When you put out your garbage for
collection, be sure
to follow the guidelines for sorting, use the
specified types of garbage bags and put out your
garbage no later than 8:30 a.m. on the specified
collection days (or the night
before or by 5:30 a.m. if you live in an area
where combustible garbage is collected early in
the morning).
Types of garbage collected(Excluding Iwatsuki Ward)
Click the links provided under
this table for more information on each type of
garbage.
| Types
of garbage |
Collection
frequency |
Types
of bags |
Class 1 Recyclable garbage
Glass bottles
Cans
PET bottles
Plastic food packaging |
Once a week |
Put each type into a separate transparent
plastic bag |
Class 2 Recyclable garbage
Newspapers (including fliers)
Cardboard
Magazines
Milk containers
Other paper
Fabric |
Once a week
(same as collection day as for non-combustible
garbage) |
Bundle according to type and tie with
string |
Toxic/hazardous garbage
Fluorescent light tubes
Dry cell batteries
Aerosol spray cans and cooking gas canisters
Mercury thermometers
Lighters |
Once a week
(same as collection day as for non-combustible
garbage) |
Put each type into a separate transparent
plastic bag |
| Non-combustible garbage |
Once a week |
Use transparent plastic bags |
| Combustible garbage |
Twice a week |
Use transparent or
semi-transparent plastic bags |
* Garbage is collected on fixed days of the week regardless of national holidays.
*
Click the following links for more information on how to dispose of each type of garbage. |
| Disposal
of Class 1 recyclable garbage |
| Disposal
of Class 2 recyclable garbage |
| Disposal
of toxic/hazardous garbage |
| Disposal
of non-combustible garbage |
| Disposal
of combustible garbage |
| Types
of waste you can put out for collection |
| Garbage
Collection Days |
| Disposal
of four specified kinds of home appliances |
| |
| List
of collection days for household waste |
Types of waste you cannot
put out for collection |
How
to dispose of bulk trash
Bulky things which are more than 90 cm in length/diameter
cannot be put out for collection.
If you wish to dispose of bulk trash, either 1.
contact your local Cleaning Office and request
curbside pick-up or 2.
take your waste directly to a waste disposal facility.
Spring mattresses, sofas with springs, clothesline
poles, batteries and tires can either be picked
up at curbside or brought directly to a waste
disposal facility to be disposed of for a fee. |
1.How
to request curbside pick-up
|
How
to disposal of refrigerators and freezers, air conditioning units, CRT-based, LCD and plasma TVs,
washing machines and tumble dryers.
|
| Disposal
of personal computers |
Personal computers are not picked up
by the City. Contact
the manufacturer of your personal computer.
|
| Items
that are not accepted for disposal |
The City of Saitama does not accept the following
items for disposal.
Contact retailers or businesses that provide waste
disposal services for these items.
|
- Explosive or flammable waste
|
(Example) Fire extinguishers, gas tanks,
mineral oils such as kerosene and gasoline
|
|
(Example) Flammable oils, agricultural
chemicals, poisons and medicines |
- Waste that cannot be easily crushed
|
(Example) Motorbike engines, pianos,
stone mills, steel, fire-resistant safes, drums,
bathtubs, wire cables, solar panels, hydraulic
jacks, automobile parts, stainless steel products
such as kitchen sinks |
|
(Waste generated by businesses including
offices, retailers, commercial establishments
and factories) |
|
(Example) Dirt, concrete, bricks, construction
debris
|
- Any waste that is larger than the
bulk trash accepted by the City for curbside
pick-up.
|
(Items that are more than 2 meters in length
or diameter)
|
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