PROPER GARBAGE SORTING IS…

EVERYONE’S RESPONSBILITY!

①BURNABLE GARBAGE②NON-BURNABLE GARBAGE

The designated Burnable Garbage Bag should ONLY be used for burnable garbage.

The pink designated garbage bag should ONLY be used for plastic wastewith the following mark:

BURNABLE GARBGE
Kitchen Waste（drain well）

Non-Recyclable
Paper ※2
*Takaoka City’s
Designated Bag for
Burnable Garbage(kitchen waste, etc.)

Burnable garbage iscollected twice a week on(Mon & Thurs) or (Tue & Fri),
according to your area’s
calendar.
▶Access Takaoka
City’s completegarbage sorting
guide from the QR
Code•

PET Bottles
for Table Use

PET Bottles

ClothingShoes

Mayonnaise /Ketchup Bottles

Cans forTable Use

Cans

Caps and Labels of
PET Bottles
Packaging Film

Blanket, Comforter,Leaves, Grass, Branches※1
Bedding ※1

Trays and Packs

Metals / Appliances

Spray Cans

Nets

Other Bottles(Non Table-use)
Caps

DO NOT USE THIS BAG FOR…
Dry-Cell Batteries

Non-burnable garbage iscollected twice a month, inthe 1st & 3rd weeks or the
2nd & 4th weeks, according
to your area’s calendar.

HazardousWasteMetals & Appliances

To be set out on the designatedday.

Cushioning Material

Plastic Bags

Cups

DO NOT USE THIS BAG FOR…

※1

Cut into pieces that fit the garbage bag.

※2

In particlar paper with nylon oraluminum foil

Takaoka City’s designated Burnable Garbage Bag should only be used forburnable garbage such as the above (kitchen waste, clothing, etc.)•

Designated Garbage Bag
for Plastic Containers
and Packaging

Wooden Furniture※1

Plastic Containers& Packaging

PET Bottles
for Table UseHangers,Toothbrushes, etc.

Other Plastic Waste(place in see-through bags)

PET Bottles▶Access Takaoka
City’s complete
garbage sorting
guide from the QR
CodeCans
for Table Use

Plastic toys, CDs, etc.

Cans

To be set out on the designatedday.

Takaoka City’s pink designated garbage bag (for plastic containers and•packaging) should be used for plastic waste with this mark

Table-use PET bottles, cans and glass bottles, metallic waste & home, including

caps and labels of PET bottles, packaging film, plastic bags, cushioning

appliances, used spray cans, and hazardous waste such as batteries

material, trays and packs, cups, nets, other bottles, and caps.

should NOT be put into the designated Burnable Garbage Bag.
•For more information, consult Takaoka City’s complete garbage sorting•Sort non-burnable garbage into the following categories and set out on
designated days at the designated pickup spot in your neighborhood:guide (“How to Sort and Set out Household Garbage,” available in①

English, Chinese, Portuguese, and Vietnamese) and your area’s garbage

Glass Bottles (Table-use)

Pickup Calendar. Please sort into burnable and non-burnable garbage⑥and set out on designated days at the designated pickup spot in yourPlastic Containers &Packaging
Recyclable Paperneighborhood.

Other Plastic Waste•;; ⑧Metals / Home Appliances;(⑨Newspaper, ⑩Magazine / Flyers; ⑪Cardboard Boxes,Waste; and ⑮Batteries in※ Missorted garbage and garbage placed in non-accepted bags will be left behind.

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PET Bottles (Table-use)(③Colourless, ④Brown, or ⑤Other colours);⑫Paper boxes / wrapping paper, ⑬Cartons); ⑭

https://www.city.takaoka.toyama.jp/kankyo/kurashi/gomi/kate/dashikata.html

Environmental Service Section, Takaoka City Hall

(steel/aluminum cans); ②Cans (Table-use)Hazardous Waste

Ceramics

in Landfill.

For more information, see “How to Sort and Set out Household Garbage.”

③Non-Burnable Garbage Etiquette
CansCans(Table-use)•Rinse and clean
the inside.
•If possible,
crush to reducevolume.
•Cans for candies
and seaweed
can be recycledhere.
•Caps of beer
and juice
bottles & cantabs can berecycled here.

PET Bottles
PET Bottles(Table-use)•Rinse and clean
the inside.

④Pickup Spot for Non-Burnable Garbage
OtherPlastics
Cans(Table-use)•If possible,
crush to reducevolume.

Ceramics

Brown

Other• Labels and caps
should berecycled insidethe pinkdesignatedgarbage bag.

Sort well before
setting out!

•Recycle PETbottles of allsizes.

Hazardous Waste（Lighters・Dry Batteries）⑤Garbage Pickup Schedule

Other

Burnable Garbage………………………… (Designated Burnable Garbage Bag)

•Sort glass bottles by colour into 3
baskets: Colourless , Brown , Other .

•You can set out glass bottles withlabels glued on.
•Sort into green basket if it’sdifficult to tell the colour.
OtherWe can keep
Takaoka clean
together!

Recyclable
Paper

Colourless•Rinse and clean the inside.
Brown

Plastic
Containers& Packaging

Glass Bottles(Table-use)

Glass Bottles (Table-use)Colourless

PET Bottles(Table-use)

Metals & Home
Appliances

For detailed garbage sorting instructions,access Takaoka City’scomplete garbage sorting guide(“How to Sort and Set out Household Garbage”)
from the QR code.
Sort well before setting out at the pickup spot!

&Locations
mayvaryTime:□□：□□Each Week～□□：□□Thank you
for yourcooperation!

Non-Burnable Garbageof Weeks □ ・ □Time：□□：□□ ～Each Month□□：□□

https://www.city.takaoka.toyama.jp/kankyo/kurashi/
gomi/kate/documents/2020wakekata.pdf
Feel free to Write in Your Area’s Schedule