English For INDEX 英語 Household Use Nagano City - Happy Neighborhoods Special How to Sort and Dispose of Garbage Fee-based Program Issue P. 1 to 2 Please keep this Guidelines booklet until a revised edition is released. Plastic Packages for Disposal P. 3 to 4 Collection at Disposal Sites at Collection of Household Recyclables Papers P. 5 Cans, Recyclables/Garbage Plastic Bottles P. 6 Three Basic Disposal Rules Bottles, Separate according to the rules Dry Cell Batteries 1 in this booklet. P.7 2 By 8:00 on the morning of Follow the rules of your area. Yard Waste collection day P.8 3 Put items out at the disposal site in your area Collection sites are cleaned-up and managed by each local community. Burnable Garbage P.9 Garbage and Recyclables shall be dropped o only at the designated collection site. Non-burnable Garbage P.10 Collection Not at at Not Collection Disposal Sites Sunday Recycle Disposal of Fluorescent Lights Thank you for and Small Home Appliances your cooperation in at Collection Sites reducing garbage P.11 to 12 and recycling. Direct Drop-o for items brought to the Recycle Center's salvage yard and that cannot be handled by the city. Not Handled Not by the City by P.13 to 14 Collection/Processing Burnable Non- Plastic Recyclables Manufacturersby Electric Appliance burnable Recycling P.15 Reduce the wasteful consumption of goods Reduce by using items carefully! Recycling of PCs and Practice the Motorbikes 3Rs! Reuse items by repurposing P.16 Reuse rather discarding them! 3R Reduction of Food Loss and Waste Recycle Recycle recyclables through proper sorting! Subsidy for Household Garbage Disposal P.17 Collected Items Group Collection Garbage Classication Index Some local groups, such as PTAs and educational P.18 to 22 organizations, collect recyclables. Take part if you can. Papers Bottles Cans Cloth Other Some communities and groups provide 24-hour Collection items, times, and methods Commercial Waste recycling drop-o sites, or recycling houses. vary from group to group, so check Take commercial waste to the Nagano with a person in charge. Environmental Energy Center or Nagano City Recycle Center (some items are not accepted) Follow the rules and sort everything well. or request disposal by an authorized collector. All collection sites of local communities are dedicated to household garbage. Commercial waste disposal is not Nagano City allowed at these disposal sites. How to Sort and Dispose of Garbage / Fee-based Program Fee-based Program How to Sort to How and Dispose of Garbage Fee-based Program How to Sort and Dispose of Garbage / Fee-based Program Separate garbage and recyclables according to the rules in this booklet. Former Designated Bags Check the collection days in the Nagano City Household Use Recyclables and Garbage Collection (for Burnable Garbage and Non-burnable Garbage) Calendar. Put items out at the disposal site in your area by 8:00 on collection day. If you still have Former Designated Bags, you may use them for a while with an appropriate Prepaid Sticker. Buy Designated Bags and Oversized Garbage Stickers at authorized stores. Former Designated Bags Prepaid-Stickers Put cans, bottles, plastic bottles, and dry cell batteries in the bags and containers at disposal sites. (common to Burnable Garbage Separate your garbage into the following eight categories: and Non-burnable Garbage) 1. Burnable Garbage 2. Non-Burnable Garbage 3. Plastic Packages 4. Papers 5. Cans ¥30 per sticker for a 6. Bottles & Dry-Cell Batteries 7. Plastic Bottles 8. Yard Waste Large bag Ask community officers, residential superintendents, or your neighbors about the location of disposal sites. Burnable and Non-Burnable Garbage as well as Plastic Packages need to be put in designated bags. ¥20 per sticker for a Disposal fees are included in the price of bags for Burnable and Non-Burnable Garbage. Small bag Burnable and Non-Burnable Garbage that does not fit in designated bags requires an Oversized Garbage Sticker (size restrictions apply). Only “bag price” has been paid Purchase price = Garbage disposal fee Items will not be picked up if the rules are not followed. *Prepaid Stickers are available at stores authorized by the City. Two Prepaid Stickers can be used in place of one Oversized Garbage Sticker. Charging for Household Garbage Designated Bags for Plastic Packages may be still used without Prepaid Stickers. The fee-based program for household garbage disposal began on October 1, 2009. Nagano City introduced a fee-based program for household garbage disposal, aiming for a Relief from paying garbage disposal fee reduction of garbage, more aggressive separation for recycling, and a fairer charge for disposal Designated Bags for Burnable Garbage will be provided for free according to the system for volume. By purchasing Designated Bags and Oversized Garbage Stickers, city residents will the reduction/exemption of household garbage disposal fees. See below for details. help cover the costs of Burnable Garbage and Non-burnable Garbage disposal. Application Eligibility As for Recyclables (Plastic Packages, Papers, Cans, Bottles, Plastic Bottles, etc.), no garbage Descriptions requirements Eligibility disposal fee is charged. Separate recyclable materials from garbage thoroughly. Infants below 3 years old, registered in Nagano City Garbage disposal fee: *Not for household garbage that cannot be left at disposal sites when admitted to an institution. Garbage disposal fee: Charged Not required Free of charge •Burnable Garbage/Large 30 L. bags: 30 bags/year (up to 90 bags for 3 years) Infants *For those who meet the requirements and need bags past the newborn period: bags will be directly delivered all at once, according to age in months. Non-burnable Procedures for Categories Burnable Garbage Plastic Packages •90 bags (for 3 years) will be handed over all at once upon registration of a birth at the Citizens’ Registration Section or a branch ofce. Garbage benefit •90 bags (for 3 years) will be sent to your home after registration of a birth at another municipality or a security ofce. Extra Large Large Small Extra Small Large Small Large Small •Bags will be sent to your home according to age in months upon registration of a move. (40 L.) (30 L.) (20 L.) (10 L.) (30 L.) (20 L.) (30 L.) (20 L.) •Bags will be sent to your home according to age in months upon leaving an orphanage (notication of change of address) *Contact the Living Environment Management Section (TEL 026-224-5035) only when leaving an orphanage. Eligibility requirements Designated Bags Type/capacity Persons who reside within the city, use paper diapers on a regular basis, or dispose of large amounts of medical waste as a result of dialysis at home, and fall into one of the categories below. of bags Persons using paper diapers or performing home-based peritoneal dialysis, etc. • • •Those who have written permission from a doctor or other appropriate authority for the use of paper diapers or at-home medical devices. *Not for household garbage that cannot be left at disposal sites when admitted to an institution. (Certain facilities accept disposal of household garbage at disposal sites, so check when you are admitted.) *Paper diapers include rehabilitation underpants and incontinence pads, and are not for those who use diapers temporarily or only when going out. Fee ¥40/bag ¥30/bag ¥20/bag ¥10/bag ¥30/bag ¥20/bag Free of charge *Persons who dispose of large amounts of medical waste as a result of dialysis at home account for about 20 large bags (30 liters) of Burnable Garbage left at disposal sites annually (¥1/liter) Amount/year *When you apply, please choose either large or small bags. Large bags for Burnable Garbage (30 liters) Small bags for Burnable Garbage (20 liters) Purchase price *For those who become eligible in the (per set) Bag price Bag price Bag price Bag price Bag price Bag price Regular paper diaper users 60 bags/year 90 bags/year middle of the fiscal year, the number + + + + + + Large amounts of medical waste of bags will be different. 1 set=10 bags only “bag price” 20 bags/year 30 bags/year Disposal fee Disposal fee Disposal fee Disposal fee Disposal fee Disposal fee Required Please bring the following items 1-3 with your initial application (application by a representative is “Bag price” may ¥400 ¥300 ¥200 ¥100 ¥300 ¥200 acceptable; not available Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays). Bags will be handed over at the reception desk. vary by retailer Where to apply Over-sized Garbage Living Environment Management Section (3rd floor of City Hall Building No. 2), all branch offices Common to burnable/non-burnable Over-sized Garbage Things to bring with you Sticker Type Burnable Garbage and Stickers garbage that cannot be put Sticker is Not required 1. Any of the following that you have been issued: Non-burnable Garbage in a designated bag, Long-term Care Insurance Certificate, Physical Disability Logbook, Caring for a Child with a Disability Logbook Dispose of a large plastic 2. Something that confirms the usage of diapers or home-based medical devices container that cannot be put Regular paper diaper users E.g. Receipts (dated within 6 months before application) or certificates issued by a doctor that confirms the usage ¥40/sticker (= Disposal fee) in a designated bag, as it is, of diapers (Check the period of validity, if any) Purchase price without Over-sized Garbage Available by piece Disposing of large amounts of medical waste E.g. Official certificates issued by a medical organization (Check the period of validity, if any) Sticker 3. Seal of the applicant (If you do not have a seal, bring ID or other proof of identity.) *On the application form, write the contents of the medical waste disposed of regularly in large amounts.