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From January, 2023

●英語版●It will start a trial period
Implementation

January, 2023
April, 2023

Separated collection ofsmall rechargeable batteries will begin.

Also it will change applicable products as "Harmful Garbage" of Large Bulky Garbage.

Addition"Small Rechargeable Batteries" and "Rechargeable Home Appliances
which have small rechargeable batteries which are diﬃcult to remove"
will be added to Dangerous Garbage for Large Bulky Garbage.
In re ce nt yea rs , t h e re ha s b e e n a n in crea s e in t h e n u m b e r o f ﬁ reaccidents all over Japan when an impact on the rechargeable batteries
ignites while collecting or crushing garbage.
In order to prevent ﬁre and disposal of waste safely and securely, small
re cha rgea ble bat te ries a n d h o m e a p plia n ces that have th e small
rechargeable which are diﬃcult to remove will be collected separately
as "Dangerous Garbage" in Large Bulky Garbage.

What is small rechargeable battery?

A garbage truck
The source：A Public Interest Incorporated Foundation
Japan Containers and Packaging Recycling AssociationLithium ion battery

Small rechargeable batteries are rechargeable batteries
which can be used repeatedly and are used in many
products that we use in our daily life.
Most small rechargeable batteries have Recycling marks.

Nickel metal hydride battery

Nickel Cadmium battery

See 2・3 pages for the details

Change"Harmful Garbage" of Large Bulky Garbage will change as follows;

１Some products which includes a mercury used to be disposed as Harmful Garbage, However, recently it is recognized that it is
not harmful to dispose. So we will change applicable products of " Harmful Garbage" , which is based on Ministry of theEnvironment's "Guidelines about sorting and collecting mercury-containing waste products which come out from households".

Mirrors will be removed from "Harmful Garbage".
→ Please dispose of them as "Large Bulky Garbage".

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We will add items to "Harmful Garbage"
such as Mercury Sphygmomanometers andMercury Thermometers besides Medical Mercury Glass Thermometer.
Batteries other than small rechargeable batteries are all subject to"Harmful Garbage".（There are some batteries that can not be collected as Harmuful Garbage.）See 2・3 pages for the details
1※Thank you very much for your cooperation about separating or disposing the collection of small rechargeable batteries asmuch as possible during the trial period (From January to March, 2023).

Small rechargeable batteries will be added to dangerous garbage inthe Large Bulky garbage category,and some items will be changed to harmful garbage.
BeforeUntil the end of December, 2022

After

It will start a trial period … January, 2023

Large Bulky Garbage（except televisions, air conditioners, refrigerators,
freezers, washing machines, cloth dryers, PCs, andhome appliances have rechargeable batteries which
are difficult to remove small rechargeable batteries.

Implementation … April, 2023
Please dispose of them as"Large Bulky Garbage".

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Bicycles,Handcarts

Mirrors

MILK

Cans of food, confectionery,tea leaves, powdered milk, etc.

Pillow, stuﬀed animals, curtain,futon, carpet, feather productHarmful Garbage※Put them in a transparent garbage bag and dispose.
※These are fragile, and if it breaks, mercury may scatterand ﬂow out. Please handle with care so as not to break.

Medical ｍercury
glass thermometers"Batteries other than small rechargeable
batteries" will be eligible ones.

Jyūdenshiki- Kaden

It will be added
Mercury Sphygmomanometer andMercury Thermometer besides
Medical Mercury Glass Thermometer.

Dangerous Garbage

Medical ｍercury glass thermometers,
Mercury
Sphygmomanometers

Mercury
Thermometers

Flourescentlight lamps

Mercury Sphygmomanometers,
Mercury Thermometers

It will add "a small rechargeable battery" that can be removed
from the body of home appliance.

Batteries other than small
rechargeable batteries（A dry cell, Botton cell, Coin cell,Primary lithium battery）

Gas cans,spray cans

It will add "rechargeable home appliances whose
small rechargeable batteries are diﬃcult to remove".

※Don't need to take them apart everything when dispose.

For example

A dry cell

Botton cell

Coin cell

Primarylithiumbattery

It is not applicable
Lead acid battery,
Lead battery（Car battery etc.）
Please bring directly to
the General Environment Center.

Lithium ion battery

Nickel metal hydride battery※Recycling marks are diﬀerent from a written declationand position depends on the maker.
Also there are Recycling marks that have no color.
※Please dispose of home appliances from which small
rechargeable batteries have been removed together
with other "Large Bulky Garbage".

Nickel Cadmium battery

Lighters

Small rechargeable battery,
Rechargeable home appliances
which it is diﬃcult to remove
small rechargeable batteries

Electronic tabacco,Heat-not-burn tabacco

Electric shaver

Electric
toothbrush

Mobilerechargeablebatteries

Portable fans

Cordlessvacuum-cleaner

An electronic
Tablet terminals
dictionary

Smart phone

Large Bulky Garbage

Dangerous Garbage

Wirelessearphones

Mobile gameconsoles

Portablemusic players

32How to dispose

Harmful Garbage

Dispose of each items ina separate transparent bag.

How to dispose

Dangerous Garbage●Small rechargeable battery●Rechargeable home appliances which it isdiﬃcult to remove small rechargeable batteries

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Insulate the terminals of"Small rechargeable batteries" and"Mobile batteries" with tape.
※Because It is highly ﬂammable※Avoid hiding Recycling marks

Flourescentlight lamps

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Medical ｍercury glass thermometers,Batteries other thanA Mercury Sphygmomanometer, small rechargeable batteries
A Mercury Thermometer※Fluorescent lamps, M edical M ercur y Glass Thermometer,
Mercury Sphygmomanometers, and Mercury Thermometers are
fragile, and if damaged, mercury may scatter or ﬂow out.
Please handle with care so as not to break.

"Small rechargeable batteries" and"Rechargeable home appliances whoses m a l l re c h a r ge a b l e b a t t e ri e s a rediﬃcult to remove" should be in thesame transparent bag and dispose.

Collection DayGarbage●Area AEvery Month
1st Wednesday, 3rd Wednesday●Area B

Every Month
2nd Wednesday, 4th Wednesday

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If they are too big and not ﬁt in agarbage bag , put out with a paper
such as "Jyūdenshiki-Kaden(Rechargeable home appliances)" on it.

Jyūshidenki - Kad en

※A part of collection day may diﬀer from the above.
Please check an attached caledar for details.

Inquiry
Kameyama City Sōgō Kankyō Center
Sangyō-Kankyō-bu Kankyō-ka Haikibutsu Taisaku Group〒519‑0166

Kameyama-shi, Fuke-chō 442

TEL：0595‑82‑8081

FAX：0595‑82‑4435

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