Sorting garbage in daily life | 有限会社トモニ

■ Sorting garbage in daily life ■

Please help us separate our garbage!

Recently, there has been a lot of garbage not being collected at the garbage collection site.
The main reasons are:

Not using designated Nagoya City garbage bags
The two main reasons are that waste is not being sorted properly .

If your garbage is not sorted and disposed of correctly, it may not be collected or collection may be delayed.
In addition, abandoned garbage can cause bad odors and attract damage from crows and rats.

*For clusters outside of Nagoya City, please refer to the website of each local government.

🔹About types of garbage bags

Nagoya City's garbage bags contain

household garbage bags
There are two types of commercial garbage bags.

The bags you use vary depending on the apartment or housing complex. Please be sure to check the bags specified by your building.
( Garbage put out in bags other than those designated will not be collected .)

Household garbage bags (transparent)
For combustible use (red label),
for recyclable use (blue label),
for non-combustible use (green label)

Commercial garbage bags (yellow)
For combustible use (red label),
for recyclable use (blue label),
for non-combustible use (green label)

🔹 Main classifications

① Burnable garbage

Kitchen waste, paper scraps, leather products, small amounts of wood chips, etc. *Plastic containers, packaging, and PET bottles are "recyclable waste."

② Non-burnable garbage

Glass, ceramics, metal, small appliances, etc.

③ Recyclable waste (please separate by type)

Plastic containers and packaging: Items marked with the "PLA" symbol (wash and dry)
Plastic bottles: Remove caps and labels
Paper: newspapers, magazines, cardboard boxes, paper cartons (tied up with string)
Bottles and cans: Rinse the contents before disposal

🔹Other sorting categories

④ Flammable hazardous materials (collected twice a week on the same day as combustible waste)

To prevent fires, the following items will be collected in separate bags.

Spray cans (spray cans, cassette gas cylinders, camping cylinders)
Disposable lighter
For information on how to release gas from disposable lighters and gas cylinders , please see the Japan Smoking Accessories Association website (external link) * Opens in a new window.
Solid fuel (canned)
Heated tobacco and electronic cigarettes
Collection items include devices with built-in lithium-ion batteries and chargers. Please exclude cigarettes, replacement cartridges, AC adapters, etc. For details, please see How to Dispose of Heat-Not-Burn Tobacco and E-Cigarettes .

*Collected spray cans are recycled. Please use recyclable garbage bags when disposing of them.

🔹Ito can classification

Empty cans containing salad oil, seasonings, etc. → Recyclable waste (empty cans)
Please wash and dry the inside before disposing of it.
18L cans of machine oil, paint, etc. → Non-burnable garbage
Any remaining contents will not be collected. Please be sure to use up the contents before disposing of the item.

🔹About cardboard boxes, magazines, and newspapers

If it is clean, take it to your local recycling center as recyclable waste.
If it is dirty or has broken into small pieces, it will be considered burnable garbage.

Reference links and downloads - Nagoya City Official: How to separate and dispose of garbage and recyclable resources
- Sorting guide PDF (regional distribution version, etc.)

If you have any questions about garbage disposal, please contact the management company or your local ward's environmental office.