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NoteNakatsu City Garbage/Recycling Calendar

3 Toyoda A, Tsurui, Sanko, Honyabakei

north side ofprefectural road 113

From April 2024 • Use Nakatsu city designated prepaid garbage bags to dispose ofgarbage” and “non-burnable garbage.”to March 2025 • “burnable
Commercial/business garbage may not be disposed of at these

Scan here for Garbage/Recycling
Calendar and other information.

Make sure that all garbage and recyclables have been properly separated and are put out at the designated collection sites by 8:30 am on collection day.
MayApril 2024
SundayTuesday Wednesday Thursday

Monday178

Closed1415

Closed2122

Clean Plaza
opens

28

29

Closed2

3

4

Waste papers,
used cloths Burnable garbage

9Glass bottles,
cans

16

10

Burnable garbage

17

23

5

Saturday

Sunday611

Non-burnablegarbage

12

13

19

20

25

26

27

4

5

1112

18

19

25

26

ClosedClean Plaza
opens

Closed

915

16

22

23

29

30

3Sunday

417

31

23

24

Scan here to sign up for“Garbage and Recycling Mini Meeting.”

30

19

20

26

27

10

11

17

18

24

25

Non-burnable
Waste papers,
garbageused cloths Burnable garbage

PET bottles Burnable garbage

Glass bottles,
cans

Resource plastic Burnable garbage

14Burnable garbage

21

Waste papers,
used cloths Burnable garbage

28

Glass bottles,
cans

Burnable garbage

ClosedClosedClean Plaza
opens

PET bottles Burnable garbage
Resource plastic

Closed

1

67

8

14

15

Saturday

SundayResource plastic Burnable garbage

Closed

2

3

910

16

17

23
30

15

16

24

22

23

31

29

30

Glass bottles,
cans

Resource plastic Burnable garbage

20

21

22

Waste papers,
used cloths Burnable garbage

27

Glass bottles,
cans

ClosedClean Plaza
opens

Hazardous PET bottles Burnable garbage

2829

Burnable garbage

ClosedResource plastic Burnable garbage

ClosedTuesday Wednesday Thursday

34

10

Glass bottles,
cans

111218

1925

26

1724

Burnable garbage

Saturday

6Non-burnablegarbage

511

Glass bottles,cans

12Sunday

125

7

8

14

15

21

22

28

29

Resource plastic Burnable garbage

13

Non-burnablegarbage

1920

26

27

18

Glass bottles,cans

6

Burnable garbage

Waste papers,
used cloths Burnable garbage

Sunday

713

1420

21

27

28

PET bottles Burnable garbage

Burnable garbage Hazardous PET bottles Burnable garbage

MondayTuesday Wednesday Thursday1671314202127

28

ClosedResource plastic Burnable garbage

ClosedClean Plaza
opens

PET bottles Burnable garbage

1415212228

29

ClosedJanuary 2025

SundaySunday12

Closed

8

915

16

22

23

2930

ClosedClean Plaza
opens

ClosedClosed34

5

Waste papers,
used cloths Burnable garbage

10Glass bottles,
cans

17

1112

Closed24

Glass bottles,cans

6

Saturday7

Resource plastic is collected evenon Monday, January 6.
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Monday1

Non-burnablegarbage

181925261314202127

28

2

ClosedResource plastic Burnable garbage

Burnable garbage

Waste papers,
used cloths Burnable garbage

Friday9Glass bottles,cans

10233011Non-burnablegarbage

17182425

16

Burnable garbage

5Saturday

6

Resource plastic Burnable garbage

Burnable garbage

Waste papers,
used cloths Burnable garbage

Glass bottles,
cans

4Friday1213

192026

27

PET bottles Burnable garbage
Resource plastic Burnable garbage
PET bottles Burnable garbage

31

Burnable garbage

November Illegal Dumping Prevention Month

3R Promotion Month23

Waste papers,
used cloths Burnable garbage

PET bottles Burnable garbage

8Clean Plaza
opens

Resource plastic Burnable garbage

32

Waste papers,
used cloths Burnable garbage

7

ClosedTuesday Wednesday Thursday

8Glass bottles,
cans

922

Glass bottles,
cans

29

10

Non-burnablegarbage

161723

24

30

31

15

Saturday

45

111218

1925

26

SundayTuesday Wednesday Thursday

Friday1Saturday

2

Resource plastic Burnable garbage

PET bottles Burnable garbage

34

10

11

17

18

24

25

ClosedResource plastic Burnable garbage

ClosedClean Plaza
opens

Burnable garbage Hazardous PET bottles Burnable garbage
Burnable garbage

MondayResource plastic Burnable garbage

Burnable garbage

Waste papers,
used cloths Burnable garbage

FridayClosed56Waste papers,
used cloths Burnable garbage

12

Glass bottles,
cans

13

Burnable garbage

1926

14212728

Burnable garbage

891516

22

23

2930

PET bottles Burnable garbage

Non-burnable
Resource plastic Burnable garbage
garbage

20

Waste papers,
used cloths Burnable garbage

Glass bottles,cans

7

PET bottles Burnable garbage
Resource plastic Burnable garbage

Illegal dumping is considered a crime.

December Global Warming Prevention Month
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

1ClosedKeep the garbage collection site clean.

MondayMondayScan here to request a disposer, “Nakatsu Kiero.”

Resource plastic Burnable garbage

Burnable garbage

Waste papers,
used cloths Burnable garbage

Glass bottles,
cans

Friday5

Waste papers,
used cloths Burnable garbage

9

PET bottles Burnable garbage

Burnable garbage

28Non-burnable
Waste papers,garbage
used cloths Burnable garbage

13

1

4

Waste papers,
used cloths Burnable garbage

October

MondaySaturday

ClosedSeptemberFridayFridayJuly

Burnable garbage

16

7

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Resource plastic Burnable garbage

1013Closed

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Monday912Clean Plaza
opens

Burnable garbage Hazardous PET bottles Burnable garbage

30Monday

Closed8Saturday

36Closed

Resource plastic Burnable garbage

242Friday

25

ClosedPET bottles Burnable garbage

18

1Burnable garbage

AugustSunday

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Mondaycollection sites.

Environment Month

June

Resource plastic Burnable garbage

Waste papers,
used cloths Burnable garbage

Glass bottles,
cansFriday

豊田A・鶴居・三光・本耶馬渓

5PET bottles Burnable garbage

ClosedResource plastic Burnable garbage

13192026

27

Clean Plaza
opens

31

Closed7

Closed8

Waste papers,

Resource plastic used cloths Burnable garbage

12

ClosedBurnable garbage Hazardous PET bottles Burnable garbage

614

Glass bottles,cans

9

Non-burnablegarbage

15

16

22

23

29

30

Burnable garbage

21

Waste papers,
used cloths Burnable garbage

28

Glass bottles,
cans

3

ClosedBurnable garbage

February
SundayMondayMarch
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Friday4

ClosedBurnable garbage

101117

1824

25

SundaySaturday

1Monday

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

FridayBurnable garbage

PET bottles Burnable garbage

2391016172324

ClosedResource plastic Burnable garbage

ClosedClean Plaza
opens

PET bottles Burnable garbage

31

Resource plastic

Closed45Waste papers,
used cloths Burnable garbage

11Glass bottles,
cans

12

25

13

Non-burnablegarbage

192026

27

18

7

8

14

15

21

22

23

91016

1723

24

30

31

ClosedPET bottles Burnable garbage

ClosedClean Plaza
opens

Resource plastic Burnable garbage

28

Burnable garbage Hazardous PET bottles

ClosedFrom December 31 through January 3, no garbage is collected orcan be carried in to Nakatsu City Clean Plaza. Please keep it in mind.

ClosedFor inquiries: Nakatsu City Clean Plaza TEL: 24-5374/24-8527 Drop-off hours: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

1

Burnable garbage

Resource plastic Burnable garbage

Burnable garbage

Waste papers,
used cloths Burnable garbage

Glass bottles,
cans

6

Saturday45

Waste papers,
used cloths Burnable garbage

11

Glass bottles,
cans

1225

13

Non-burnablegarbage

1920

26

27

18

Burnable garbage

7814

15

21

2228

29

Resource plastic Burnable garbage

Burnable garbage

Waste papers,
used cloths Burnable garbage

Glass bottles,cans6

PET bottles Burnable garbage
Resource plastic Burnable garbage
PET bottles Burnable garbage

Information available on our website as well. http://www.city-nakatsu.jp/

Ӫ Collection may be canceled in the event of adverse weather conditions such as typhoons. If it is canceled, put out garbage on the next scheduled garbage collection day.

Use Nakatsu city designated prepaid garbage bags to dispose of “burnable garbage” and “non-burnable garbage.”

Burnable garbage• Resource plastic that is
hard-to-clean andhard-to-rinse

CupnoodlesAttention
30cm

CautionWaste papers, used cloths, miscellaneous papers

Glass bottles, cans
Dispose of the lid separately

Cross-section has
waves like thisMetal lids …Non-burnable garbage
Plastic lids ………Resource plastic

Remove lid

Glass bottles

Cans

SoftcandyӪ Miscellaneous papers should beplaced into transparent plasticbags for disposal.
Ӫ When placing shredded paper for
disposal, do not mix with othermiscellaneous materials.

Ӫ Items with cotton stuffing cannot berecycled.
Ӫ School uniforms, work clothes, andclothing items that are worm-eaten,
severely damaged, or dirty should be
disposed of them as “burnablegarbage.”

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Rinse

Use upSmall rechargeable batteries

Use upBatteriesBatteries• Vinyl records and raincoats• Wrapping materials

Items that were used in the farming and fishing industry(ridge sheets, seeding boxes, fishing nets and floats, etc.)
̤Contact qualified disposal company for proper disposal.

Small home appliancecollection box

΍ Business and corporate garbage*Business garbage (all waste generated by stores, businesses, agriculture,forestry, fisheries, etc.) cannot be disposed of at collection sites.

Ύ Large-sized garbage

Microwave ovens, electric fans, vacuum cleaners, and futon, etc. arelarge-sized garbage.
*Please bring them directly to Nakatsu City Clean Plaza.

Ώ Garbage from moving, and temporary large amount of garbage*Up to 3 bags per household at a time on the collection day.
*If there is a large amount, bring them directly to Nakatsu City Clean Plaza.

*Large-sized garbage should not be put out at the garbage
pickup place.
*Microwave ovens, electric fans, vacuum cleaners, and futon,etc. are large-sized garbage.

ΐ Products subject to the Home Appliance Recycling Law

ӧ Recyclable home appliances (TVs, washing machines, clothes dryers,refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners)
Please purchase an appliance recycling ticket at a post office, and bringthe appliance to Egami Corporation (TEL: 32-8116) or Nakatsu
Daikyu-Transport in Kurume Transportation Co., Ltd. (TEL: 32-2131).

Α PC

Batteries

Nickel metal Nickel-cadmium Small lead
hydride batteries batteries
acid batteries

Please Items eligible for collection are limited to PET bottles that originallynote contained foods/beverages at the time they were sold.

Fluorescent tubes

Lithium ion
batteries*Fluorescent tubes should be put in a case,etc. to prevent breaking, and disposed ofin transparent plastic bags. It is OK if
they stick out of the bags.

Straight tubes

Round tubes
Alcoholic beverage Seasoning
bottlesbottles10yItems made from vinyl chloride (PVC, polyvinyl chloride)̤“burnable garbage”• Vinyl hoses

Buttonbatteries

tte

FlattenBeveragebottles

Slot

Large-sized garbage
Small rechargeable batteries
will have the following markings!

Buttonbatteries

Used small household appliances*Small household appliances should be put in collection boxes set up
at community centers.
*Batteries and rechargeable batteries should be removed.
*Small household appliances will be recycled to extract rare metals.

Mercury-containing thermometers• Zinc-carbon batteries E-cigarettes• Alkaline batteries
Heat-not-burn cigarettes• Button batteries

Batteries

Remove caps
and labels*Caps and labels should be put out as “resource plastic.”*Rings under the caps do not need to be removed.
*Plastic bottles with stains should be put out as “burnablegarbage.”*Bottles for water dispensers: Check whether they have
PET marks first. If they do, they should be flattened before
putting out.
(Those which have no PET marks or cannot be flattened
should be put out as “resource plastic.”)

5Batteries

paints• Candy boxes• Food packaging/boxes• Wrappers, etc.
• Shredded paper• Clothing, curtains, and blankets• Sheets, towels, and T-shirts• Kimonos

SprayMILKticide

Miscellaneous papers

TeaTransparent plastic bags(of 45 L or smaller)

Rinsethoroughly!

Curr• Drip bags, ostomy accessories, etc.

• Smartphones, telephones, radios,and digital cameras• Video cameras, HDD recorders,
and remote controls• Desktop calculators, flashlights,
and small game consoles• Accessories (AC adapters, and cables)• Car navigation systems• Electronic clocks

Insec

Ӫ Cartons of 500 mL
or more with white
inside should beplaced into transparent plastic bagsfor disposal.

PET bottles

Lighters

Hair spray

Used cloths

Pet FoodNoriӪ Use up the contents(Be sure to dispose of
any leftovers
outdoors.)

Hair spray

Milk

Cut open,thoroughly rinse,and dry.

*Labels attached to glass bottles andcans do not need to be removed.

COFFEE

Milk cartonsӪ Separate newspapers, magazines,
and cardboard boxes, and tie eachstack lengthwise and widthwisewith string.
Ӫ On rainy days, please placenewspapers and magazines intotransparent plastic bags to keepthem from getting wet.

WasabiMedical waste ̤“burnable garbage”• Tupperware• Zipped storage bags
• Vinyl bags

Gas cassettes, spray cans

• Beverage cans White Peach• Food cans
• Milk cans
• Snack/confectionery cans
• Tea leaves cans
• Nori (seaweed) cans
• Tempura oil cans
• Oily cans
• Pet food cans

ӧ Various storage
containers/bags, etc.

(those which have no PET marks or cannot be flattened), etc.

(Small plastic bags are acceptable as long as they are transparent.)

BLACK• Magazines, books, textbooks• Handouts• Leaflets• Catalogs• Notebooks,etc.

Vegetableoil• Retort pouches and food tubes• Oil storage containers, etc.

• Nets for fruits,
styrofoam cushioning
material, etc.

• Plastic hangers and toothbrushes• Brushes, buckets, toys, and garbage bags
• Plastic cups/spoons/forks• Plant containers, plastic cases• Bottles for water dispensers

Sort items by item type, place them in separate plastic bags,and dispose of them in a manner that they stand out.

Rinse thoroughly!

Cardboard boxes
How to recognize cardboard:

Vegetableoil

BreadRamen

“Resource plastic” with stains ̤“burnable garbage”

plastic bags
Hazardous Items Transparent
Other categories They are not collected at garbage collection sites(of 45 L or smaller)

Transparent plastic bags(of 45 L or smaller)Newspapers• Cosmetic item bottles
Seasonings• Beverage glass bottles• Seasoning bottles• Cooking oil bottlesCosmetics• Dressing bottles• Bottles of sake• Oral drug bottles, etc.

Snack

Salad oil

OthersIron dumbbells, metal pry bars, weed-cutter blades, andother large pieces of steel/metal*Iron steel can be collected as “large-sized garbage.”
Application to the city’s large-sized garbage reception
center is required.

• Newspaper

Magazines

Plasticbag

ӧ Items that are exactly “products made from plastic.”! Iron steel should directly be carried in to Nakatsu City Clean Plaza!
These can damage disposal machinery.

*Uncut pieces can damage disposalmachinery.

Make sure to process kitchen waste at home by using home compostmachines, Nakatsu Kiero, etc. Please take advantage of city’s subsidy system.
On rainy days,
please put themin transparent
plastic bags.

• Snack bags, bread bags
• Wrappings and bags fordaily necessities,
exterior films, etc.

մ Do not include hazardous waste.
մ Batteries should be removed.

Spray• Transparent plastic bags of 45 L or smaller can be usedfor disposal.
• Up to 3 bags per household at a time on the collectionday.
• If the volume is high, it should directly be carried in toNakatsu City Clean Plaza.

Plastic bags,exterior films, etc.

*Metals used in these products should be removed.

paint• Branches 30 cm long or less, and 1.5
cm thick or less can only be disposedof as garbage.
• Small branches, grasses, flowers, andfallen leaves can be put together.

• Trays for meat, vegetables,fish, etc.

Water

• Metal lidӪ Large/oversized pieces should be cut to30 cm or less.

• Metal hangers• Metal laundry clips• Electric toys

Trays

• Caps and labels for
PET bottles, etc.

Ӫ Kitchen knives, scissors, • Metal items
and broken ceramic/glass • Aluminum foil
should be wrapped inBath• Bath powder canspaper and placed into
powder Mosquito
designated garbage bags • Mosquito repellent coil cansrepellent
coils
for disposal. Make sure to
write the item name onӪ Umbrella frames (Acceptable if stuck out of the bag.
paper. (DesignatedUmbrella cloths should be cut to 30 cm or less andnon-burnable garbage
disposed of as burnable garbage.)bags can also be used.)

Items in which metals are used ̤“non-burnable garbage”

ShampooKetchup• Excrement should be removed.
Make sure that “paper diapers” areeasily distinguishable by theirappearance.

Detergent

Caps and labelsameItems with a thickness of 5 mm or less ̤“burnable garbage”

Mayonnaise

Ӫ “Paper diapers”• Items containing metal• Clothes storage boxes, large buckets and plant containers, etc.
̤They can be put out as “resource plastic” if they are cut to 30 cm or less.
• Thick cutting boards and plastic cases, etc.

Look forthis sign!!

Item n• Plastic food wrap

Items that can be disposed of in transparent
plastic bags by sorting from garbage

Ӫ “Ostomy accessories”
Ӫ “Empty bag of peritoneal
dialysis fluid”
Ӫ “Small branches, grasses,flowers, and fallen leaves”(Scissors, kitchen knives,shaving razors, knives, etc.)(leather shoes, boots,hoses, etc.)

Packages• Containers for shampoo, • Containers for cup noodles, • Packages for eggs, tofu,
yogurt, pudding, etc.
conditioner,prepared meals, etc.
detergent, etc.

• Sharp items• Leather, rubber

WasabiӪ Cooking oil should be absorbed into paper/clothor solidified with a solidifying agent prior todisposal.

Exceptions

YogurtCups

syBottlesrieӪ Drain the kitchen waste
thoroughly!!

KetchupMayonnaise
CurrntDeterge

Breakfasoup st

Items that cannot be put out as “resource plastic”

ӧ Items that can fit into the category of “plastic containers and packaging” Items with a side length of 30 cm or less ̤“large-sized garbage”• Lightbulbs

Powdereramen dsoup

Double-bagged bag

մ All parts should be disassembled for disposal. (Do not double-bag them.)մ Do not include non-burnable garbage or hazardous waste. (Doing so may cause a fire.)

Items that can be put out as “resource plastic”

Juice

Inc
sticensk e

Salad oil

Attention• Toaster ovens• Rice cookers• Hot water dispenser• Ceramic/glass• Dirty paper, photographs,
paper with metal foil,
waterproof paper, etc.

Nakatsu city designatedprepaid garbage bag (yellow)

Transparent plastic bags(of 45 L or smaller)Ba• Kitchen waste,shellsNon-burnable garbage

Nakatsu city designatedprepaid garbage bag (pink)containers and packaging
Resource plastic •• Plastic
Plastic contained in products

15*LED tubes or broken fluorescent tubes shouldbe put out as “non-burnable garbage.”

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ӧ PC

Plasticcontainers(10 L ormore)

Please ask the PC manufacturer for collection.
*Manufacturers’ contact list “PC3R Promotion Association”
Website: http://www.pc3r.jp
TEL: 03-5282-7685

ӍHow to dispose of these containersӍ

Procedure 1: Have them directly carried in to Nakatsu City Clean Plaza.
Procedure 2: Apply by contacting Nakatsu City certified
municipal waste collection and transportation
contractor by phone.
Procedure 3: Apply by contacting Nakatsu City Clean Plazaor branch offices by phone. Or, apply online.
Note that various conditions apply, if you
request city’s collection services.

Online application25

Β Items difficult to dispose ofӧ Contact the dealer from where you purchased the item or qualified
disposal company for proper disposal.
Paint, fire extinguishers, batteries, tires, gas cylinders, structural wastematerials, fittings, rocks, motorcycles, pesticides, etc.

30(cm)

Please use when measuring sizes