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Garbage Disposal
Please be sure to following the rules
Garbage Disposal

- Buy city-designated garbage bags
- Separate your garbage
- Put garbage into the proper garbage bag
- Follow the garbage collection schedule

* Garbage disposal rules are very strict in Japan!

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City-Designated Garbage Bags

You can buy city-designated garbage bags at local grocery stores and at the university co-op shop.

Type

Garbage Bag

Price

Combustible Garbage
Solid Landfill Waste
Hazardous Waste

Yellow Bag

40L: 100 yen/10 bags
20L: 70 yen/10 bags

Bottels/Cans
PET Bottles
Recyclable Plastics

Green Bag

40L: 100 yen/10 bags
20L: 70 yen/10bags

Garbage disposal rules in Japan are very strict.

Please separate your garbage, put it in the proper city-designated garbage bag, and follow the garbage collection schedule!

* Please refer to the following websites for more informations.

How to Properly Separate Garbage
Household Waste Collection Schedule

Note: Some apartment buildings use different designated bag systems (red/blue). Please check with the manager of your apartment building to see which system you should follow.