2023 Edition
Garbage from businesses (stores, restaurants, companies, etc.) must not be disposed of at yourresidential district’ s garbage disposal site or the Recyclable Materials Collection Center.

◆Sort and take out your garbage to the collection site on the monthly collection day.

※Small quantities (Up to one plastic basket) can be discarted at the local collection sites. For large

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quantities, check out the brochure "How to separate household garbage and recyclables No.2".

Incombustible ◆Collection dates, times, and locations can be found on the collection calendars issued by your district of residence.
◆ If seeking to dispose large quantities of incombustible garbage, please take yourGarbage
items to the Oversized Garbage Collection Center by yourself. (A fee will be charged.)◆Any waste from business activities (such as restaurants, shops, agriculturalfacilities) must not be disposed as incombustible garbage.

LandfillGarbage
Glass◆Non-recyclables and incombustible garbage is included in this category.
◆The length should not exceed 30cm. Long and narrow items that have a diameter

Shinshiro City
●Please utilize this handout along with the supplemental handouts: “How to Separate Household Garbage and Recyclables No.2” & “GarbageCollection Calendar”. To anyone who doesn’t know how to separate household waste, please contact Shinshiro City Hall’s Environmental
Department (23-7629), check the municipality's official website, or check the Garbage Separation App, “San-R” (“Three R’s”).

◆You are required to put your garbage into the yellow bags designated by the city andless than 5cm should not exceed 100cm.

Ceramics

CompoundMaterial Items

RubberLight Bulbs, Glow Tubes, LED Lights

take it to the collection site between dawn and 8:30AM on garbage collection days.

◆Large items must be cut or made small enough to fit into the designated garbagebags (approx. 30cm)
Combustible ※The
length should not exceed 30cm. Long and narrow items that have a diameter less
Garbagethan 5cm should not exceed 50cm.

◆ The designated garbage bags can be bought at supermarkets, convenience

stores, drugstores, etc.

●Long and thin objects must be up to 100cm long and 5cm thick.

HarmfulItems◆If bringing large quantities of garbage as a result of moving or renovations, apply in advance.

◆Please place your items in the designated containers located at the Recyclable

Materials Collection Center.
◆Batteries and mirrors can be collected even if they are broken.

①Used Dry Cell Batteries②Used Fluorescent Light Tubes

Stained Paper and Sanitary Trash●Cut large items to a size less than 30cm.

●Anything with leftover filth, remove and flush down the toilet.

Clothing and Cloths

Garbage Disposal That Does Not Follow theCorrect Disposal Procedure

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Plastic Containers and Wrapping③Mirrors, Thermometers,Clinical Thermometers●Small electrical clinical thermometers are to be●For small batteries, place a piece of tape on the metal terminal.

categorized as “Small Household Electrical Items”.

OversizedGarbage◆If bringing large quantities of garbage as a result of moving or renovations, apply in advance.
◆Any waste from business activities (such as restaurants, shops, agricultural

Individual Disposition

Large objects must be discarded after signing up for it at the Clean Centre.

Dry Leaves and Wood Waste

The fourth Sunday of the month is open
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Place
Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri.
Oversized Garbage
Collection Center
Electric Appliances

Sat. Sun.

Open

Category
Oversized/9:00a.m-3:30p.m Incombustible

Fee￥800 yen per 100kg(400 yen per 50 kg or less)for a single car load

Other Household Items Beds,Carpets,Tatami

Pruned Branches/Wood●Please pay attention to the length andDisposal procedure of personal computers

The following items cannot be disposed at city-run sites.
Please contact specialized agencies or stores to request
for the disposal of these items.
Hospital waste, gas cylinders, roof tiles, safes, concrete,fireextinguishers, tires, gypsum boards, agricultural chemicals(including containers), waste fluid, waste oil,personal computers,batteries, pianos, bricks,tiles, millstone, professional eletronics,etc.
●If there are any items which you are unsure of the methodof disposal, please contact the Environmental Dept.

Request the collection to the manufacturers.
please contact directly with each manufacturer.
You can confirm who you should contact of eachmanufacturer at PC 3R Promotion Association.
Items that don't have the mark [PC3R Promotion Association]on the left (items purchased
TEL 03-5282-7685
after October 2003) will be URL https://www.pc3r.jp
charged a recycling fee.
●The main unit and display(desktop and notebook computer)are targeted for recycling.

must be removed beforehand.

Individual Disposition For oversized a large quantity of combustible garbage bring them to Clean Center by yourself.
※「△」Open 9:00a.m-12:00p.m on Saturday

Delivery schedule (closed on holidays)
Place

Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri.

Sat. Sun.

OpenCategory

9:00a.m-5:00p.m Combustible

Clean CenterFee￥800 yen per 100kg(400 yen per 50 kg or less)for a single car load

・Only 12 tatamis can be disposed per week.
・Remove all metal parts, including zipers.
Up to 180cm
・Branches must be up to 180cm for disposal.
※Thickness
Thickness up to 5cm.

Pruned branches,wood

For the door-to-door collection sarvice

Items That Cannot Be Disposed at City-run Sites●Metallic parts (buttons, zippers, etc.)

thickness of this type of waste.

Beds,Carpets,Tatami

Please call the Environmental Dept. for the application(Japanese only)(23-7629).
For more information regarding fee, please see the supplemental handout “How to Separate Household Garbage and Recyclables No.2”.

Garbage disposal against theseregulations will not be collected. TheEnvironmental Dept will place a sticker
on the garbage bag indicating that it
cannot be collected, and the individual
who disposed the garbage must takeback and re-sort the contents of thebag.

Up to 50cm
※Thickness
up to 5cmfacilities) must not be disposed as oversized garbage.

Delivery schedule (closed on holidays)

Furniture

Kitchen Garbage

up to 5cm

①Reduce②Reuse③Recycle

Please follow steps 1, 2, 3.
Sakurabuchi

For further information, please contact
Shinshiro City

Environmental Dept.

Horai Branch
Shinshiro
Fire Dept

Shinshiro
City Hall

Chamber ofCommerce
Sakurabuchi
Park

Clean Center
Recyclable Materials
Collection Center
Oversized Garbage
Collection Center◆Sort and take out your garbage to the collection site on the monthly collection day.

※You can also take your garbage to “Recyclable Materials Collection Center” by yourself.

Recyclable
Materials◆Collection dates, times, and locations can be found on the collection calendars

issued by your district of residence.

◆ Any waste from business activities (such as restaurants, shops, agricultural

off all stains completely.
Plastic Containers ◆◆Rinse
Stained bottles and trays cannot be reused. (Put all stained items with the(2 Categories)①PET Bottlesfacilities) can be brought to “Recyclable Materials Collection Center” by yourself.

◆The vinyl part of envelopes, adhesive tape, cloth, and metal parts that are not madePaperof paper must be removed beforehand.

◆Use a string to bundle the items.

(5 Categories)①Newspapers, Ads※The strings will recycled.

②Magazines,Envelopes③Cardboard④Milk Cartons⑤Paper ContainersItems with this mark go into this category.
②White Styrene Foam Trays●Beverages, alcohol, soy sauce, and non-oil dressing containers
bear this mark. Blue or green bottles are included.
●How to dispose PET bottles①Remove the label and cap. (The label
is categorized as “Combustible● Colored or patterned trays,styrofoam
Garbage”, and the cap is categorizedtrays, cup noodle containers, and natto
as “Hard Plastic”.
containers are categorized as②Rinse inside.
“Combustible Garbage”.
③Crush the bottle.

clothes may not be able to be reused, so do not dispose it on rainy days.
Clothing and ◆◆Wet
Only clean clothes can be collected. You can dispose items with buttons andzippers attached.
ClothsClothing●Separating newspapers

and ads is not necessary.

Metal Items(4 Categories)●Copy paper, envelopes,

postcards are included in“Magazines, Envelopes”
category.

●Containers with aluminum coating

Items with thismark are included.

on the inside should be put in the“combustible garbage” category.

◆Cans must be completely emptied and rinsed.
◆Metal items other than cans and small electrical appliances must be categorized as “Other Metal Items” .

“Combustible Garbage” category.

HardPlastic●Clothes made from cotton and synthetic fibers (polyesters, rayon, and synthetic

Clothsleather, etc.) can be collected. However, dirty clothes, clothes with a foul smell,and ragged clothes cannot be collected.
● If seeking to dispose clothes in large quantities, please take your items to the“Recyclable Materials Collection Center”. (No fee is required.)◆Solid plastic items that cannot be broken down by hand are included in this category.
◆Items less than 30cm are included in this category.

※If the majority of the garbage is not plastic, it should be placed with “Other MetalItems” or “Landfill Garbage” category.

●Remove any attached parts other than plastic (metals and rubber) and stains.

However, if removing the stains proves to be difficult, then dispose as is.

※Collection boxes for ”small household electrical appliances” are set up at both

●If the majority of the garbage is not plastic, it should be put in the “Other Metal Items” or “Landfill Garbage” category. For example, hangers

Horai and Tsukude branches.

made mostly from metal should be placed with “Other Metal Items” and potted plants/planters should be placed with “Landfill Garbage”.

●Containers for detergent should be rinsed in advance.

30cm①Aluminum Cans

②Steel Cans

③Small Household Electrical Appliances●It is not necessary to break down the items.
●Do not cut any cords.

30cm

Dispose the cans without crushing them.

●Take out the battery if possible.
30cm ● Please keep the size of these items to30cm or less.
●Items that require batteries or electricalcords are to be categorized as small
household electrical appliances.

100cm●Size Limitations
・The length should not exceed 30cm.
・Long and narrow items that have a diameter less than 5cm

30cm(7 Categories)●If possible, remove any cloth and plastic from these items.

※Less than 5cm in diameter.

●Tiny metal objects should be discarded inside metal boxes.

◆Bottles for food, drinks, and cosmetics can be collected.
◆Remove all labels, take off caps, and rinse the inside beforehand.

※Badly stained bottles, cracked bottles, and bottles made of heat resistant glass are notrecyclable. Dispose these items in the “Landfill Garbage” category.

①Large Bottles (brown and green●liquor, soy sauce, etc.

②Beer Bottles● Broken bottles must be

sorted as landfill garbage.

● Bring them to stores that

accept used bottles.

should not exceed 100cm.

30cm③Transparent Bottles④Brown Bottles⑤Green Bottles⑥Black Bottles⑦Other types of bottles● Distinguish milk-white bottles fromceramics.

Landfill Garbage

Broken bottles, stained bottles,bottles made of heat resistant glass

Bring the trash separated beforehand.
※「△」Open 9:00a.m-12:00p.m on SaturdayDelivery schedule (closed on holidays)
Place
Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Resource
Collection Center

Cooking Oil④Other Metal Items

Bottles

Individual DispositionOpen
9:00a.m-5:00p.m

Category
Recyclable
MaterialsFeefree◆Vegetable oils such as rapeseed oil, olive oil, and sesame oil can be collected.
◆Put the oil inside a plastic bottle and take it to any of the stores that have collection

boxes.

●How to Dispose Cooking Oil①Let the used oil cool down, andremove any food particles.
②Use a funnel and place the oil in a PET
bottle, and then place a cap on it.

Stores with Collection Boxes
A-COOP Shinshiro
Valor Shinshiro
A-COOP Tsukude
PIAGO Shinshiro
Cocokara Fine Nagashino◆Disposal Procedure (Please choose 1 out of the following 3 options.)①Contact retail stores and request for the collection of items.
If making replacement purchases, please make sure to do this.
The following items must be recycled by their manufacturers incompliance with the Home Appliance Recycling Law. Disposing ②Take your household appliances to the producer's trading centre. For more information,
check out the brochure "How to separate household garbage and recyclables No.2".
these items requires purchasing an Electrical Appliance Recycling
Electrical Appliance Recycling Tickets are required.
Ticket.
③Contact the Environmental Department and request for a door-to-doorcollection service or bring your items to the collection sites by yourself.
Air conditioners,
Refrigerators, Freezers Washing machines,“Electrical Appliance Recycling Tickets” and “Oversized Garbage
Outdoor AC units, TV sets (includes warm/cold storage boxes) Clothes dryers
Disposal Tickets” are required.
※It is not necessary to break down your items.
●Electrical Appliance Recycling Tickets
These tickets can be purchased at the postoffice. To find out about recycling fees, refer tothe supplemental handout,“How to SeparateHousehold Garbage and Recyclables No.2”.
●Oversized Garbage Disposal Tickets
These tickets can be purchased at designated spots inShinshiro. To find out more about the price of thesetickets, refer to the supplemental handout, “How toElectrical Appliance Recycling Ticket
Separate Household Garbage and Recyclables No.2”.

Disposing Items Subject to the Home Appliance Recycling Law