Towards an environmentally friendly
town through recycling

March 2008, Summarized Version

Let’s work on “garbage diet”

How to Sort and Put Garbage out

Let’s work on “garbage diet” together
with all the Furano residents!

We can reduce the environmental
impact and treatment costs byproperly sorting our garbage.

Please put garbage out at the designated garbage station by 9:00 a.m.
(by 8:00 a.m. for rural village districts) on the collection days.
This garbage group is for bags,
containers and trays with this markon them. Please place them into
the designated bag and put it out at
the garbage station.

Plastic
Polystyrene cups

Detergent bottles
Shampoo bottles
Packed lunch containers fromconvenience stores
Grocery bags

Styrofoam
Instant noodle cups
Tofu containers

FoodWaste

PET Bottles

This garbage group includes organic garbage
such as domestic food and kitchen waste.
Shells and bones can go into this group.
Please place them into the designated bag andput it out at the garbage station.

This garbage group is for bottles with this mark on
them. Please place them into the designated bag
and put it out at the garbage station.

Pill packages

Frozen foodpackages

Squeezable
tubes

Packaging &wrappers

Plastic wrap
Rinse with water...

Egg cartonsRemove thecap...

Plastic bags
Yogurt containers

Rinse with water...

Flatten the bottles andplace them into
the designatedbag to put out at
the garbage
station.

...and place into the designated bag andput it out at the garbage station!

You can put out
plastic caps withother plastics!

Allow to dry...

Metal caps go into
the Metal Garbage
Group.

Plastic caps go into
the Plastic Garbage
Group.

* You can place
many bottles inone bag by
flattening them.

Allow them to dry.

Bottles, Ceramics and Glass

Cans
This garbage group is for steel cansand aluminum cans. Please placethem into the designated bag and put
it out at the garbage station.

Ceramics

Glass

Clear bottles* Plastic caps go into
the Plastic Garbage
Group.

Cosmeticbottles
Thermospots* Metal caps go into
the Metal Garbage
Group.

* Metal caps go to the Metal Garbage Group. Please
place them into a clear plastic bag and put out.

These go into thedesignatedcontainers.

Snackwrappers

Brown bottles

MetalsClear plasticbagKnives

This garbage group includes spraycans, pans, spoons, metal caps,kitchen knives, razors and lighters.
Please place them into a clear plastic
bag and put it out at the garbagestation.

Bottles of othercolors

Please sort bottles by color andplace them into designated bottle
bins.

* For safety, please wrap knives and other bladed objects
before putting them out.

Combustible
Garbage

HygieneProducts

Newspapers, Magazines& Cardboard

This garbage group includes diapers,
sanitary products and toilet products
for pets. Please place them into thedesignated bag and put it out at thegarbage station.

This garbage group includes paper scraps, paper
containers, plastics with no recycling mark on them,clothing, cloth, leather products, rubber products,
cigarette waste, dust, cotton and other combustible
materials. Please place them into the designatedbag and put it out at the garbage station.

Please bundle them together withstring and put them out at thegarbage station (you can also use
the designated bag for newspapers).
Newspapers and leaflets

Pour water...

Ash

Ashes
Clear
plastic bag

Magazines

AnimalBodies
Cardboard

Batteries &Fluorescent Lights

Garden Waste

Clear
plastic bagPlease put grass, leaves
and sticks into a clear
plastic bag and put it out
at the garbage station.

Please consult the CityOffice.

Milk cartons

Large Items and ElectricAppliances
Large items* To dispose of large items, electric appliances and small electric
goods, please purchase disposal tickets at the City Office or at thebranch office. Please put these items by your doorstep on thedesignated collection date (once a month).

Fluorescent lights and bulbs...

Please bundle sticks together withstraw rope or hemp rope and put
them out at the garbage station.

Batteries and thermometers...

1 meter or lessElectric appliances

40 cm orless...go into the collection box.

Dangerous Waste
Furano City is unable tocollect these items. Pleasecontact the place ofpurchase regarding disposal.

...shall be taken back to electric shops.
Pesticides/herbicides

Fire
extinguisher

Batteries* Please place small electric
goods in the designated bag(fee required) to dischargethem.

If you have any questions about garbage disposal,

Please contact the Environment Unit, the Department forEnvironment and Living at the Furano City Office!
Tires

Phone: 39-2308Unused paintWaste oil

Construction
debris

Propane gascylinders