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How to Dispose of Your Household Garbage
Contents and Additional Notes

Type of garbage/collection frequency/type of bags
Twice per week

燃やせるごみ (Moyaseru-gomi)

Examples

Kitchen garbage, paper, clothing, rubber, leather, bags, sheets (cut into squares no more than 60 cm oneach side), hoses, rope, vines (pieces no longer than 1 m), and trimmed branches and wood chips(in pieces no longer than 30 cm long and 3 cm thick)◦Excrement in disposable diapers should be disposed of in a toilet.
◦Oils should be soaked up in paper or cloth, or should have coagulators mixed in to make them solid.
◦Newspapers, advertising flyers, magazines, etc. should be disposed of as Old Paper.

Clear red
designated bags

Items under 25 cm long made entirely of metal, or items made entirely of plastic (empty cans, audio tapes,
video tapes, CDs, DVDs, polystyrene foam, food trays, plastic tableware, shampoo containers, etc.)

Once per week

資源ごみ (Shigen-gomi)

ペットボトル (Petto-botoru)

ビン (Bin)Once per month

Yellow container: clear, colorless glass
Brown container: brown glass
Blue container: other colored glass

Divide
into
three
kinds

Once per month

Old Paper
古紙 (Koshi)

Be sure to tightly bundle the paper so it won’t
be caught in the wind. (Paper will still becollected on rainy days.)

Small Compound Garbage

Six times per year
(every other month)

小型複合ごみ (Kogata-fukugo-gomi)

Clear blue
designated bags
Garbage Containing Mercury

Six times per year
(every other month)

水銀含有ごみ (Suigin-gan-yu-gomi)

Six times per year
(every other month)Place in the container for
Glass Bottles and Jars
(no bag necessary)

GAS(every other month)

埋立ごみ (Umetate-gomi)

Clear and colorless

Brown(1) Newspapers (including advertising flyers) (2) Magazines and books(3) Cardboard (break down before bundling)(4) Other waste paper (candy boxes, tissue boxes, paper bags, wrapping paper, etc.)◦Please remove any vinyl/plastic wrappers first.
◦Paper that is unclean due to food, and coated paper (aluminum, vinyl, etc.), cannot be disposed of as Old Paper.

Newspapers(including advertising flyers) Magazines and books

粗大ごみ (Sodai-gomi)

Cannot be disposed of at local
garbage collection points.
* Please bring it directly to the Clean
Center or arrange for collection atyour home◦Plastic tanks (for water/gas), toys, small household electronics (excluding items subject to the Home Appliance Recycling
Law and Computer Recycling Law), gas burner ranges, pots, kettles, clocks, small musical instruments, small storage
containers, hose reels, umbrellas, fashion accessories, floppy disks, cameras, etc. (be sure to erase any personal datafrom disks, cameras, etc. before disposal)◦Make sure to tie your garbage bags shut.
◦Be absolutely sure to empty kerosene heaters, gas tanks, etc. of any flammable fuels.

水：Wednesday

4月：April

5月：May6月：June木：Thursday

1月：January

23-3675

土：Saturday
8月：August

2月：February

日：SundayFluorescent lights(including circular ones)

Batteries

Mirrors

Disposable
lighters

GAS

Metal lighters(oil or gas)

Ignition lighters

Spray cans and gas canisters

9月：September

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Licensed Business

22-0273

LABwel Co., Ltd.

47-5024

Wakayama Kensetsu Co., Ltd.

25-5252

×

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×

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* Fees, available collection days, etc. vary by business; please contact licensed businesses directly. For more details, visit the Tsuruga City website.

* Sheets should be removed and cut into squares
no longer than 60 cm on each side.
Additionally, any excrement on futons or sheets
must be washed off before disposal.

Blankets

Items subject to the Home Appliance Recycling Law

Monday–Friday・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・8:30 to 16:30

Fees(for household
garbage)

Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays・・・・・・・・・8:30 to 12:00
December 29 and 30・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・8:30 to 15:00
Per 50 kg of Landfill Garbage・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・¥50
Per 50 kg of non-Landfill Garbage・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・¥100
Note: When disposing of 350 kg or more in a single trip, the above prices are doubled.
* A business use fee applies for garbage from sources other than ordinary households.

* The following types of vehicles cannot bring garbage to the Clean Center:● Vehicles longer than 5.4 m total● Vehicles with a maximum load capacity over 3 tons
● Vehicles with cranes, etc.
* If you have garbage to dispose of requiring many trips, or long-term disposal needs,
Clean Center staff will come visit to check the items being disposed of.

Map(TVs, air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers, and washing machines/dryers)(computers, computer displays, and notebook computers)

Take them to a shop that sells them or contact your computer’s maker.

Dangerous items

Take them to a shop that sells them.

Hypodermic needles and syringes

Return them to the hospital or doctor’s office you are visiting.

Car tires, batteries, vehicle airbags, motorcycles, farming machines, etc.

Take them to a shop that sells them.

Fiber-reinforced plastic items (boats, vehicle bumpers, bathtubs, surfboards, fishing rods, etc.)
Industrial waste
Difficult-to-dispose-of items (solar panels, hot water panels, electric water heaters, fireproof safes, etc.)

Consult with a shop that sells them.

(propane gas canisters, fire extinguishers, medicines, volatile fuels such as gasoline, etc.)

Tsuruga City Clean Center
Hanajiri-bashi Bridge

How to Dispose

Take them to a shop that sells them, or pay the proper fees at a post office,then take them to the designated location.

Items subject to the Computer Recycling Law

Lumber and tree trimmings

BicyclesItems that Cannot Be Disposed of at the Clean Center
Item

Up to 1.5 m long

Furniture
FutonsClosed on 3rd Sunday of the month, May 3–5, and December 31 to January 3

3月：March○

Sharp items

Bring Garbage Directly to the Clean Center

Phone No. Kei Truck 2-Ton Truck 4-Ton Truck

BM Kishimoto Co., Ltd.

Light bulbs andstarter lamp bulbs

Ceramics, panes of glass,glass tableware and ashtrays, etc.

Reception
Hours

Door-to-door collection of ordinary household Large Garbage, or single-time collection of large
amounts of ordinary household garbage, is available for a fee from licensed private-sector businesses.

Phone No. Kei Truck 2-Ton Truck 4-Ton Truck

Tsuruga Seiso Kogyo Co., Ltd.

金：Friday

7月：July

12月：December

Door-to-Door Collection
24-1250

Hose reels

Gas canisters for outdoor use◦Long items (such as lumber or tree trimmings) must be no longer than 1.5 m. Ropes, hoses, vines, pampas grass, etc.
must be no longer than 1 m. Sheets of plastic must be cut into squares no longer than 60 cm on each side.
◦Be absolutely sure to empty kerosene heaters of any flammable fuels.
◦Sheets, etc. should be removed from futons, with any fasteners removed, and cut into squares no longer than 60 cm oneach side.
◦Items considered industrial waste are not accepted:
Rubble/debris (broken concrete, tiles, plaster boards, etc.), materials from demolished buildings (broken wood,corrugated sheets, etc.), tatami mats (including from simple renovation/restoration work), doors and windows (sashes,
doors, fusuma sliding doors, etc.), bathroom sinks, toilets, kitchen sinks, etc.

火：Tuesday

23-5077* Hoses should be cut
into pieces no morethan 1 m long anddisposed of as
Burnable Garbage

Ceramics, panes of glass, heat-resistant glass, cups, light bulbs, starter lamp bulbs for fluorescent lights,
knives and blades, etc.

月：MondayTsuruga City Silver Human Resources Center, Inc.

Other waste paper

CamerasPlastic tanks

No need to punch holes in Spray Cans and Lighters.

● Please consult a garbage collection calendar that mentions the area you live in to confirm your garbage collection days.
● Make sure to check the area you live in, the type(s) of garbage, and the collection days and dates to avoid making mistakes.

Cosmos no Kai NPO

Cardboard

Rechargeable batteries and items containing rechargeable batteries must be brought directly to the Clean Center for disposal.

How to Read a Garbage Collection Calendar

Licensed Business

Other colors

Small household electronics

Items considered Large Garbage small enough to fit into the designated bags (must fit completely inside the bag)

Bicycles, furniture, large musical instruments, futons, blankets, carpeting, sewing machines, kerosene
heaters, household electronics (excluding items subject to the Home Appliance Recycling Law andComputer Recycling Law), drying poles, wood, iron dumbbells, power tools, etc.

Large Garbage

11月：November

This mark can be found on thelabels or bottles of soft drinks, tea,
soy sauce, alcohol, and dairy drinks.

Make sure to tie up
with strong cord

Divide paper into four types before bundling:◦Please wrap the sharp edges of knives and blades in tape, etc. to make them safe to handle.
◦Soil and stones are not considered garbage, and should not be included with Landfill Garbage.
◦Broken concrete, tiles, plaster boards, etc. cannot be disposed of at garbage collection points.

Strong, sturdy bags

10月：OctoberPET mark
PET: ボトル◦Make sure to remove caps, corks, etc., and dispose of them as Recyclable Garbage or Burnable Garbage as appropriate.
◦Glass that is any color other than brown (green, blue, black, etc.) goes into the blue container.
◦Empty bottles and jars and lightly rinse them out. Make sure there are no other objects in them, such as cigarette butts.
(Cups, dishes, panes of glass, ceramics, etc. are considered Landfill Garbage.)* Make sure that all Spray Cans and Lighters have been used up completely, and are empty before disposal.
◦Spray cans (cosmetics, bug sprays, spray paint, etc.)◦Gas canisters (including for outdoor use)
◦Lighters (resin or metal lighters, ignition lighters, etc.)* Spray Cans and Lighters that cannot be used up must be taken directly to the Clean Center.

Six times per year

Landfill Garbage

Look for this symbol
on PET containers.

Glass bottles and jars from foods and drinks only. Bottles and jars from soft drinks, energy drinks, liquor,beer, soy sauce, jam, etc.

◦Rechargeable batteries (lithium-ion batteries, etc.) should be taken directly to collection boxes at stores (recycling
cooperation stores) or the Clean Center.
◦Remove boxes from fluorescent lights.
◦Incandescent light bulbs and starter lamp bulbs for fluorescent lights are considered Landfill Garbage.

スプレー缶・ライター類 (Supure-kan-raita-rui)

Small items made of plastic

Items containing mercury, such as fluorescent lights, dry cell batteries, mirrors, etc.

Clear bags
Spray Cans and Lighters

CDs and DVDs◦(Required) Remove caps and dispose of them as Recyclable Garbage, and remove labels and dispose of them as
Burnable Garbage.
◦Empty containers and lightly rinse them out.
◦Do not put other items, such as cigarette butts, in with the PET bottles.
◦Items that have been marked with markers or containers that held oil should be disposed of as Recyclable Garbage.

Designated PET
bottle collection bags
Glass Bottles and Jars

Plastic
containers

Colorless PET containers that are marked as PET (see example to the right: beverage, alcohol, soy sauce,etc. bottles)

Once per week

PET Bottles

Up to 1 m long

Shoes Plastic Bags

Cans

◦Empty containers and lightly rinse them out, and remove their caps.
◦Items made of multiple materials, as well as items over 25 cm long, should be disposed of as Small Compound Garbage.
◦Spray cans, gas canisters, etc. should be disposed of as Spray Cans and Lighters.

Clear colorlessdesignated bags

PursesTo contact the maker,
search the web for“PC3R”

Saifuku-ji
templeKehi Pine Grove▲▲

Recyclable Garbage

Hoses

Kitchen garbage(includingshellfish shells)▲

Burnable Garbage● Put your garbage into the city-designated garbage bags (available at supermarkets, etc.), then put your garbage into
your local garbage collection point by 7:30 a.m. on the collection day.
● Please ask your neighbors or local government to find out where your garbage collection point is.
● Garbage is separated into ten different types. Make sure to follow the rules on how to separate your garbage, whento put it out, and what type(s) of bags to use.
● Make sure to tie your garbage bags shut.
● Garbage that is improperly put out cannot be collected, so make sure to follow the rules.

EIDAI

Kodomo no Kuni
City Gymnasium
Tsuruga High School

Kehi
High
SchoolTsuruga Nursing University

Take it to an industrial waste disposal company.

Contact Us

Consult with a shop that sells them.

Double-check thenumber when dialing

Tsuruga City Hall

Tsuruga City Clean Center
88-1-2 Kushikawa, Tsuruga 914-0821☎21-1153

21-1155* Industrial waste (construction waste produced by home repair contractors, or metal, plastic, vinyl, etc. waste produced by companies, shops, restaurants, farms, fisheries, etc.) cannot be disposed of at the Clean Center.