Before JULY 31,2024

After AUGUST １,2024

Non-Combustible Waste 【Jars and bottles】
Jars and bottles used for foodstuffs such※a beverage and seasoning only.
※

Non-Combustible Waste 【Jars】
Jars used for foodstuffs sucha beverage and seasoning,※

Makeup jars, Glasses,Light bulb.
Non-Combustible Waste 【Other】※Fluorescent lamps are hazardous waste.
Makeup jars, Glasses,Light bulb.

How to throw away plastic bottles
Make sure to remove caps and labels from plastic bottles
Rinse lightly and flatten

OK

No Good
Remove caps andlabels!

How to sort garbage in Yorii-Town
Residents in Yorii-town must sort their household waste into combustible waste,non-combustible waste, recyclables, combustible bulky waste and hazardous waste.
Each type of waste must be left at their designated collection areas on their respective collection days.

Combustible Waste

Food wastes, Waste papers, Plastic wastes, etc.

Non-Combustible Waste (Resource)
1.Cans 2.Jars 3.Plastic (PET) bottles 4.Small home appliances

Non-Combustible Waste (Other)

Alminium products, Bicycles, Mattresses (including springs), etc.

Recyclables

Newspapers, Magazines, Miscellaneous paper items, Cardboards, etc.

Combustible Bulky Waste
Hazardous Waste (

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Kawakita-Chiku(areas north of the river.)District

Ward

ShigaichiChiku

Honchou, Nakachou, Sakaechou,Takechou, Kayachou, Hanachou

Seibu-Chiku

Rokku, Tsunegi, Sugawara,
Motojuku, Sueno2, Sueno3,
Sueno4, Kanao, Fuppu

SakurazawaChiku

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Closets, Futons, etc.

Special Waste Collection
Arrangements

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Dry cell batteries, Fluorescent lamps, Mirrors, etc.

Youdo-Chiku

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Waste that the Municipality Does Not Collect

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Bringing in Combustible Waste
Bringing in Non-Combustible Waste

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Honmura, Iwasaki, Nakaomaeda,
Yamasaki, Minamiiizuka,
Kamigumi
Youdo1, Youdo2, Youdo3,
Youdo4, Youdo5, Youdo6,
Youdo7, Youdo8, Youdo9,
Youdo10, Youdo11, Youdo12

Kawaminami-Chiku(areas south of the river.)District

Ward

Orihara-Chiku

Oriharakamigou, Oriharashimogou,
Uedaira-Shimokouji, Tatehara,
Akiyama, Mishina, Hirakura,
Sankyo, Tochiya, Gonotsubo

HachigataChiku

Kimochi, Uenomachi, Uchijuku,
Sekiyama, Uenohara, Tategase,Tsuyunashi, Mikayama, Hodawara,
KozonoObusumaChiku

Obusumashimogou, Tsukagoshi,
Isehara, Yatsu, Kurata, Nakagou,
Kamigouminami, Kamigoukita,
Akahama, Tsukada, Mure ,Imaichi,
Takanosu, Nishifurusato

1, On collection day, leave your waste at its designatedWaste
collection area by 8:30 in the morning!
Disposal
2, Please keep clean the collection area!
Rules

3, Commercial waste cannot be left at the collection area!
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Combustible
Waste●Waste will be collected even if the collection day falls on a public holiday.
●Information about waste collection over the New Year period will be provided on the Yorii Town website and incirculars.
●Ask the Sanitation Committee in your Ward to ﬁnd out where your collection area is.

Collected fromcollection area

Monday / Thursday Youdo-Chiku
Collection
days
Shigaichi-Chiku(expect for Honchou), Seibu-Chiku(Part of Sugawara)
Tuesday / Friday Hachigata-Chiku, Obusuma-Chiku

Twice a week

Honchou, Sugawara(expect for some), Sakurazawa-Chiku, Orihara-Chiku,

Transparent
or Semitransparent
bags*Bundle tree clippings/branches
using string and leave forcollection in small batches.

How todisposalPlace waste in transparent or semi-transparent bags
(shopping bags may be used).

Types ofwaste

Kitchen wastes (Food wastes)

Waste papers

Plastic wastes

Leftover foods, Cooking wastes,
Tea husks, Shells, Eggs etc.

Dust paper, Soiled disposable
diapers, Carbon paper / Thermal
paper, Photos, Items other thanresources such as stickers.

Shampoo bottles / Detergent
bottles, Video tape, CD,
Styrofoams etc.

ExamplesRubber items / Leather items

Tree branches / Leaves

Bags, Footwears, Belts (remove thebuckle) etc.

Wood chips, Fallen leaves, Pruned

branches of wood.

Within 50 cm

Points●Drain excess liquid from food waste.
●Remove waste matter from soiled disposable
diapers.
●Oils/fats should be hardened or soaked up in
paper or cloth before disposal.
●Dispose of newspapers, miscellaneous paper
items and magazines as “Recyclables.”●Tree branches should be less than 15 cm indiameter and cut to less than 50 cm in length.
Dispose of branches longer than 50 cm as“Combustible Bulky Waste.”●Items with metallic parts that cannot be separated
should be disposed of as “Non-Combustible
Waste (Other).”●With the exception of cans, dispose of aluminum
containers as “Non-Combustible Waste(Other).”●Dispose of bulky, combustible waste on thecollection day designated for “Combustible
Bulky Waste.”●If you have large amounts of combustible waste,
you can also bring these to the Konan or Fukaya
Waste Processing Center yourself.

(Buckle is Non-Combustible Wastes.)

Illegal incineration of waste outdoors is punishable under the stipulations of the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act (Waste Management Law).

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Non-Combustible Waste(Resource)Collected fromcollection area

Twice a month
How todisposalTypes ofwaste

ExamplesTransparentbags

1. Cans 2. Jars
3. Plastic (PET) bottles
4. Small home
appliances etc.

●Waste will be collected even if the collection day
falls on a public holiday.
●Collection days might differ in January becauseof the New Year holiday.
Please check the December edition of the “Yorii” newsletter.

Collected on the same day as noncombustible waste (Other).
The collection area may be different from that of combustible waste.

Sort waste into the four categories identiﬁed here and put
each category of waste into their own transparent bags.
(Do not use shopping bags.)*If an item is too big to ﬁt in abag, attach a label marked“Gomi (means garbage)”.

1. Cans

2. Jars

3. Plastic (PET) bottles

Cans used for foodstuffs such asnori seaweed, confectionary/snacks,
beverages, tea and tinned food.

Jars used for foodstuffs sucha beverage and seasoning,
Makeup jars, Glasses, Light
bulb.

Bottles used for foodstuffs such as
beverage, soy sauce andmentsuyu etc.

Crush
the bottle
Remove the label

Wash with water

4. Small home appliances etc.

Light bulb

Wash with water●Rinse cans, bottles, jars and plastic (PET) bottles
before disposal.
●Remove the lids/caps of bottles, jars, and plastic(PET) bottles. Dispose of metal lids/caps as“Non-Combustible Waste (Other)”
Dispose of plastic lids/caps as “Combustible
Waste.”●Collect broken glass in a separate transparent bag
and mark its contents as broken glass.

Take off lids / caps

海苔

PointsWash with water(Household appliances/electronics. However, appliances covered by theHome Appliance Recycling Law are excluded.)●Cans used for foodstuffs such as tea,
confectionary/snacks, nori seaweed and tinned
food should be disposed of with the items
identiﬁed under 1. “Cans”.

●Televisions, washing machines, dryers, airconditioners, refrigerators and freezers cannot be
disposed of as non-combustible waste!
Appliances covered by Home Appliance Recycling Law
Refrigerators

Main items: Microwaves, Vacuum cleaners, Rice cookers, Video decks, Electric fans, Electric pots, Home printers, Telephones,
Calculators, Electronic watch, Cameras, Video game equipments, PC (Laptop, Desktop, etc.), Electrical cords
Televisions

Clothes
dryersWashing machines

Freezers
Air conditioners●Delete all personal information before disposing ofitems containing personal data.

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Non-Combustible Waste(Other)Transparent
bags

Please put each in a transparent bag.
How to(Do not use Semi-transparent bags.)
disposal

Other

Types ofwaste

Please check the December edition of the “Yorii” newsletter.

Collected on the same day as non-combustible waste (Resource).

Collected from collection area

Twice a month●Waste will be collected even if the collection day falls on a public holiday.
●Collection days might differ in January because of the New Year holiday.

(The collection area may be different from that of combustible waste.)*If an item is too big to ﬁt in a bag,attach a label marked “Gomi(means garbage)”.

Metal products, Ceramics, Aluminum products, Non-Combustible Bulky wastes, Bicycles / Mattress(including springs) / Sofa(including springs)*Attach a label marked “Gomi (Rubbish)”

ExamplesPoints●Furniture such as sofas that do not containmetallic parts (such as springs) should be
disposed of as “Combustible Bulky Waste.”●Spray cans should be emptied and punctured
before disposal.

●If an item contains fuel or batteries, these should
be removed before disposing of the item.
●The maximum size of item that can be left forcollection is 2 m.

●There are also designated facilities where you candrop off the non-combustible waste by yourself.

*Dispose of knives by wrapping their blades in paper. Put knives in their own
Puncture empty spray canstransparent bag separate from other items and mark it as dangerous.

Collection days for Non-Combustible Waste: (Resource) and (Other)
Collection days
1st and 3rd Tuesday

1st and 3rd Wednesday
1st and 3rd Thursday
1st and 3rd Friday

2nd and 4th Tuesday

2nd and 4th Wednesday
2nd and 4th Thursday
2nd and 4th Friday

Areas north of the riverCollection Area
Areas south of the river

Honchou, Nakachou

Oriharakamigou, Oriharashimogou, Uedaira-Shimokouji, Tatehara, Akiyama

Sakaechou, Takechou, Kayachou, Hanachou

Mishina, Hirakura, Sankyo, Tochiya, Gonotsubo

Rokku, Tsunegi, Sugawara

Kimochi, Uenomachi, Uchijuku, Sekiyama

Motojuku, Sueno2 - 4, Kanao, Fuppu

Tategase, Tsuyunashi, Hodawara, Kozono

Honmura, Iwasaki, Nakaomaeda

Uenohara, Mikayama, Kurata

Yamasaki, Minamiiizuka, Kamigumi

Obusumashimogou, Yatsu, Nakagou, Tsukagoshi, Isehara, Kamigouminami, Kamigoukita

Youdo1 - 6

Tsukada, Mure, Imaichi

Youdo7 - 12

Akahama, Takanosu, Nishifurusato
Ask the Sanitation Committee in your Ward to ﬁnd out where your collection area is.

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Recyclables
Collected fromcollection area

Collection
days

Once a month
Types ofwaste

●Collection areas are the same as those for combustible waste.
●Waste will be collected even if the collection day falls on a public holiday.

2nd Wednesday

Areas north of the river Shigaichi / Seibu / Sakurazawa / Youdo-Chiku

4th Wednesday

Areas south of the river Orihara / Hachigata / Obusuma-Chiku●Different collection arrangements apply in January due to the New Year holiday.

Newspapers / Magazines Cardboards Miscellaneous
paper items
Newspapers, Comic books,
Magazines etc.

Cloth and usedclothes

Paper packs(Wash)

Flyers, Paper box ofConfectionary / snacks
etc.

Examples

How to dispose / Points●Sort each item and bundle similar items together
with string.

●Newspapers can also be disposed of in the paperbags from newsagents.

●Dispose of ﬂeeces (synthetic ﬁbers), knitted anddown (feather) clothing as “Combustible Waste.”(Cut open)(Bundle)●Dispose of specially treated or dirty paper as“Combustible Waste.”

Combustible
Bulky Waste●Waste will be collected even if the collection day falls on a public holiday.

Collected fromdesignated locations

Collection
days

Once a month
Types ofwaste

ExamplesRefer topage 6 fordesignatedlocations

1st Wednesday

Areas north of the river Shigaichi / Seibu / Sakurazawa / Youdo-Chiku

3rd Wednesday

Areas south of the river Orihara / Hachigata / Obusuma-Chiku●Different collection arrangements apply in January due to the New Year holiday.

Chest of Drawers / Drawers Tables / Chairs Rug such as carpet Long and big tree
branches

Futon /
MattressMust be lessthan 15 cm indiameter andunder 2m in Under 2m inlengthlength(Tree branches dropped off at the Fukaya Waste
Processing Center must be less than 15 cm in diameterand under 1m in length.)

How to dispose / Points●Remove mirrors, glass and metal ﬁttings before
disposing of furniture.
●Bundle duvets/futons/bed linen using string.

●Tatami mats cannot be collected (but you can dropthem off at designated facilities yourself).
●If you have large amounts of combustible waste,
you can also drop these off at the Konan or
Fukaya Waste Processing Center.

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Hazardous Waste (Special Waste Collection Arrangements) collection day falls on a public holiday.

●Waste will be collected even if theCollected from designated locations

Twice a year
Types ofwaste

Transparent
bags

2nd Wednesday of
March
and OctoberCollectiondays
4th Wednesday ofMarch and October

Areas north of the river

Shigaichi / Seibu / Sakurazawa /Youdo-Chiku

Areas south of the river

Orihara / Hachigata / Obusuma-Chiku

How to dispose / Points

Dry batteries Button batteries Fluorescent lamps Mirrors

Other

Dry cellbatteries

Thermometers(containing mercury) etc.

ExamplesMirrors

Buttonbatteries
Light bulb type
fluorescent tube
Round / rod type
fluorescent tube

●Sort the items and put each type of waste into their own
transparent bags before disposal.
●Fluorescent tubes that are too long to ﬁt in a bag should bebundled before disposal.
●LED bulbs are categorized as “Non-Combustible Waste(Other)”.
●Batteries can be disposed of in collection boxes located on the ground floor of theYorii Municipality Office, as well as at the Obusuma-Community-Center.

Designated locations Combustible Bulky wastes / Hazardous Waste List of designated locations
Ward

List of designated locations

Ward

Nakaomaeda
Shigaichi-Chiku
Yamasaki
Honchou-Kaikan
Yamakiyaminamigawa-Shuusekijo / Nakachou-Kaikan Minamiiizuka
Kamigumi
Sakaechou-Kaikan
Youdo
Takechou-Kaikan
Youdo1
Kayachou-Kaikan
Youdo2
Hanachou-Kaikan
Youdo3
Seibu
Seibu-Chiku
Rokku
Youdo4
Rokku-Koukaidou / Kyuu-Yoriihoikusho
Tsunegi
Youdo5
Tsunegikumin-Kaikan
Sugawara Sugawara-Koukaidou
Youdo6
Motojuku
Youdo7
Motojuku-Shuukaijo
Sueno2
Youdo8
Takeharafumikiriyoko- Shuusekijo
Sueno3
Youdo9Sueno-Shuuraku-Center
Sueno4
Youdo10
Sueno-Shuuraku-Center
Kanao
Youdo11
Kyuu-Bunkou-Ueniwa
Fuppuku-Gomishuusekijo
Fuppu
Youdo12
Sakurazawa
Sakurazawa-Chiku
OriharaHonmura-Koukaidou
HonmuraOriharakamigou
Iwasakikouen-Funenbutsu-Shuusekijo
IwasakiOriharashimogou
Shigaichi
Honchou
Nakachou
SakaechouTakechouKayachouHanachou

List of designated locations
Nakaomaeda-Koukaidou
Sakurazawa-Community-Center-Mae
Minamiiizuka-Koukaidou
Kamigumi-Koukaidou
Youdo-Chiku
Youdo1ku-Koukaidou / Green-Garden-Yoriiryou-HONDA
Nougyou-Fureai-Center
Youdo3ku-Koukaidou
Youdo4ku-Koukaidou
Youdo5ku-Koukaidouhigashi-Gomishuusekijo
Youdo6ku- Koukaidou
Chouritsu-Youdo-Shuukaijo
Youdo8ku- Koukaidou
Youdo9ku- Koukaidou
Youdo10ku- Koukaidou
Youdo11ku- Koukaidou
Youdo12ku- Koukaidou
Orihara-Chiku
Kamigou-Koukaidou
Shimogou-Shukkajo

Ward
Uedaira-Shimokouji
Tatehara
AkiyamaMishina
Hirakura
SankyoTochiyaGonotsubo
Hachigata
Kimochi
Uenomachi
Uchijuku
Sekiyama
Uenohara
Tategase
Tsuyunashi
Mikayama
Hodawara
KozonoList of designated locations

Ward

List of designated locations

Uedaira-Shimokouji-Koukaidou
ObusumaObusuma-Chiku
Tatehara-Kouminkan
Obusumashimogou Shimogou-Koukaidou
Akiyama-Funenbutsu-Shuusekijo
Tsukagoshi Tsukagoshi-Shuuraku-Center
Tatsuitabashiwaki-Funenbutsu-Shuusekijo
IseharaIsehara-Funenbutsu-Shuusekijo
Hirakura-Koukaidou
Yatsu
Yatsu-Funenbutsu-Shuusekijo
Sankyo-Koukaidou
KurataKurata-Funenbutsu-Shuusekijo
Tochiya-Koukaidou
Nakagou
Nakagou-Funenbutsu-Shuusekijo
Gonotsuboku-Dai3-Gomishuusekijo
Kamigouminami Kamigou-Minami-Koukaidou / Kamigouminami-Yamasawachiku-Shuusekijo
Kamigoukita Kamigoukita-Koukaidou
Hachigata-Chiku
Akahama
Kimochi-Kouminkan-Funenbutsu-Shuusekijo
Akahama-Shuukaijo
TsukadaUenomachi-Kouminkan
Tsukada-Shuuraku-Center
Mure
Chuuou-Gomishuusekijo
Uchijuku-Kouminkan
Imaichi
Sekiyama-Hodoukyoushita-Funenbutsu-Shuusekijo
Imaichikumin-Kaikan
Takanosu
Uenohara-Kouminkan
Takanosu-Funenbutsu-Shuusekijo
Nishifurusato Nishifurusato-Shuukaijo
Tategase-Chuuou-Shuusekijo
Tsuyunashi-Kouminkan
The places identiﬁed in brackets for Sugawara,
Central-Motors-Higashi-Funenbutsu-Shuusekijo
Sueno3, Sueno4 and Mikayama are collection
Moto-Kaiko-Kyoudoushiikujowaki-Funenbutsu-Shuusekijo
locations for combustible bulky waste. Be aware
Saimoku-Home-Waki-Funenbutsu-Shuusekijo
that these are different from the collection sites
for hazardous waste.

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Waste that the Municipality Does Not Collectmotorcycles

Yorii municipality does not collect or dispose of certain items, such as those illustrated here, the examples
listed below, and industrial waste.
Please ask how to dispose of these items with the supplier or specialist waste contractors (such as dealers).

Battery

ExamplesExamplss

PianosWash basin

Fire
Extinguishers
Cement blocks

Sheds

UrinalTires

Bathtubs
Gas cylinders

Washing
machines

Clothes
dryers●Construction waste
Stones and Rocks, Soil, Bricks, Concretes, Gypsum boards, Sheds,
Window frames, Screen doors, Sink, Wash basin etc.
●Agricultural waste
Agricultural vinyl, Pipe prop, Polyethylene ﬁlm, Agrochemicals etc.

●OtherBoiler, Motor, Pumps, Industrial sewing machines, Pianos, Gunpowder, Poisonous anddeleterious substances, Medical equipment, Incineration ash, Metal powder etc.

Appliances covered by Home Appliance Recycling Law

Televisions●Cars, motorcycles and their parts
Mufﬂer, Bumpers, Car seats, Oil ﬁlter, Battery, Tires etc.

●Appliances covered by Home Appliance
Televisions, Washing machines, Clothes dryers, Air conditioners, Refrigerators, Freezers
Air conditioners

Refrigerators

Freezers●Commercial waste
Such as waste from ofﬁces, bars, restaurants, shops and factories

Illegal dumping of waste is punishable under the stipulations of the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act (Waste Management Law).
●Disposal of large amounts of waste generated when moving house or
pruning garden trees/vegetation can be contracted out to the following
company for a fee. Contact the company for details.

Masuei Shouji Inc.(All waste not collected by Yorii municipality)
Yorii, Ooaza, Sakurazawa 1028-1 Phone: 048-581-1745●Commercial waste Commercial waste cannot be disposed of at collection areas.
Waste must be sorted into general and industrial waste. The producer of waste is responsible
for contracting a waste disposal company to dispose of the waste.

●Please contact the following organizations if disposing of motorcycles or
items covered by the Home Appliance Recycling Law.

Motorcycle: Motorcycle recycling call center Phone: 050-3000-0727
Appliances covered by the Home Appliance Recycling Law: Association for Electric Home
Appliances Phone: 03-6741-5606

Recycling Personal Computers

Instead of disposing of computers that are no longer required as noncombustible waste, computers could also be recycled by contacting
the manufacturer or requesting collection by the PC 3R Promotion
Association.
The cost of collection is free when recycling computers sold after
October 2003.

Contact●PC 3R Promotion Association: Phone: 03-5282-7685●The manufacturer of your computer

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Bringing in

Combustible
Waste

When you have large amounts of combustible
waste, such as when you move house, you candrop off the waste by yourself at Facility 1. or 2.
Please contact the facility in advance.

1. Facility: Konan Waste Processing Center
Kumagaya, Sendai 9 Phone: 048-536-5745
Opening hours: Monday to Friday (except the New Year period) 8:30 a. m. to 4:30 p. m.
Fee: Household
No fee up to 50 kg
waste
Above 50 kg: 10 yen for every 10 kg over 50 kg
Fee for tatami mats (180 yen per 10 kg)Up to about 10 mats
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新潟方面

畠山重忠公
花園 I.C 史跡公園
関越自動車道
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Kounan Waste Processing Center

循環器センター

2. Facility:
Fukaya Waste Processing Center
Fukaya, Kashiai 750
Phone: 048-571-0799
Opening hours: Same as the Konan
Waste Processing Center

パティオ

新潟方面

樫合自治会館前

Fukaya Waste Processing Center
関越自動車道

Fee: Same as the Konan
Waste Processing Center
Note: If you drop off large
Large tree
branches
tree branches, it
must be under 15cm
in diameter and less
Under 1m in
lengththan 1m long

大宮方面

消防江南分署
江南中

農林公園

東京方面

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Non-Combustible
Waste

A bringing-in location for non-combustible waste isprovided within the grounds of the waste collection
company, the Masuei Shouji Inc. Please contact thefacility in advance.

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Facility: Masuei Shouji Inc.
桜沢
Yorii, Ooaza, Sakurazawa 1028-1 Phone: 048-581-1745
寄居警察署
Opening hours: Monday to Friday
G.S(expect the New Year period and Public Holiday)
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8:30 a. m. to 4:30 p. m.
Masuei Shouji Inc.
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Fee: No fee
Waste that can be dropped off:
寄居町役場
Household waste that falls under the
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non-combustible waste collected by themunicipality.
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Note:●Sort the non-combustible waste andput them in transparent bags before
bringing them to the facility.
●The “Non-Combustible Waste Direct Drop-Off Form” needs to be completed when
the waste is dropped off. (Such as types and quantities of non-combustible waste)●Your address will be checked when the waste is accepted. Please bring your proofof address (such as a driver’s license).
●Commercial waste cannot be accepted.

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花園中

寄居城北高校小前田
寄居警察署
花園 I.C
140

寄居町役場
寄居

Bringing in

鉢形Contact
Information

Seikatukankyou-Ekotaun Ka,
Yorii Town Oﬃce TEL: 581-2121(Representative)

川の博物館

254

男衾

We are able to answer any questions only in Japanese.

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