Garbage and Recycling

The collection of garbage and recyclable items is categorized as follows. Please read the explanation for each type of item for a description and disposal procedures.

(Garbage and recyclable resources weighing less than 10 kg per day from shops and offices. Registration will be required from April 2009.)

Please observe the following rules when disposing of garbage

Observe the Designated Collection Day and Time

　Please dispose of garbage by 8:00 a.m. on the collection day (by 11:30 p.m. for combustible garbage collection in Shimorenjaku 3-chome and Kamirenjaku 2-chome). Do not take your garbage out after the collection truck has completed collection or on days other than the collection day.

Separate Your Garbage before Disposal

　If collection day for non-combustible garbage is the same as for plastic PET bottles, plastic items, hazardous garbage and old paper/clothes, please separate the items according to type and leave some space in between the different types of garbage.

Keep to the Designated Garbage Collection Site

Take your garbage and recyclable resources to the street in front of your home. For group housing, such as apartments and condominiums, please take your garbage out to the designated collection station.
　If the garbage collection truck cannot pass through your street due to construction or some other such reason, please take your garbage to a place the collection truck is able to access.

　Kitchen scraps (drain well), clam shells, used disposable diapers (flush waste down the toilet), rags, paper scraps, wood chips, disposable pocket body warmers, shredded paper.
　Branches (80 cm long, up to 5 cm in thickness; up to three bundles measuring 50 cm or less in thickness per bundle). *Four bundles or more is considered excessive garbage, and a fee is charged.
　Wood boards (80 cm long, 30 cm wide, 3 cm thick or less)

• Put items in a bag and close the bag securely.
• Please do not dispose of garbage in cardboard boxes.

　Rubber items (boots, hoses, etc.), glass items (cups, light bulbs, etc.), ceramic items (rice bowls, dishes, etc.), metal items (pots, aluminum foil, etc.), oil cans, shoes, leather items (briefcases, etc.), stuffed animals, small household appliances (with any side measuring less than 30 cm), exceptional plastic items (vinyl umbrellas, laundry hangers, toys, buckets, video/cassette-tapes)

• Dispose of these items in a container that can be opened by hand, or in a transparent/semi-transparent bag.

　Hard and soft plastic products, items with the identifying plastic mark, styrofoam such as styrofoam trays, PET bottle caps, egg cartons, plastic bags, “regi” bags, plastic film, food wrap, etc.
　However, please dispose of the following five items with noncombustible garbage:
　Vinyl umbrellas, laundry drying hangers, toys, buckets and video/cassette-tapes.

• Place items in a transparent/semi-transparent bag after rinsing them lightly if dirty. Please take measures to prevent the bag from blowing away with the wind.

　Spray cans, aerosol cans, gas cassettes, disposable lighters.

• Make sure items are completely empty.
• Place items in a bag and label it “ 有害ごみ (Hazardous Garbage).”
  Fluorescent lights, dry-cell batteries, thermometers.
• Place items in an empty box and label it “有害ごみ (Hazardous Garbage).”
• Please separate hazardous garbage such as fluorescent lights, dry-cell batteries from spray cans, aerosol cans, etc. according to type.

• Remove the cap, rinse the inside and dispose of the item with plastic items.
• You do not have to remove the label.
• Crush lightly as necessary.
• Dispose of these items in a container that can be opened by hand, or in a transparent/semi-transparent bag.
• Think of ways to prevent items from blowing away with the wind

　Bottles for food and beverages.

• Please be sure to remove the caps. Aluminum cans, steel cans, aluminum/steel caps/lids, beverage/ food cans, cans for seaweed, tea, confection, etc.
• Items that are not applicable include glass bottles for medicine or cosmetics (bottles for pills and health drinks are permitted), ceramic items, milky-white glass bottles, heat-resistant glass, oil cans, etc. Please dispose of these items with non-combustible garbage. (Please dispose of spray cans, aerosol cans, gas cassettes as hazardous garbage on the same day as collection of plastic items.)
• Please make sure bottles and cans are completely empty, rinse the inside and place them together in the orange container. (From November 2008, these items will be collected in front of each residence in Inokashira, Nakahara and Shinkawa 1-, 4- and 5-chome on an experimental basis. Those living in the above areas are asked to place the items in a container, such as a bucket or a basket, or in a transparent/semi-transparent bag.)

　Newspapers (includes fliers), magazines, corrugated cardboard(remove adhesive tape and attachments)

• Separate items according to type and bundle with string in a criss-cross fashion.
  Miscellaneous paper (postcards, posters, wrapping paper, cardboard,receipts, business cards, memos, etc.)
• Place items in a paper bag or bundle with string securely.
  *Small amounts may be sandwiched in between magazine pages. Wearable clothes, underwear, blankets, sheets, towel-kets and clean curtains.
• Place items in a bag and label it “ 古着(Old Clothes).”
• Do not dispose of these items if it is raining or looks like it is going to rain.
• Please dispose of soiled or torn items on the collection day for combustible garbage, attaching a label that says, “ 可燃ごみ (Combustible Garbage).”

Bulky Garbage Reception Center

Tel:03-5715-1212 (Monday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.)

URL:http://www.mitaka-sodai.jp/index.htm (available on a 24-hour basis)

Note:Both are closed during the year-end/New Year holidays.

• Bulky garbage refers to household appliances that measure 30 cm or longer on any side, or other items that measure 40 cm or longer on any side. *“Any side” means the longest measurement that can be taken of the item.
• Excessive garbage refers to four garbage bags (45 liters each) or more at one time, or four bundles or more of tree branches or old paper.
• Be sure to make a reservation by telephone or via the Internet approximately two weeks before the desired collection date. Items other than those for which a reservation was made will not be collected even if they are placed in the designated location.
• Points (price) are designated for each item. You will be notified of the number of points after making your reservation. The handling fee is charged according to the total number of points (￥1,000 for up to 10 points). Purchase the necessary amount of bulky garbage handling fee coupons (stickers in ￥1,000 units) at any liquor store or convenience store with a sign that says “Bulky Garbage Handling Fee Coupon Agent” in the city, and attach them to your bulky garbage. You must write your name and reception number on the sticker.
• Please separate combustible garbage from non-combustible garbage.
• TVs (brown-tube type), refrigerators/freezers, laundry machines, air conditioners, personal computers and motorcycles are not collected.

　Business-related garbage refers to amounts less than 10 kg per day and can be collected with the regular collection conducted by the city by using the designated garbage bag (a fee is charged). Otherwise, the garbage should be collected by finalizing a separate contract with a waste collection company. Furthermore, the city does not collect items that cannot be handled by municipal handling facilities. Registration will be required from April 2009.

• Eligibility: Garbage (general business-related garbage excluding industrial waste) from shops and offices
• Bulky Garbage Handling Fee Coupon Agent: Convenience stores, liquor stores, etc., in Mitaka City
• Fee: Combustible garbage and non-combustible garbage: ￥260 per 45 liter bag; ￥130 per 22.5 liter bag.
  Recyclable resources: ￥50 ~ ￥100 per bag

Inquiries: Garbage Management Section, Living Environment Department (ext. 2533)

　The Citizens’ Recycling Factory offers items disposed of as bulky garbage for sale by lottery, and subsidizes the repairs of items brought to the workshop corner. In addition, lectures and classes, such as on making soap and altering clothes, are held on a regular basis.

Hours:Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Place:16-13, Jindaiji 2-chome

Tel (and Fax):34-3196