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How to put out garbage

Please put out sorted garbage by 8:30 AM on the designated day, at the designated place in the designated way.

Garbage day varies by district. Please refer to the garbage collection day calendar for each district. Burnable (= combustible) garbage needs to be put in the red Asago City bags. A charge applies for garbage bags.

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Purchase at Types of burnable garbage bags
  • Supermarkets
  • Home centers, etc.
  • Large garbage bag (600 yen for 10)
  • Small garbage bag (400 yen for 10)

Please take other garbage to the collection basket at the garbage station or a resource collection area.

Garbage calendar (Asago City website)

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How to sort garbage

There are 12 waste categories in Asago City. The types, number of times, and methods of putting out garbage are as follows.

Types of garbage How to put out garbage
Burnables
(twice a week) 		Food scraps, cooking oil, disposable diapers, cloth products, some plastics, rubber products, etc. Put these items out at the garbage station in a designated bag.
Non-burnables
(once a month) 		Ceramic and glass dishes, microwave ovens, light bulbs, irons, vacuum cleaners, etc. Put these items in the collection basket at the garbage station.
Hazardous garbage
(once a month) 		Spray cans, kerosene stoves, fluorescent tubes, disposable lighters, dry-cell batteries, products containing mercury, etc. Put these items in the collection basket at the garbage station.
*Place dry-cell batteries, products containing mercury, and disposable lighters in separate, transparent bags.
Cans
(once a month) 		Cans one liter capacity or smaller which contained food or drink Cans Wash cans out with water and put them in the collection basket at the garbage station.
Bottles
(once a month)

Bottles which contained food or drink

Bottles 		Wash bottles out with water and put them in the three separate collection baskets at the garbage station, for clear, brown, and other colors. Put bottles of cooking oil, cosmetics bottles, broken bottles, and bottles which can't be cleaned out in the non-burnable garbage.
Plastic (PET) bottles
(once or twice a month) 		items with this symbol Plastic

Remove the cap and label before putting them out. Wash out and dry these items before putting them out.
Plastic containers and packaging
(once a week) 		items with this symbol Plastic containers and packaging

Wash and dry dirty items before putting them out. Put items which can't be cleaned in the burnable garbage.
Paper containers and packaging
(once a week) 		items with these symbols Paper containers and packaging

Wash and dry dirty items before putting them out. Put items which can't be cleaned in the burnable garbage.
Newspapers, etc. Newspaper and inserted fliers Newspapers Tie up in a plus-sign pattern with string.
Magazines Magazines, books, calendars, etc. Magazines Tie up in a plus-sign pattern with string.
Cardboard

Cardboard

Cardboard

There are three places to recycle newspapers.

  • Scheduled collection by city contractors
  • Take them to the Nantan Clean Center
  • Put them out for bulk collection
Large garbage
(once every three months)

Beds, bicycles, etc.

Large garbage

There are three places to recycle large items.

  1. Affix large paid garbage stickers and put it out for scheduled collection.
  2. Take it to the Nantan Clean Center
  3. Request special collection
How to put out garbage (Asago City website)

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Garbage calendar explanation (Asago City website)

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You can use our AI chatbot to check how to separate your garbage.

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For inquiries contact
Citizens Section
TEL:079-672-6120
Nantan Clean Center
TEL:079-670-3366
Address：817-1 Takata, Wadayama-cho, Asago City

Items the garbage station cannot accept

The following garbage is not accepted at the garbage station. A recycling fee is charged to dispose of it.

Types of garbage For inquiries contact:
Air conditioners, TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, computers, mobile phones, fire extinguishers, tires, etc. A retailer or the store the item was purchased from