HOW TO SORT & DISPOSE OF HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE IN IRUMACHANGE OF PLASTIC GARBAGE SORTING RULES ON APRIL 1 ,2023

Hard Plastic Products to go to “Plastic” instead of “Non-Combustible”
Enter the days designated for your area.

Bring out your garbage
by 8:30 a.m. of thecollection day.

DAYS OFCATEGORYITEMS

COLLECTION

Kitchen garbage (Please drain well), branches/leaves, disposable diapers (Remove any excretion),dirty clothes (cut into pieces under 30 cm), video/cassette tapes (including cases), shoes, cloth
Everyslippers, small stuffed toys, hats, gloves, balls for baseball, soccer, golf, etc., shells, and the like.
_________day Cut branches and boards into less than 30cm in length and 10cm in diameter, and bind with string.

Combustible_________day

HOW TO TREAT

Put into colorlesstransparent or whitish
semi-transparent
plastic bags.

_________day
Metals (pans, aluminum foil, etc), ceramics, glasses, small electric appliances, incandescent bulbs,
umbrellas, and the like; all cans other than those for drinks and fruits.

Every

Put into colorlesstransparent plasticbags.

Non-combustible_________day Use the contents of spray cans (including cans of spray extinguisher) andcompact gas cylinders completely. Finish up gas lighters before throwing away.
These should be put into a separate bag from other non-combustibles (sprays,cylinders and lighters can be put into one bag).

Put into colorlesstransparent plasticbags.

All plastic products less than 50cm in length (hard plastic products〈toothbrushes, spoons, toys,

EveryPlastics_________dayetc.〉, styrofoam, caps and labels of PET bottles , plastic bottles for ketchup, shampoo anddetergents, food trays, sponges) and the like.
Wash out all the remaining contents thoroughly. Those for which the remaining cannot be washedaway should be included in the combustibles little at a time.

Rags

PaperandRags
Recyclable
Items

Dirty orwet items
No need to separate insertions
Every
are not
from newspaper.
Newspaper & insertions
suitable_________
for&Includes hardbacks, paperbacks and dictionaries. recycling.
Magazines &Miscellaneous paper is any paper and paper boxes that Avoid_________
Miscellaneous paper arise from household, other than newspaper, magazines, taking out
these
corrugated boards and milk cartons.
items onFold and tie. Corrugated boards are_________day
rainy
defined as paper boards with wavy
padding. Remove metallic parts, which
Corrugated boards
days.

Milk cartons

Cans,
BottlesandPET
Bottles

Toxic

Worn-out clothes, towels, curtains (including sweaters
and lacy curtains), and dirty, wet or torn clothes should beput into the combustibles, after cutting into pieces.

BottlesAll bottles including broken bottles.
Rinse well bottles with water. Plastic caps should bedisposed of as ‘plastic,’ and caps made from othermaterials as ‘non-combustible.’

CansCans for beer and soft drinks and cans for fruits. Allother cans are ‘non-combustible’ garbage. No needto separate steel and aluminum cans.
Rinse well with water.

PET Bottles

PET bottles for soft drinks, liquors and soy sauce with a‘PET 1’ symbol. Rinse with water and squash.
Caps and labels are ‘plastic’ garbage.

Every_________&should be disposed of as ‘noncombustible.’Cut open, rinse and dry. Cartons with aluminum lining are‘combustible’ garbage.

__________________day Batteries, button batteries, rechargeable batteries, fluorescent lamps,
compact fluorescent lamp, mercury lamps, mercury thermometers.
Put fluorescent lamps into their original case, or wrap with newspapers..
Incandescent lamps should be disposed of as ‘non-combustible.’

Put into colorlesstransparent plasticbags.

Put into
colorlesstransparent
plasticbags.

Bind each
item
separatelywith string
crosswise.

Pleasegive
priority torecyclingactivities
conducted Avoid
using
by thechildren’s adhesivetapes.
clubs orPTAs.

Put each
item
separately
intocolorlesstransparent
plastic bags
(see theback).

Put each item separately
intocolorlesstransparent plastic bags.

Wardrobes, electric appliances (vacuum cleaners, fans, video recorders, microwaves, PC printers, etc.), bicycles, carpets,
ski/snow boards, electric heaters, futons, chairs, wood boards, car seats for babies, plastic boxes for clothes, laundry poles,
tables, big planters, etc. Stuffed toys, cushions and small rugs cut into 30 cm or smaller can be disposed of as ‘combustible’garbage (mix into ‘combustible’ garbage little at a time). Call 2934-5546 and make an appointment for pick up.

Bulky Garbage(Fees charged)
City cannot handle any air conditioners, TV sets (tube TV, LCD TV, plasma TV), refrigerators/freezers, washing machines, clothdrier, and PCs.