Garbage Sorting Procedures Will Change in October
In October, Shinagawa City will implement a thermal recycling program* and start collecting clean plastic containers and wrapping as well as fluorescent lights as recyclable resources in all communities in the city. Some communities have already made the change in the form of a model program since September 2007.
*Plastic items that have been collected as noncombustible waste will now be burned and the resultant thermal energy collected.
Inquiries: Shinagawa City Waste Collection Office (1-14-1 Osaki, Tel: 3490-7051)
Ebara Branch, Shinagawa City Waste Collection Office (1-10-11 Hiratsuka, Tel: 3786-6552) |
Note: A pamphlet in English entitled How to Sort and Dispose of Garbage and Recyclable Resources is scheduled to be distributed at the Resource Recycling Promotion Section (Hon Chosha 7F), Shinagawa City Waste Collection Office, Ebara Branch of the Shinagawa City Waste Collection Office, and Chiiki Centers.
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Disposal Procedures |
Recyclable resources (collection station)
The collection schedule will remain the same.
Place items at the designated collection site. |
• Old paper: Bundle with string according to type before disposal.
• Bottles, cans, and plastic PET bottles: Remove the cap, rinse lightly, and place in the appropriate bag (according to type).
• Dry-cell batteries: Place in a transparent bag before disposal.
• Fluorescent lights that are not broken: Place in the case or wrapping in which it was purchased or wrap in newspaper before disposal.
• Clean plastic containers/wrapping (items with the identifying plastic mark): Rinse lightly and place in a transparent bag before disposal. |
Newspapers /fliers |
Cardboard boxes |
Magazines |
Paper cartons |
 Paper boxes |
 Bottles
(for food and beverages) |
 Cans
(for food and beverages) |
 Plastic PET bottles |
 Dry-cell batteries (D, C, AA, AAA,
N, and 9V) |
Plastic containers/wrapping with the plastic mark (items that are not dirty) |
Fluorescent lights that are not broken |
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Ceramic, glass, and metal items (collection for each household)
The collection schedule will remain the same. |
• Dangerous items, such as broken fluorescent lights, glass, lightbulbs, and knives: Wrap in newspaper, write “キケン ”(dangerous) on the outside, and place in a transparent bag together with other ceramic, glass, and metal items.
• Gas cylinders, spray cans, and lighters: Be sure to use items completely and place them in separate bags before disposal. |
Broken fluorescent lights and lightbulbs |
Gas cylinders,
spray cans, and lighters
(Use items completely.) |
Ceramic, glass, and metal items |
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* For those who live in a housing complex, place items at the designated collection site. |
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