Kawaminami Town Household Garbage
Separation & Disposal Rules
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Kawaminami Town Office, Living Environment Department
TEL: 0983-27-8010

Place garbage at your garbage collection point by 8:30 in the morning.
The garbage collection times for each collection point vary due to local traffic conditions and the amount of garbage to be collected.

Every (Collection Day)&()Every (

1st & 3rd (⑪ Burnable Garbage⑨ PET Bottles⑩ Plastic Containers and Packages

Use the bag specified for burnable garbage

Use a bag specified forrecyclable garbage

Use a bag specified for plastic containers andpackages

Category● Food waste● Paper scraps● Paper diapers● Wooden products (that can be placed in a garbage bag)

Disposal Method)) of each month⑦Empty Cans for Beverages &⑧ Empty Bottles
Use a bag specified for plastic containers andpackages● PET bottles for beverages● Grocery bags

● Plastic wraps● Nets● Juice bottles● Liquor bottles(Juice, carbonated beverages, soft drinks,● Plastic bags

● Trays● Styrofoam● Food jars

● Medicine bottles

mineralwater, tea, etc.)● Plastic containers● Plastic caps

● Plastic labels● Seasoning jars

● Juice cans

● Plastic bottles for detergents (excluding those containing chlorine)● Nutritional tonic bottles● Liquor cans

● Cosmetic jars (excluding those in milky white), etc.

● Ashes● Shoes● Weeds, leaves, branches● Vinyl Products● Straws● Underwear● CDs and DVDs

● Stuffed Animals● Rubber Products● PET bottles for seasonings● External packaging film to wrap products● Paper Cartons● Video Tape

● Cassette Tapes(Cooking sake, soy sauce, vinegar, seasoned● Plastic tubes, etc.

(Less than 500 ml)● Plastic Products without the PLA Markvinegar, mirin, dressings, etc.)● Chlorine Detergents (Including those with the PLA mark), etc.

*Limited to those with PET mark only

PLA MarkPET Mark● Water from food waste should be adequately drained.
● Waste inside paper diapers should be removed.
● Ashes should be lightly wetted with water and placed in a transparent bag.
● Long items such as a hoses should be cut into 1m-long pieces.
● A garbage bag completely covered with anything that prevents seeing
inside cannot be collected.
● A garbage bag containing items that are completely wrapped with somethingthat prevents seeing inside cannot be collected.
(excluding food waste and sanitary goods).

(Collection DayCategory● All items should be washed out.
● Plastic caps and labels are ⑩ Plastic Containers andand Packages.
● Items that are cut, colored, or have material adhered
to them are all ⑪ Burnable Garbage.
● PET bottles may be lightly crushed.

)&() Wednesdays①Newspapers & Fliers ② Paper Packages
Bundle and tie.
● Newspapers● Fliers● Dirty items should be washed.
● Plastic items without a PLA mark are ⑪ Burnable Garbage.
● Plastic items with a PLA mark, but has a label stating"Do not mix. Hazardous" are ⑪ Burnable Garbage.

● Milk cartons (500 ml or larger)

2nd & 4th (③ Magazines, Books, Other Typesof Used Paper④ Cardboards

Bundle and tie.

Bundle and tie.

Bundle and tie.

● Magazines &● Paper packages for juice● All items should be washed out.
● Metal caps and tin cans are ⑤ Metals.
● Empty cans used for beverages should not be crushed.
● Broken bottles are ⑫ Unburnable Garbage.
● Bottles and empty cans used for beverages should be placed in the same bag.
● Milky white cosmetic bottles are ⑫ Unburnable Garbage.
● Jars for making pickles and fruit wine are ⑫ Unburnable Garbage.

● Copy paper⑤ Metals⑥ Used Clothes⑫ Unburnable Garbage

Bags specific for recyclable garbage Bags specific for recyclable garbage Bags specific for unburnable garbage● Cardboardbooks● Other used papers (excludingfliers)● Cake cans & tin cans

● Electrical cords● Jumpers● Suits● Glass items● Ceramics● Oil cans

● Spray cans● Trousers● Kimono● Aluminum foil

● Mirrors● Knives & cutters● Metal caps

● Sweaters● Jackets● Milky white cosmetic bottles● Flower vases, etc.

● Pots & pans

● Leather coats, etc.

● Cake boxes, etc.

● Small home electrical appliancesDisposal Method) of each month● Lighters (Gas must be completely emptied.), etc.

* Prevent items from becoming wet. Wet items are impossible to recycle. Please refrain from disposing items on rainy days.
Choose fine days for disposal when possible.
* If it is unavoidable to dispose of items on rainy days, wrap them with transparent or semitransparent bags and leave the topsuntied.
* Do not directly place adhesives such as duct tape on the items.

● Do not mix magazines and books.

● Paper packages should be washed● Stapled fliers are ③ Magazines &out, cut and opened, and tied.
● Paper packages whose inside isBooks● Do not mix magazines and fliers.

● Cardboard should be flattened● Oil cans, tin cans, etc. should be washed out.

● Only still usable items are accepted.

● Fluorescent tubes and light bulbs that are not damaged● Used paper that cannot be tiedand tied.

● Spray cans should be emptied, and then● Damaged or stained items, or items

should either be brought to the Sakanoue Unburnable

completely discharged by puncturing the can.

containing cotton or down (livery coats, etc.)

Transfer Facility or placed in the collection box at the Living● Gas should be completely emptied from lighters

are ⑪ Burnable Garbage.

Environment Department.

● Underwear is ⑪ Burnable Garbage.

● Makeup compacts with a mirror

should be placed in transparent bags.

covered with aluminum foil are⑪ Burnable Garbage.

before disposal.

● Paper packages with a capacity of● Electrical cords should be cut into 50cm-long pieces.

(including those with a PLA mark) are ⑫ Burnable Garbage.

less than 500ml are ⑪ Burnable Garbage.

Sakanoue Unburnable Transfer Facility
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Items to be brought directly to a transfer facility
Items Not Accepted by the Town

⑬ Oversized Garbage

Category

9:00 am - 12:00 pm● Beddings● Tatami mats
● Home electric appliances● Corrugated sheets● Stoves, etc.

● Bicycles● Child car sheets● Electric fans
● Glass sheets●Computers●Freezers●Soil & rocks

1:00 pm - 4:30 pm●Air conditioners●CRT-type televisions●Waste oil (excluding waste cooking oil)●Refrigerators●Pharmaceuticals for livestock●Tires●Washing machines ●Asphalt

Cautions

Acceptable Items

Closed●Boilers●Fire extinguishers●Agricultural wastes●Batteries●Construction wastes●Medical wastes●Electric water heaters●Clothes dryers●Liquid crystal & plasma display panel TVs, etc.

1. This facility is open to Kawaminami Town residents only.

● Garbage that falls under any of ① to ⑬.
(Food waste is accepted only on Sundays.)

2. Please separate garbage in accordance with the rules specified by
the town before bringing it to the facility.

● Fluorescent tubes, light bulbs, and dry cells

3. Register your name and address at the reception counter,and follow the directions provided by the staff.
4.

The Sakanoue Unburnable Garbage Transfer Facility will not accept

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5. Garbage left at or around the facility after service hours is●Bring the garbage directly to the Sakanoue Unburnable Transfer Facility (shown right).

●The town cannot dispose of these items. Please consult with service providers.

●If the item placed in a designated disposal bag cannot●Computers are recyclable items in accordance with the Act on the Promotion of

be tied crosswise, it is considered oversized garbage.

deemed illegal disposal. Violators are subject to prosecution.

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Disposal Method● Furniture● Cooking stoves● Glass doors● Electric carpets● Tin sheets

Tuesdays
National Holidays (Excluding Sundays)
Citizen's Holidays & Substitute Holidays
December 29 - January 3

OpenItems Larger than Garbage Bags Designated by the Town

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6. Commercial garbage is not accepted by this facility.

Effective Utilization of Resources●Cords for home electrical appliances should be cut into 50 cm-long pieces. ( ⑤ Metals)

7. Garbage bags designated by the town and●Tatami mats should be cut into thirds.

Oversized Garbage Disposal Tickets are not available at the Sakanoue●Tin and corrugated sheets should be cut into 80 cm-long pieces and tied with a string.

Unburnable Garbage Transfer Facility. Please purchase these items●To dispose of oversized items, it is necessary to purchase anat a store near you.

Oversized Garbage Disposal Ticket.

8*Oversized Garbage Disposal Tickets are available at distributors.

Sakanoue Unburnable Garbage Transfer Facility.

Contact the Living Environment Department for details about thedetails about the Sakanoue Unburnable Garbage Transfer Facility.

Items Subject to the Home Appliance Recycling Act
Washing Machines, Refrigerators, Freezers, AirConditioners, CRT-type TVs, Liquid Crystal TVs,Plasma Display Panel TVs, Clothes Dryers

Computer Disposal

Individual Collection of Oversized
Garbage for the Elderly

Fluorescent Tubes, Light Bulbs, andDry Cells

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Sakanoue Unburnable
Garbage Transfer Facility
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Hard-to-Compress Items

Commercial Garbage

Kawaminami Town does not collect items subject

Kawaminami Town does not accept computers for disposal.

Kawaminami Town collects oversized garbage

Fluorescent tubes, light bulbs, and dry cells

Contact the Living Environment Department

Garbage generated through business activities (including agriculture,to the Home Appliance Recycling Act. There areContact the manufacturer to arrange for recycling.

from individual households. This service iscannot be placed at garbage collection sites.

for the disposal of Iron plates, hammers,fishery, wholesale) cannot be placed at garbage collection sites,

two disposal methods, as shown below:

The manufacturer will send you an "Eco Yu-Pack Payment

available for individuals aged 67 or older, orPlease bring these items to the Sakanoueiron dumbbells, tire chains, chains whose thickness istown collection boxes, or the Sakanoue Unburnable Transfer Facility.

Slip." Affix the slip to the packaged computer to be

individuals with a Handicapped Person's

Unburnable Transfer Facility or place them in thegreater than 6 mm, bowling balls, etc.

disposed, and ask the nearest post office for pickup or

Passbook, who do not own or cannot rent a car tocollection box at the Living Environment

bring the item to the post office.

transport oversized garbage to an intermediate

Department.

Please ask a service provider with license of transporting

facility. Please contact the Living Environment

Broken fluorescent tubes and light bulbs shouldwastes for the disposal.

Department for details.

be disposed of as Unburnable Garbage.

1 When replacing an item, arrange with the placeof purchase to dispose of the item being replaced.
2 Purchase a Home Appliance Recycling Ticket
at a post office, and ask a service provider
designated by the manufacturer of the item toarrange for disposal.

*Recycling fees must be paid for a computer without aHome appliance recycling fees must be paid.

PC Recycling Mark.

The town does not collect button cells.

Contact the Living Environment Departmentfor details.

* A designated garbage bag is not necessary.

PC Recycling Mark

Kawaminami Fishing*For details, check Oversized Garbage Disposal Fees.

National Route●Pruned branches should be cut into 80 cm-long pieces and tied with 1m string.