AcceptableItems
出 せ る ものUse an eighteen-liter can (24 cm long x 24 cmwide x 35 cm tall) as a reference for size.

35㎝………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Glass, Pottery

24㎝● Ceramic Tea Cups, Dishes and Other Tableware● Flowerpots ● Vases● Window Glass, Mirrors, Glass Sheets● Glass Sculptures, Glass Items● Containers for Makeup, Medicine, etc● Non-fluorescent Light Bulbs● Broken Fluorescent Lamps(Wrap in paper and handle safely.)etc.

24㎝Metal Items● Pots, Kettles, Fry Pans, Kitchen Knives and Other
Cooking Equipment● Spoons, Knifes, Forks ● Pliers, Scissors● Shaving Razors ● Sickles ● Metal Caps
● Wire Hangers ● Oil Splash Guards ● Oil Cans
● Eighteen-liter Cans ● Paint Cansetc.

Small Home Appliances● Hair Dryers ● Electric Razors ● Power Cords● Desk Lamps ● Toasters ●Electric Kettles● Rice Cookers (Less than 0.9 liters)● Clothes Irons ● Clocks ● Game Consoles● Induction Plates (1 Burner) ● Radios● Calculators ● Cameras● Cell Phones, Smart Phones etc.
*Dispose of items with2 or more burners asbulk trash.

Lighters● Disposable Pocket Lighters (Use up contents completely)● Vacuum Cleaners ● Utility Lighters (Use up contents completely)(Handheld)*Items that can still be used may be able tobe sold to secondhand stores. Please makean effort to reuse as much as possible.

*Please dispose of regularand lightweight vacuum
cleaners as bulk trash.

*Make sure thatlighters don’t get
mixed in with othernonburnable trash.

Nonburnable Trash Items that Do Not Fit in an Eighteen-liter Can
Only items that fit in an eighteen-liter can are considered nonburnable
trash. However, the following items are considered nonburnable
trash even if they do not fit in an eighteen-liter can.

● Umbrellas ● Helmets ● Mops
● Fry Pans (with a diameter more than 24 cm) etc.
For the following items, those under 90 cm long arenonburnable trash.

● Curtain Rails ● Blinds● Accordion-style Bathtub Covers

etc.

*Items 90 cm or longer are bulk trash.

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Glass Bottle Disposal
Disposal Rules and Etiquette● Please put trash in the containers at
the designated recycling station.
*There are 3 categories of glass bottles:
clear, brown and colored.

Acceptable Items

Parts that cannot be
removed may bedisposed of as-is.

Glass(Clear, Brown, Colored)*Plastic lids and other parts that cannot be removed may be disposed of as-is.

Unacceptable Items……………………………………………………………………………………………

● Makeup Bottles, Heat-Resistant Glass,

Glass Tableware, Glass Cups
These items cannot be recycled.

→Sort these items as nonburnable trash (glass / pottery).

● Agricultural Chemical and Poison Bottles
Please contact the seller.
● Sake, Beer and Other Returnable Bottles
Please contact the seller.

Items with theReturnable Bottle MarkHow to Dispose Of …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
① Remove the caps and take off removable labels.
② Rinse out with water to clean out the bottles.
*Bottles that can’t be cleaned are nonburnable trash.

③ Dry out well, sort by color (clear, brown, colored) and put in thecontainers.

7Disposal Precautions…………………………………………………………

● Sticker labels do not need to beremoved. However, removable paper andplastic labels should be removed similarly
to plastic bottles.
● Green bottles have been found in thebrown bottle container. Please pay close
attention when sorting the colors.
● Please contact the seller regarding sakeand beer bottles.
● Dispose of makeup bottles, heat-resistantglass, glass tableware and glass cups as
glass / pottery.
● Make sure that cigarette ends and othertrash are not in the bottle.
*Details may change based on the Tsuyama
Sphere Clean Center and other waste management
facilities. Any changes will be announced.

Sticker labels do
not need to beremoved.

Be sure to remove thecap and dispose of as
nonburnable trash.

Frosted Glass Bottles
Disposeof as
coloredbottles
even if
this partis clear.

Dispose of whitebottles with a frosted
glass-like surface ascolored bottles.

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Disposal of Batteries, Fluorescent Lamps,
Mercury Thermometers
Disposal Rules and Etiquette● Please put trash in the containers at the designatedrecycling station.
*Put batteries and fluorescent lamps in separate containers.

Acceptable Items
Fluorescent Lamps,
Mercury Thermometers, Etc.

Batteries● Manganese/Alkaline Batteries● Button Cell Batteries● Marks of acceptable rechargeable batteries● Rechargeable Batteries● Cell Phone Batteries, etc.
*Make sure that batteries are not mixed inwith burnable and nonburnable trash.
Ni-CdBatteries

Ni-MHBatteries

Small LeadAcid Batteries

Lithium IonBatteries● Circular Fluorescent Lamps, Straight
Fluorescent Lamps, Fluorescent Light Bulbs
and other items using fluorescent tubes● Mercury Body Thermometer, Mercury
Thermometer and Mercury Blood Pressure
Monitor(Electronic thermometers are nonburnable trash.)

Disposal Precautions……………………………………………………………………

● When Disposing of Fluorescent Lamps andMercury Thermometers:

Please wrapin paper.

Put in the container at the recycling station.
(Wrap broken items in paper and dispose of safely as nonburnable trash.)*Details may change based on the Tsuyama Sphere Clean Center and other waste management facilities. Any changes will beannounced.

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Disposal Rules and Etiquette● Please put trash in the containers atthe designated recycling station.
*Separate cans into three categories:
steel cans, aluminum cans and spray cans.

Acceptable ItemsCans (Steel Cans, Aluminum Cans, Spray Cans)● Cans for Beer, Juice, Food and Snacks● Hair Product and Insecticide Spray Cans,
Portable Stove Gas Canisters etc.

SteelAluminum

Plastic Bottles● Items with the following mark*Spray cans do not need to be punctured, but they must be completely empty.

How to Dispose Of ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
SteelCans (Steel Cans, Aluminum Cans, Spray Cans)① Rinse out with water to clean out the cans.
*Cans that won’t get clean and rusty cans are
nonburnable trash.

② Dry out well, sort into steel and aluminum cans, thenfurther separate out spray cans.

Plastic Bottles①Remove the caps and take off labels.
*Dispose of caps and labels as recyclables (plastic packaging).

②Rinse out with water to clean out the bottles.
③Dry out well and put in the plastic bottle container.

9AluminumDisposal Precautions……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Cans (Steel Cans, Aluminum Cans, Spray Cans)● There is no need to open a hole in spray cans, but please make sure that they are completely empty.
● Dispose of aluminum pots and other aluminum containers as nonburnable trash.
● Make sure that there are no cigarette ends or other trash inside of cans.
*Details may change based on the Tsuyama Sphere Clean Center and other waste management facilities. Anychanges will be announced.

Plastic Bottles●Caps must be removed, but the plastic ringon the neck of bottles does not need to beremoved.
● When removing labels, the clear adhesive
does not need to be removed, but makesure that no pieces of the label remain.
● Caps for plastic bottles of soy sauce,
ponzu and other condiments should be
disposed of according to instructions on
the label.

Good Example

Bad Example

The plastic ring on
the neck bottles
does not need to beremoved.

Make sure that nopieces of the label
remain. (Clearadhesive does notneed to be removed.)● Dispose of colored plastic bottles andbottles with colored adhesive as plastic
packaging.
● Dispose of dirty plastic bottles asburnable trash.

Bottle to Bottle Concept

Plastic bottles are
an important
recyclable resource.
Please disposeof them as
recyclables!

Business, Municipality

Collect andTransport

Bales

Beverage Manufacturer
Recycling Company
Recycled Plastic
Produce and Sell
Process Used
Material
Recycled Plastic Bottles
Plastic Bottles

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Disposing of spray cans or gas canisters that have not been completely
emptied as nonburnable trash is extremely dangerous. Gas leakage fromthese cans can cause the vehicle to catch fire.
Please empty out gas canisters and spraycans completely, then dispose of as cans(recyclables).
Use upcompletely, thendispose of as
Recyclables
Extinguishing Garbage Truck Fired Cause by Spray Can

Since plastic bottles can be considered burnable trash and cans can be considered
nonburnable trash, there have been many cases where plastic bottles and cans havebeen intentionally left dirty and not disposed of as recyclables.
Please consider items that cannot be cleaned as the exception, and dispose of thoseas burnable or nonburnable trash. Do not dispose of plastic bottles and cans asburnable or nonburnable trash simply because you do not want to rinse them out.
Items that
Cannot be Cleaned
Put inClean Items

Put inRecycling
StationContainer

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Paper and Fabric Disposal*Details may change based on the Tsuyama Sphere Clean

and other waste management facilities. Any
Disposal Rules and Etiquette Centerchanges will be announced.

● Please put trash at the designated recycling station.
● Stack up papers so that they can be carried with one hand and tie crosswise.
● Stack up used clothing and fabrics so that they be carried with one hand andtie crosswise or dispose of in an optional transparent or semi-transparent bag.
● Cut large pieces of cardboard into 1-meter sizes before disposing.
● Dispose of used underwear or dirty clothing as burnable trash.
● Remove nylon bags from used paper, newspapers, envelopes, magazines, etc.
● Please dispose of paper and cloth as recyclables on your neighborhood’s recycling collection
day or bring to a store that collects them. Also, consider selling reusable items to a secondhand
store.

Acceptable Items
Magazines, Pamphlets, Books

Newspapers, Flyers

Includes weekly magazines,
comic books, books, textbooks,
notebooks, paperback books,
informational magazines,
pamphlets, etc.
Tie up with string.

Tie up newspapers(including flyers) withstring.

Milk and Juice CartonsRinse out, open up to dry, then tie
crosswise with string.
*Dispose of alcohol cartons,cartons with aluminum inside anddirty cartons as burnable trash.

Cardboard

Miscellaneous Paper
Includes envelopes, postcards, snackboxes, wrap and toilet paper rolls,
business cards, memo paper, cardstock,
paper bags, wrapping paper, paper trays,
tissue boxes, etc. Tie up with string.

Remove tape andstaples, then tie
up with string.

*Shred items with personal information on them to prevent your informationfrom being taken.

Used Clothing

Unacceptable Items……………………………………………

● Coats ● Suits ● Jackets● Pants ● School Clothing● Work Clothing ● Dress Shirts● T-Shirts ● Uniforms ● Sweatersetc.

● Paper● Detergent Box● Waterproof Paper (Cups, Plates) →Burnable Trash● Thermal Paper (Receipts, Fax Paper) →Burnable Trash● Plastic-coated Paper (Untearable Paper) →Burnable Trash*Dispose of leather items as burnable trash.

● Sanitary Paper (Tissues, Paper Towels) →Burnable Trash

Used Fabric● Towels● Sheets● Curtains● Yogurt and Ice Cream Cartons, etc. →Burnable Trash● Cloth● Futons, Carpets

etc.

→Bulk Trash● Underwear, Socks, Stockings →Burnable Trash*May be put in an optional transparent orsemi-transparent bag.

● Wet Items, Dirty or Torn Items →Burnable Trash12cyclables
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Plastic Packaging Disposal
Disposal Rules and Etiquette

Look for thePlastic Mark.

● Please dispose of trash at the designated recycling station.
● Please dispose of in an optional transparent or semi-transparent bag.
● Items that may be collected as plastic packaging have the “plastic mark” on them.
● Some plastic items are burnable trash, while others are recyclables. More information
can be found in the Garbage Sorting Reference Guide at the end of this book.
● Dispose of dirty items (items that cannot be cleaned) and items with their contents
remaining as burnable trash.
● Items may be sorted differently if you bring them to the Tsuyama Sphere Clean
Center. Please check with them about any differences.
*Details may change based on the Tsuyama Sphere
Clean Center and other waste management facilities.
Any changes will be announced.

Disposal Precautions……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Make sure nothingremains inside.

Clean out packaging.

Products themselves cannot
be disposed of.
(Empty out packaging.)

プラスチック製容器包装とプラスチック製品の見分け方
Sorting
Plastic Packaging and Plastic Items①Does it have the plastic mark?
Yes

Plastic packaging is not
limited to food packaging.
Ex: shampoo bottles, refill
containers

No

Dispose of as-is.
Ex: plastic tanks, plastic buckets,
washbasins, plastic dishes, etc.

②Can you make it clean by rinsing it out with water?
Yes

Yes. Items that are clean fromthe start do not need to berinsed. Shampoo and detergent
containers should be emptied
and then rinsed out.

Recyclables

No

Oily items, tubes, etc.

Plastic Items(Plastic Packaging)

Dispose of as burnable trash or recyclables.

Recycle it.

Some plastic-only items (excl. PVC) may be disposed of together with plastic
packaging. More information can be found in the Garbage Sorting Reference Guide.
Please dispose of items composed of plastic and other materials as burnable trash.

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