rechargeable batteries), thermometers containing mercury, and fluorescent tubes, etc.

PET bottles have the logo on them.

Where to put out waste

• Waste collection point
• Your waste collection point is specified. Please ask your neighbors where you should put out waste.

What days collection occurs

• Once a week. Collection days are set for each district.
• The collection day is written on a sticker at the waste collection point. Please put out waste after checking the information.
• If you do not know your collection day, for example if there is no sticker, please contact the collection office in the area where you live. (Phone calls can only be made in Japanese.)
• Waste is also collected on holidays. However, collection days may change during the year-end and New Year Holidays.

What time to put out waste

• Please put out cans, glass bottles and PET bottles by 8:30 on the morning of the collection day.

Please do not put waste out on the day before collection or after it has been collected. Following the rules will keep the collection point clean for your neighborhood.

How to put out waste

• Please read the instructions below carefully so as to follow the correct method of putting out fluorescent tubes, batteries (cylindrical batteries, button batteries, small rechargeable batteries) and thermometers containing mercury. 

Examples and instructions for putting out waste

Cans, glass bottles, PET bottles	Remove tops and labels. Rinse the inside. Squash PET bottles. Do not squash cans. Do not put in a bag,  put them in a pickup container for collection. ※Please dispose plastic lids and labels as Plastic Waste. Non-plastic lids and labels as household waste.
Aerosol spray cans	Use up the contents and put the cans in a pickup container for collection. If you cannot use up the contents, please consult the manufacturer. No need to puncture aerosol spray cans.
Metal items (pots, kettles, etc.)	Items made of iron, aluminum, stainless steel or enameled iron measuring 18ℓ (30cm) or smaller. Please clean them before you put them out for collection.
Fluorescent tubes	Either put it in the original case it came in or wrap it with newspaper, and place it beside a pickup container.
Batteries (cylindrical batteries, button batteries, small rechargeable batteries) and thermometers containing mercury	Please put transparent tape on the battery terminal for electrical insulation purpose. Put them in a clear plastic bag, fasten the opening and put in a pickup container.

Items not accepted as cans, bottles and PET bottles.

Bottles for agrochemicals and powerful drugs	Dispose of them as household waste.
Broken glass bottles	Dispose of them as household waste.
Glass or porcelain articles	Dispose of them as household waste.
Items with sharp edges or pointed ends such as knives and forks	Dispose of them as household waste.
Incandescent light bulbs	Dispose of them as household waste.
Bulky waste	Items measuring approximately 30cm or longer at the longest point are regarded as bulky waste.
Lead acid batteries	Please bring them to a collection/recycling partner store, such as shops that sell batteries.