How to Dispose of Burnable Garbage (Designated Paid Garbage Bags)
Kitchen Waste
● food scraps (Drain well.)
● Disposable chopsticks, kitchenpaper, cooking sheets
● Used cooking oil for recycling (→Click here for details)
Paper Products
● Tissue, paper after shredding, scraps of paper, etc.
● disposable diaper (Remove excrement.)
● Candy Boxes to be Recycled (→Click here for details)
Branches and Garden Waste
● Dead leaves, grass and flowers (Please dry as much as possible.)
● Trees and branches can be bundled into bundles less than 10 cm in diameter and less than 50 cm in length, and wrapped in designated garbage bags appropriate for the amount of garbage.
Clothing and Textiles
● Dirty or broken clothing
● Fabrics that are soiled or processed
● Unsoiled or undamaged clothing goes to recycling (→Click here for details)
Leather and Rubber Items
● Bags, leather shoes, belts
● Rubber shoes, rubber gloves, athletic shoes
Miscellaneous
● Dog/cat litter, disposable body warmers
● Cassette and videotape bodies(Classified as “burnable garbage” because it is not suitable for shredding)
How to Dispose of Other waste (Designated Paid Garbage Bags)
Plastics
● Sponge, tray, vinyl
● Plastic containers
● Aluminum coated, containers and bags
● Styrofoam
● PET bottle lids and labels
How to dispose of unburnable garbage Charged (garbage bags designated by the town)
Ceramics and Glassware
● Flat glass, cups, tableware
● Bottles of oil, paint, or chemicals (Empty contents)
● Beverage and seasoning bottles to be recycled (→Click here for details)
Sharp Objects
● Please wrap broken glasses, knives, and other sharp objects in newspaper, etc., and place them in designated garbage bags, labeling the contents as “knives,” “breakables,” etc.
Metal Items
● Aluminum foil and metal toys
● Metal cookware
● Cans of chemicals (Empty contents)
● Food cans to be recycled (→Click here for details)
How to Dispose of Hazardous Waste
Free (Use Clear or Translucent Bags; Collected on Same Day as Burnable Garbage)
Batteries and Mercury-Containing Products
● Label the bags “Dench” and “Suigin”.
● →For more information on rechargeable batteries, click here
Fluorescent tube
Light bulbs (including LEDs)
● It can be served wrapped in newspaper or other paper or in a case.
● Damaged items must be wrapped in newspaper, etc. and labeled “light bulb” or “fluorescent tube” and placed in a separate bag from undamaged items.
How to dispose of spray cans
Free (Put out in clear or translucent bags/Collection day is the same day as burnable trash people)
Spray can,
Gas cylinder for cassette stove
No drilling required.
(All contents must be used up before serving.)
※ Serve as little as possible at a time.
※ Never put them in the designated garbage bags that are paid for.
disposable lighter
● Please make sure that all contents are used up before serving.
※ Please put out in a separate bag from spray cans and gas cylinders.
How to dispose of bulky waste(Advance application required) Call the Bulky Waste Reception Center.
Bulky waste standards
● Items that do not fit into one designated garbage bag
● After applying by phone, please purchase bulky waste disposal coupons at designated garbage bag retailers. (→Click here for stores selling bulky waste disposal tickets).
※You will be told the amount of the fee when call the Bulky waste Reception center.
①Apply at the reception center
0133-22-2053
《Reception center phone number》
Reception hours：9:00 to 16:00
Excluding Saturdays, holidays and New Year holidays
②Purchase a disposal ticket at the store
Please purchase a disposal ticket of the specified amount at the reception center.
③Attach the disposal ticket and put it out on the designated collection day.
Please bring your car to a location in front of your house where large vehicles can enter and exit by 8am.
Items that cannot be collected as bulky waste
● Products subject to home appliance recycling (TVs, refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, clothes dryers, air conditioners)
● Products subject to PC recycling (main body of PC, etc.)
● Difficult-to-dispose-of materials (spring-filled bed mats, fireproof safes, oil heaters, etc.)
● Items exceeding 180cm x 90cm in size, wood with a diameter of 10cm or more, etc.
※ For information on products subject to the Home Appliance Recycling Law and PC Recycling Law, please click here.
How to dispose of composite materials in the garbage
For items made of two or more materials, please submit them under the classification of the material with the largest percentage. Please contact us if you are unsure how to determine the classification.
inquiry/contact information: Tobetsu Town Environmental Measures Section (0133-23-2503)