Collection Sites

Recycling Guide

361-2848

Shichijo
5 Ebisuku
Trays, Milk cartons, Batteries

371-5609

322-1331

Elem. School8 Sujin
Milk cartons341-7145

11

Bukkoji-dori

Shiokoji-dori

35 Bien Beauty Parlor
Uses mild, natural shampoose

JR Tokaido-main-line (Kyoto-line)
JR Tokaido-shinkansen

313-5275
211-1039

Flea market on 28th of every month 371-0075
Additive-free Kyoto-style bread shop 213-1208

26 27

Kyoto Stationfirst)

36 Koshoji Temple
37 Adonim

Umori
ji-dkoKyoto International center
TEL 342-5000

188

Higashioji-dori

Buys and sells used books, CDs, videos, DVDs 812-4129

24 25
17KyotoNationalMuseum

Sanjusangendo221-2089

22 23

Kintetsu Kyoto-line

Recycle shop

32 Book Off

341-7115

Shichijo

Toy Hospital (repairs old toys,call for info.

Recycle shop

31 Kyoto Daimaru

Why don't you gosightseeing aroundKyoto by bicycle?

5Keihan main-line

Higashiyama
Youth Action Center
33 Collection
point for used photo developing solutions, 541-0619

House (In Fujii Daimaru) 34 jan jan
29 Natural
Natural food shop
221-8181
Kimono, obi, etc. recycle shop

9Nishishiokoji-dori27 Shokunin Kobo (In JR Isetan)353-2818

Shops selling
unpackagedvegetables
and fruits

Kyoto

352-6561

kawabata-dori

14

Plaza Kyoto (In Kyoto Station)
26 Heart
Handicrafts by physically & mentally
Shoe and bag repair

Gojo

16

Sharpens knives, scissors and other edged tools 365-8231

342-0051

Kamo-river

34365-8016

challenged students

Kiyamachi-doriTakase-river

Shichijo-dori

24 Yoshisada Hamono (In Platz Kintetsu)

30 Nagamochiya

Shukuseienin

23 With you (In Platz Kintetsu)

361-1300

12363

Gokomachi-rori

Tenjin-river
7Mujirushi
Ryohin (In Platz Kintetsu)
22 Cyclerentals, School & Office supplies frombulk 353-7711

25 Sofmap Giga Store (In Platz Kintetsu)

Subway Krasuma-line

Nishi-honganjiEco-friendly Businesses

28 Kinokosha
Natural-style café

4

Higashihonganji

13

Ward Office
21 Higashiyama
Milk cartons, Batteries, NiCd Batteries 561-1191

PC repairs, Buys / sells used PCs

Muromachi-dori371-8220

Sanitation Office
20 Shimogyo
Batteries
311-4445

Clothing consignment shop

2371-7101

Health Center
19 Shimogyo
Milk cartons, Batteries
351-9025

recycled paper, Cereal, rice, beans, tea soldShinmachi-dori

15

Nishinotoin-doriHorikawa-dori

Milk cartons, Batteries

Omiya-dori

18 Sujin Rinpokan

191Mibu-dori

Milk cartons, Batteries

Onmae-doriElem. School
16 Shichijo
Milk cartons313-0077

Nishioji-dori

Sai-dori

Daisan Elem. School
15 Shichijo
Milk cartons313-7380
17 Shimogyo Ward OfficeTanbaguchi

313-0501

Tominokoji-doriGojo-dori33
21Gojo32

Fuyacho-dpri

Manjuji-dori

10

Yanaginobanba-doriMatsubara-dori

Takakura-dori

Takatsuji-doriElem. School
13 Syokuryu
Milk cartons371-2740
Elem. School
14 Nishioji
Milk cartons

2830

Sakaimachi-dori344-2093

Elem. School
12 Rokujoin
Milk cartons, Alminum cans
351-3394

29

Higashinotoin-doriElem. School
11 Rakuo
Milk cartons

206

Ayanokoji-doriKarasuma-dori841-3992

nishidoi-doriElem. School
9 Umekoji
Milk cartons (First and third Tuesday) 371-7303
Elem. School
10 Kotoku
Milk cartons-OKeifuku Arashiyama-line Shijo

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Japan Environmantal Exchange

kawaramachi

Karasuma

Shijo-dori31amiyTeramachi-dori

7 LIFE
Trays, Milk cartons

Hankyu kyoto-lineOmiya

SaiJR Sanin-main-line (Sagano-line)(In Fujii Daimaru)
6 TAVELT
Trays, Milk cartons, PET bottles, Alminum cans, Bottles 221-8181

西院3735

Shijo

Rokujo4 Green
Milk cartons, Batteries

2001 version

kawaramachi-dori

312-8291

Nishikikoji-dori

Shinkyogoku-dori351-3933

Shichijo
3 SakaeTrays, Milk cartons, PET bottles

Kyoto
Shimogyo WardShijo

361-1566

Gojo
2 Pororoca
Trays, Milk cartons

ior-dinKo

Shimabara
1 MGTrays

How to dispose of trash in Kyoto city
Use refillable or recycledproducts.
Bring your own cloth
shopping bag or basket.

Make use of flea markets
and recycle shops.

Change your lifestyle to one
which doesn't create garbage.
Let's do it!

Resourcegarbage

資源ごみ(cans,bottles,PET bottles)（空き缶・空きびん・ペットボトル）

収集場所

Collection
site

収集日

Collection
day

Cans, bottles and PET
bottles should be put ina plastic bag and put out
at the site with thisyellow sign before 8 a.m.
on the once-a-weekcollection day. Caps andlabels should be taken
off and thrown out withgeneral garbage.

Collected cansand bottles are separated at Yokooji Gakuen.Pleaserinse them well to help those who do the work at the next stage.

Paper

Don't forget to use recycled paper to make recycling work
effectively and well.
×Non-collectable

Cans

Do you know that it takes one nuclear power plant to supply
the power to run all of Japan's vending machines?It requires
money and energy to make cans or even to recycle them.
Rather, why don't we carry around our favorite tea in athermos? It would no doubt be good for both the environmentand our health! (For free, too!)○Collectable
articlesdrink cans,food cansGeneralgarbage

Household garbage should be put out at thecollection site before 8 a.m. on the twice-a-weekcollection day.

Bottles●Drainwater from kitchen waste thoroughly.
●Spraysand cassette-type gas cylinders should be used
up completely and an opening should be made in themso they don't explode or start a fire.
●Wrap up glass, razor blades, skewers and knives witha piece of cardboard, tie them up and affi x a label whichsays 'glass' or 'dangerous' on the bundle. If only a small
quantity, wrap up with cardboard and put in the garbagebag.

×Non-collectableporcelain, chinaware, cosmetic bottles, light bulbs, fluorescentlights, flower pots, glass, sheets of glass, mirrors, bottles
containing powerful drugs.
Returnable bottles such as beer bottles, sakebottles(1.8litre), and milk bottles should be returnedto the shop from which you bought.

PETbottles
Bulk
trash ora largequantityof trash

Especially beer bottles are 'honor students' of recycling
because they can be reused twelve times. Moreover, people
say that bottled beer is cheaper and taste better than canbeers!? Let's drink bottled beer!
Among various kinds of PET bottles, only the ones forbeverage and soy sause with this markare acceptable.

If they are still usable, call the Kyoto City Disused
Articles Recycle Information system(tel. 2410530) and register.
For further information and inquires, call Environmental
Bureau (tel. 222-4091 URLis http://www.city.kyoto.jp/kankyo/recycle/index.html ).
For bulk trash collection(Fee tobe charged). You need to makea reservation at0120-100-530.
Then they will tell you the fee forcollection. Pleasebuy the bulk trashcollection fee ticket s at a nearby ticket
outlet (such as convenience stores,supermarkets and th e ward officesetc.)

Wash and rinse out milk cartons and Styrofoam trays
and take them back to the shops with a collection
box or to neighborhood group collection point.
Not all trays can be recycled, so please check the sign by
the collection box.

Milk cartons or
styrofoam trays

Batteries are collected at each ward office, cleaning centre,
public health centre and city hall. Button-type batteries
and Ni-Cd batteries should be returned to the shop.

●Others●Paperadhesive tapes, file envelopes wit h a window, vinylm e t a l f i t t i n g s , coated paper, paper cups,
cellophane, films
oilpaper,photographs, fax paper,carbon paper, non-carbon paper

Chooseunwrapped or refillable products to reduce garbage.
If we use foodstuffs well without waste, the economic
effectiveness will be good, too!

×Non-collectable●stoves, toasters, frying pans...big garbage collection only
●sprays, casette-type gas cylinders,paints, motor oil...house garbage●injection needles...to be returned to your family doctor

Put out for neighborhood collection or collectors.
Make separate bundles of newspapers, magazinesand cardboard and bind them tightly with string.
Leaflets and handbills should be tied up together
with magazines.

Batteries

theFor further information, call thebulk trash center. (tel. 691-9376)
There is a charge for returning unwanted, used air
conditioners, TV, refrigeretors, and washingmachines.
Pleasecontact an electrical appliance shops.
For more information, call Environmental Bureau at 2224091.

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