Rules for Sorting and Putting Out Garbage■How to Dispose of Household Waste
Any wastes which don't fit in one 40L. garbage bag, which can't tie
the bag even if they fit, and which stick out from the bag are
considered as oversized wastes.

Burnable Waste (charges apply)
Kitchen Waste
Vegetable and fruit
scrapes, meat, fish,leftovers, seashells,
uesd tea leaves,eggshells,

Paper Waste

Kitchen waste can beremade into household
fertilizer. Please put it togood use in a kitchen
garden or the like.

Plants/Vegetation
Wood chips,
charcoal, timber,cutting boards,
spatulas, skewers,
chopsticks, fallen
leaves, vegetation,
ropes

Cloth

Most of the paper wastes canbe recycled. Please utilize themixed-paper recycle. Also,
Newspapers, magazines andcardboard should be disposedof via the resource recycle
collectionimplemented by thecommunity.

Sanitary goods
such asdisposable
diapers,
cigarette butts,

Dirty clothes,pieces of cloth,thread, cushions,stuffed animals

Cooking/Salad Oil

Rubber/Leather Articles/Others

The length and diameter ofbranches or wood chips mustbe less than 50 cm.
Also, fresh branches andvegetation are used at "Midori
no Recycle".

Rubber gloves andhoses, bags, belts,
leather shoes, rain boots,
gym shoes, video tapes,
pet litter, disposable heatpads, refrigerants,
desiccantPlease turn old clothes andpieces of cloth into cleaningrags and reuse them.
Also, please utilize recycling
system of old clothes andpieces of cloth.

Cases for video/cassettetapes sould also be sorted
dependingon the material.

Oil must be
soaked into clothor paper, orcongealed withcoagulant.

Please use oil recycling ofwaste food oil.

Dangerous wastes are free of charge.

Dangerous Waste （non-charged bag）

Please use transparent or translucent bags.
In case you can't empty aThings in danger of fire
Cassette stove, cartridge
gas can for camping,spray can, mousse can, disposable
lighter, ignition rod lighter

can, please bring it toDangerous Waste can be disposed without making a hole. However, if any contents is left, besure to empty it by soaking cloth or newspaper in the well-ventilated area.

Waste/Recycle Section ofCity of Ishikari (3F), Atsuta
Branch or Hamamasu

There is a limitation of the amount of collection.

Branch directly.

If there are many, please dispose them in several times.

Any wastes which don't fit in one 40L. garbage bag, which can't tie theNon-burnable Waste(chargesapply)
Metal Products
Pots, pans, kettles,
ladles, kitchen knives,scissors, knives, spoons,forks, aluminium foil,chemical cans, lids,
metalic toys

bag even if they fit, and which stick out from the bag are considered asoversized wastes.

Ceramic
Glass
Bottles of oil/medicine/cosmetics, sheet glass, glass,mirrorCoffee cups, rice bowls,
teapots, flower pots, ceramicornaments, plates, vases,
crocks, bricks, earthen pot

OthersConcrete blocks, folding
umbrella, ski boots,
motorcycle helmet,
cassette stove,
batteries/electric toys
To promote recycling, pleasebring small household appliances
to recycle box for small home
appliance products.

Knives, broken
glasses and plates
should be wrapped innewspapers so thatthe charged bag
won't be torn and thebag is marked 「刃物」
(knives)・「ガラス」(Glasses) visiblly.
This prevents frombeing accident whilecollecting them.

ガラス

Burnt-out fluorescent lamps, etc(non-charged bags)
Burnt-out fluorescent lamps are free of charge.
Please use transparent or translucent bags.
Products which may containmercury・LED light bulbs・
incandescent light bulbs

Tubular bulbs, circularfluorescents, bulbs, mercury
thermometers, mercury
tonometers, LED light bulbs,
incandescent light bulbs

To avoid being broken, bulbs
should be put in the original
packaging or wrapped innewspapers. Please mark「蛍光管」(fluorescent lamp) on
them.
Those broken or damaged must
be wrapped in newspaper anddisposethem as burnt-out
fluorescent lamps, etc.

Before you dispose your wastes, are there anything that you can reuse
and/or recycle? Somebody may want your waste items.

A lot of people use recycle shops, flea market and internet auction. At therecycle shop, you can find cell phones, PCs, computer games, household
appliances, furnitures, clothes, sports equipment, toys, music instruments,
books, daily goods and more. Even at some shops provide valuations at yourhouse or online. In a specialty store, they may buy your items even thoughsome parts are broken such as old toys and out of products. They sometimes
buy just some parts of them. Your wastes may turn to be the fine treasure,by any chance.
Why don't you stop by at a recycle shop or check out an internet auction site?

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Any wastes which don't fit in one 40L. garbage bag, which can't
tie the bag even if they fit, and which stick out from the bag are
considered as oversized wastes.

Plastics(charges apply)

Plastics・Vinyl・Styrofoam

Foods・Kitchen Goods

Bath・Sanitary Goods

Containers of lunch box, sashimi, eggs, tofu andpackages of retort pouch foods
Cups of instant foods (Burnable waste if it's made by paper) andpackages of sauces
Packages and trays of snacks, labels and lids of plastic bottles,
Medicine containers (tablets/capsules), bottles of salad oil,Containers of mayonnaise and ketchup,
Plastic plates and spatulas,
Straws, plastic wraps, etc...
Food trays are collected at some stores.

Plastic bags, bottles and refilled packages of shampoos anddetergents
Laminate tubes(contents are burnable waste), sponges,
Shampoo hats, nylon towels, plastic bucketts,
Bath chair (wooden chair is burnable waste)
Toothbrushes, combs, toilet brushes,
Washbowls, soap trays, etc...

Styrofoam

Hobby・Daily Goods
Plastic toys（※batteries/electric toys are "non-burnablewastes". Please remove batteries.)
Plastic models, roller skates, roller blades, insect cages, innertubes, Table cloth, CDs & DVDs & their cases, records, plastic
sleeves, floral foams, portable fuel container, picnic sheets,
Plastic cards(cut in small pieces), vases(ceremic vases are
non-burnable waste), Helmets(Non-burnable waste formotorcycle), etc...

※Attention

Contents of eachcontainer must be

Any styrofoams used for food preservation,buffer of electronic appliances and/or
furnitures, etc...

used up properly,
and any leftovers
should be rinsed well,please.

Recyclables are free of charge.

Recyclables(non-charged bags)
Bottles
Beverage/seasoningbottles

Rince well first.
Lids are wastes.
Discard them
depending on thematerials.
Medecine/oil/cosmetics bottles,
thermal glasses are
non-burnablewastes.

Please use transparent or translucent bags.
PET bottles

Cans
Rinse well first.
（oil cans and any
non-food cans are
non-burnablewastes）

Beverage/canned
food cans
Seaweed/tea cansConfectionary cans
Milk powder cans
Pet food cans

Recyclable papers(non-charged bags)
Acceptable
Shredder scrap, tissue paper(used ones arealso acceptable), high-quality paper, paperbox of confectionary and/or tissue paper,
copy paper, memo paper, flyer, letter pad,notebook, paper cup, cigarette box, receipt,
calender, envelop, carbonless paper, postcard, business card, thermal paper,transmittal form, blue print, wrapping paper,
photo, etc...

PET bottles ofjuice, alcohol,
condiment
and the ones
marked with
PET.

Rince well first. Lids
and labels are wastes.
Discard them
depending on thematerials. (Oil isplastic waste)

Recyclablepapers are free of charge. Wrap them inPaper bag and/orflyerand seal it with paper packing tapeor stapler. Put them in your private garbage bin as same ashousehold wastes, or group garbage bin if you live inapartment.

Not Acceptable
Waterproofing paper container for a
package of 6 canned beers and/or juices
Significantly dirty paper
Smelled paper/paper box (soap, incense

Papers are recycled by each bag.Wrap them in paper
bag and/or flyer given at department storeand seal itwith paper packing tape.
（In limited supply, you can receive designated bags at
community centers in Hanakawa-Kita, Minami, Hachiman,
Morai area, and Ishikari tourlist center, Public
Affairs/Citizen and Life Division of Ishikari City hall (1F).

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Newspaper,magazine, and cardboard should betaken out to the group resource recovery in yourneighborhood association.

Household Wastes should be properly separated and put in thedesignated bags (charged bags). Please put them out by thedesignated time. Also they must be placed near the street on
your premise. Please take care so that garbage is not scatteredby crows or winds.
【Collection time for household wastes】○Ishikari
By 8:30am(Hanakawa-minami 7 － 10Jo By 8:00am)○Atsuta-ku
By 8:00am○Hamamasu-ku
Between 7:00am － 8:00am【Collection date for household wastes varies depending on yourresidential area】
If the collection date is on a national holiday, “Plastic Waste”
will not be collected.
※Collection schedule during year-end and new year will be announcedin December issue of Koho Ishikari.
○Ishikari・ Hanakawa-Minami 1-4Jo/ Hanakawa-Minami 5 Jo 3 Chome-6Chome/
Hanakawa-Minami 6 Jo 3-5 Chome/ Hanakawa 404 Banchi/ Bannaguro 354
Banchi
Burnable Waste（charged bags）：Every Tuesday/Friday
Non-Burnable Waste（charged bags）, Burnt-out fluorescent lamps（non-charged bags）：Every second Wednesday
Plastics（charged bags）：Every Thursday
Recyclables（bottles, cans, PET bottles）（non-charged bags）：EverySaturday（Except first Saturday）
Recyclable Papers（papers）（non-charged bags）：Every first Saturday-30-

・Hanakawa-Minami 5 Jo 1-2 Chome/ Hanakawa-Minami 6 Jo 1-2 Chome/
Hanakawa-Minami 7-10 Jo/ Tarukawa 3 Jo, 4 Jo, 8 Jo, and 9 Jo/
Tarukawa/

Yokomachi/

Shinmachi/

Nakamachi/

Benten-Cho/

Oyafune-Cho/ Honcho/ Hamamachi/ Oyafune-Higashi 2-3 Jo/ Shibi/
Shinko-Minami 1 Chome/ Shinko-Higashi 3 Chome
Burnable Waste（charged bags）：Every Tuesday/Friday
Non-Burnable Waste（charged bags）, Burnt-out fluorescent lamps（non-charged bags）：Every second Wednesday
Plastics（charged bags）：Every Thursday
Recyclables（bottles, cans, PET bottles）（non-charged bags）：EverySaturday（Except second Saturday）
Recyclable Papers （ papers ）（ non-charged bags ）： Every second
Saturday・Oyafune-Higashi 1 Jo/ Oyafuru
Burnable Waste（charged bags）：Every Monday/Thursday
Non-Burnable Waste（charged bags）, Burnt-out fluorescent lamps（non-charged bags）：Every second Wednesday
Plastics（charged bags）：Every Friday
Recyclables（bottles, cans, PET bottles）（non-charged bags）：EverySaturday（Except second Saturday）
Recyclable Papers（papers）（non-charged bags）：Every second Saturday-31-

・Hanakawa-Kita 1-3 Jo/ Hanakawa-Kita 4 Jo（except Doju Bannaguro
Danchi）/ Hanakawa-Kita 5 Jo
Burnable Waste（charged bags）：Every Monday/Thursday
Non-Burnable Waste（charged bags）, Burnt-out fluorescent lamps（non-charged bags）：Every second Wednesday
Plastics（charged bags）：Every Friday
Recyclables（bottles, cans, PET bottles）（non-charged bags）：EverySaturday（Except third Saturday）
Recyclable Papers（papers）（non-charged bags）：Every third Saturday

・Hanakawa-Kita 4 Jo（Doju Bannaguro Danchi ONLY）/ Hanakawa-Kita
6-7Jo/ Hanakawa-Higashi/ Hanakawa 424 Banchi/ Bannaguro（except
354 Banchi）/ Tarukawa 5-7 Jo/ Ryokuendai-Higashi/ Hachiman 1-5
Chome/ Takaoka/ Kita-Oyafuru/ Bitoi/ Gonosawa/ Midorigahara/
Atsuta-Ku Nijigahara
Burnable Waste（charged bags）：Every Monday/Thursday
Non-Burnable Waste（charged bags）, Burnt-out fluorescent lamps（non-charged bags）：Every second Wednesday
Plastics（charged bags）：Every Friday
Recyclables（bottles, cans, PET bottles）（non-charged bags）：EverySaturday（Except fourth Saturday）
Recyclable Papers（papers）（non-charged bags）：Every fourth Saturday-32-

○Atsuta-Ku
・Atsuta/ Betsukari/ Yasosuke/ Kotani/ Oshikoto
Burnable Waste（charged bags）：Every Monday/Thursday
Non-Burnable Waste（charged bags）, Burnt-out fluorescent lamps（non-charged bags）：Every second Wednesday
Plastics（charged bags）：Every Friday
Recyclables（bottles, cans, PET bottles）（non-charged bags）：EverySaturday（Except third Saturday）
Recyclable Papers（papers）（non-charged bags）：Every third Saturday
・Kotan/ Minedomari/ Morai/ Shippu
Burnable Waste（charged bags）：Every Tuesday/Friday
Non-Burnable Waste（charged bags）, Burnt-out fluorescent lamps（non-charged bags）：Every second Wednesday
Plastics（charged bags）：Every Thursday
Recyclables（bottles, cans, PET bottles）（non-charged bags）：EverySaturday（Except third Saturday）
Recyclable Papers（papers）（non-charged bags）：Every third Saturday○Hamamasu-Ku
・Hamamasu/ Gumbetsu/ Horo/ Tokotan/ Ofuyu/ Chiyoshibetsu
Burnable Waste（charged bags）：Every Monday/Thursday
Non-Burnable Waste（charged bags）, Burnt-out fluorescent lamps（non-charged bags）：Every second Wednesday
Plastics（charged bags）：Every Friday
Recyclables（bottles, cans, PET bottles）（non-charged bags）：EverySaturday（Except third Saturday）
Recyclable Papers（papers）（non-charged bags）：Every third Saturday-33-

・ Kawashimo/ Kashiwagi/ Mita/ Gokibiru/ Okurige/ Bishabetsu/
Goryochi/ Atsuta-Ku Gokibiru
Burnable Waste（charged bags）：Every Tuesday/Friday
Non-Burnable Waste（charged bags）, Burnt-out fluorescent lamps（non-charged bags）：Every second Wednesday
Plastics（charged bags）：Every Thursday
Recyclables（bottles, cans, PET bottles）（non-charged bags）：EverySaturday（Except third Saturday）
Recyclable Papers（papers）（non-charged bags）：Every third Saturday【Oversized Waste】
Oversized waste is collected from individual houses upon receipt
of payment. Please call the Oversize Waste Collection Center
first before you purchase a collection ticket.
○Oversize Waste Collection Center
TEL

0133-62-5353

Business Hours: Monday － Friday 9:00am － 5:00am(Except national holidays)※The person in charge will inform you of the cost of collection,
the collection date, and the reference number.
※ Collection tickets are non-refundable and will not bereissued.
Ishikari(Atsuta-Ku
Atsuta-Ku
Area
Nijigahara included)
Hamamasu-Ku
Collection date

Designated day

Designated day（Once in a month）※Please apply early, since it may take more than two weeks before
collection is possible, depending on the circumstances and otherappointments.
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＜Guidelines for Oversize Waste＞
・Waste which doesn’t fit in a charged bag
・Waste which cannot tie a charged bag even if it fits
・Waste which sticks out from a charged bag※ Products subject to the Home Appliance Recycling Act such as
TV/Refrigerator and the personal computers cannot be collected asthey are prohibited items designated by the city.

■Recycling【Used Cooking Oil Recycling】
Vegetable oil such as salad oil used at home should be poured intoa PET bottle of 500ml and put into a collection box. Please closethe cap tight so that the oil does not leak.

【Used clothing/Cloth Recycling】
Used clothing/cloth which become unusable at home are collected andrecycled as industrial rags and the like. If they are useable, they
are reused.

However, a large cloth like futon/blanket, a dirty

cloth, and small cloth like scraps are the exceptions.

If you have a large amount of used clothing/cloth, you can takethem to the collection sites little by little or to Ishikari
Recycle Plaza.

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【Paper Carton Recycling】
Paper Cartons are also collected at supermarkets, etc. in addition
to collection boxes placed in public facilities.
*Rinse out →Cut open →Dry out →Put into collection box【Mixed Paper Recycling】
Papers other than “Newspaper/magazine or cardboard” such as
photocopy papers, postcards, etc. are recyclable.

Put them in apaper bag or wrap them in large flyers/wrapping papers, seal it witha packing tape and bring it on a designated day. (If there isn’t
any paper bags, you can obtain them at the city hall, each community
center and/or tourist information center although the number of thebags are limited.)○Non-Recyclable Paper (=other than Mixed Paper)・ Waterproofing paper container for a package of 6 canned
beers/juices
・Significantly dirty paper
・Smelled paper/paper box（soap, incense stick, etc…）
・Newspaper, magazine or cardboard○Recyclable Paper (=Mixed Paper)
Papers other than non-recyclable papers listed the above.
【Battery Recycling】
Besides dry, manganese and alkaline batteries, any batteries suchas mobile, rechargeable and household batteries should be put
into the collection box.
※Batteries other than dry, manganese and alkaline should be
insulated by tape the electrodes for fire prevention.
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【Ink Cartridge Recycling】
Ink cartridge no longer in use for ink-jet printers of household
personal computers are recycled. This “Ink Cartridge Satogaeri
Project” is a joint project conducted by the 5 printermanufacturing companies and Japan Post Group.
cartridges are excluded.

The toner

The brands that can be recycled are:Brother/ Canon/ Epson/ Dell/ HP Japan【Plants Recycling】
Home-pruned brunches, leaves, and etc. are recycled in the limitedareas and collection period.
Collection areas are Hanakawa-Minami/Kita, Tarukawa, Bannaguro and
Ryokuendai. The collection spots are the nearest parks/green zones
where there are the signs of plants recycling.

The soilconditioners made after recycling are provided to the citizens at
the parking lot of the city hall once a year.

○How to put out for collection
・The length of the pruned brunches should be less than 100 cm, thetrunk of a tree should be less than 20 cm (in diameter), and tie
it up with a natural fiber string.
・Vegetation and leaves should be gathered into an transparent ortranslucent bags.

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The city hall, the branch offices of the city of Ishikari, and thecommunity centers, etc. collect broken small household appliances
for recycling.

However, any items which apply to the Home Appliance

Recycling Law, PC monitors, and fabric/wooden home appliances suchas the electric blanket and the stereo speakers, etc. are notcollected.
※The size must be within 40cm x 40cm to go through the collection
box at the collecting spot.

If it doesn’t fit in the box, pleasedispose it as the unburnable waste or the oversized waste. You canalso take it to “Junkan Conbini 24”, the recycling station opens
for 24 hours.
○Items・Video camera・Video game・Mobile Phone・DVD・Video Player・AV
equipment ・ AC adaptor ・ Printer ・ Radio cassette player ・ Laptop
computer・Digital camera・Telephone・Fax・Electric rice cooker・
Vacuum machine・Electric sewing machine・BS/CS antenna・Desk top
computer・Electric clothes iron・Electric fan・Electric hand tool・
Memory cards like USB/SD card, etc. ・ Microwave oven ・ Remotecontroller・Electric pot・Computer peripherals・Electric shaver, etc.

【Group Resource Collection】
Any papers like newspapers, magazines and cardboards, 1.8 literbottles and cans are collected.

In regard to the papers anddepending on their weights, the city gives incentives to the groups
for their funds. The neighborhood associations, the PTAs and theelderly groups in Ishikari collect the resources individually.
The items and the schedule vary depending on the groups. For details,
please contact each group directly.
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【Oversize Waste Recycling】
Any wooden furniture which is not in use but can still use arerecycled. Items listed below are recycled and offered to the public.
If you wish to dispose of those objects via this service, pleasecontact the call center for collection of oversize waste.

The

collection sticker for oversize waste must be purchased. However,some items cannot be recycled depending on their condition.

○Items（wooden furniture）
・Sofas/ closets/ shoe cupboards/ tables (single or a set of table
and chairs)
・Sideboards/ desks (single or a set of desk and chairs)○Waste and Recycling Section of City of Ishikari
TEL0133-72-3126○Welfare for Citizens Section of Atsuta Branch OfficeTEL0133-78-2886○Welfare for Citizens Section of Hamamasu Branch OfficeTEL0133-79-2112-39-