Amount of Waste and Disposal Costs in Shinjuku City

Shinjuku city Issued March 2015 The correct way to dispose of recyclables/waste Please place recyclables/waste at the collection point by 8:00 am.

Recyclables Once Pages old newspapers, plastic per ●day Shinjuku Waste Collection Oﬃce packaging containers, bottles, 1 to 4 cans, PET bottles, spray cans/gas week cartridges, batteries, etc. Shinjuku Waste Transfer Station （Shinjuku Transfer and Recycling Waste Station from April in 2015） Twice Pages Combustible per ●day and Shinjuku East Waste Collection Center 5 waste week ●day Shinjuku City Oﬃce Metal, Twice On the ● Kabuki-cho Waste Collection Center and ● Pages Ceramic, per 6 month ●day of Glass Waste each month

Please inquire with Items that the city will the waste collection oﬃce Page 6 not collect Page 9

Lending of bird nets, disposing of dead animals, waste collecting, large ・Recyclable home appliance items (AC, TV, refrigerator/freezer, washing volume of waste, etc. machine, dryer) ・Computer How to put out large waste ・Toxic or dangerous items, items that cause difficulties when collecting items/group collection PageP 7 ●For more information, please contact the waste collection office/waste collection center that administers waste in your area. There is a charge for collection of large waste items. Please apply in advance. Business recyclables/waste Page 10 (No English Language Service) Phone: 03-5296-7000 ■Shinjuku Waste Collection Office 03(3950)2923 Shimoochiai Internet: http://sodai.tokyokankyo.or.jp/ Business-related paid waste disposal tickets, how to dispose ■Shinjuku East Waste Collection Center 03(3353)9471 Saneicho Please participate in group collection. Homepage ■Kabukicho Waste Collection Center 03(3200)5339 Kabukicho ■waste Reduction Recycling Dept. (in city Office) 03(5273)3318 Kabukicho Waste Shinjuku Seach Items collected at city Let's build a resource Page 8 recycling-oriented society Page 11-12 facilities, etc. together, shifting of waste

Paper cartons, white trays, batteries, ink cartridges, small used electronics, etc. Your town's (item 9) 'Recyclable/waste' Page 13-14

100%RECYCLED PAPER collection days Please take recyclables out to the recyclable/waste collection point Please take recyclables out to the recyclable/waste collection point Recyclables on the weekly collection day. on the weekly collection day. Recyclable Paper (Newspaper, Magazines, Books, Paper, Cardboard, Plastic Containers and Wrapping Paper cartons, etc.) ■Will also be collected on rainy days. Please separate by type and tie with string/twine. These refer to plastic items that How to Dispose

Notebooks, boxes for items such as food, wrapping are used to hold or wrap Magazines/ paper, envelopes, copying paper, etc. are also resources. goods, and are not needed miscellaneous paper anymore when the products Or inside have been used up. They have a plastic mark. Rinse with water and dry with See-through (Some items may not have the paper, cloth or old clothing Containers with lids plastic bags that you don't need anymore mark due to shape.) Put out Notebooks Boxes for items such as food Wrapping paper *It is not necessary to remove stickers such as price tags.

Bottles Tubes Cartons

Envelopes Copying paper

Place notebooks, food boxes, wrapping paper, etc. in between the pages of magazines or books. Tissue boxes Plastic wrap and aluminum foil boxes Cups Containers Trays （take the plastic out first）（remove metal part）

Newspapers/flyers Cardboard boxes Paper carton

Caps, nozzles, fasteners Packing polystyrene, Plastic bags/film fruit netting, bubble wrap

That which is Dispose of these in collection crates provided at Shinjuku city facilities and Fold flyers into four and stuff from a cross-sectional view. other regional centers, or at between newspapers. supermarkets in Shinjuku city. *See page 8.

Items that cannot be collected: Please Please dispose of Paper that contains 'paper that does Recyclable paper may also be not absorb liquid', paper in which collected through group as combustible 'foreign substances have not been fully collections. Items that cannot be collected: Please removed during the recycling process', Please make an effort to waste. etc. are not handled as resources. dispose of it through group PET bottles are not classified as plastic collections. Please dispose of as combustible waste. containers and wrapping. ●Paper carton (which include aluminum coating on the inside) (Please follow each group's rules when disposing in ●Items that are not used up *See page 4. ● ● Paper with vinyl coating Waterproof paper group collections) ●Items that could not be cleaned ● ● ● *See page 7. Thermal paper Carbon paper Photographs ●CDs, video tapes, and toys made of plastic ●Paper cups ●Oil paper ●Paper soaked in oil ☆Group paper collections can save you money as they aren’t typically ●Overseas products without the platic mark ●Shredder waste ●Paper with strong smells ●Foam paper done by the government.

1 2 Please take recyclables out to the recyclable/waste collection point Recyclables on the weekly collection day. Glass Bottles, Cans, Plastic Bottles, Spray Cans, Gas Cartridges, Dry-Cell Batteries

for beverages, alcoholic, cooking rice wine, soy sauce, soy Bottles Bottles for beverages, food, cosmetics, and medicine PET bottles PET bottles sauce-processed foods, cooking rice wine-based seasonings, with the mark vinegar, non-oiled dressing-type seasonings

Rinse lightly with water Take off the caps Put in a see-through plastic bags

Please put plastic caps in collection containers for plastic wrapping Put in a see-through plastic bags at the waste collection location. *See page 2. Remove the caps Rinse and flatten Please put plastic bottle caps and and labels labels in collection containers for plastic wrapping at the recyclable and Items that cannot be collected: Cans Aluminum cans and steel cans for beverage or food waste collection location. *See page 2. Please dispose of as combustible waste.

●PET bottles with oil in them ●Items with content that can't be cleaned out simply by rinsing

Items that cannot be collected: Specialists will be referred to you Cans Rinse lightly with water ●Cassette-type gas cartridges ※See page 9 Please also dispose of cans Put in a see-through for snacks, tea, etc. Please completely remove all the contents plastic bags of cans, especially cans for pet food. Spray cans and cassette gas cylinders Items that cannot be collected: How to Dispose Please dispose of these items with metal, ceramics and glass waste Please dispose of at the collection point Caps and nozzles go to recycling Bottles ●Bottles that cannot be cleaned Please put plastic caps and nozzles in Put in a see-through plastic bags ●Medication (besides oral medication) bottles collection containers for plastic at the ●Light bulbs, fluorescent lights, etc. recyclables and waste collection location. *See page 2. Cans ●Cans that can't be cleaned out Be sure that they are all used up ●Cans used for purposes other than food/drink Items that cannot be collected: ●Large drums/kegs ●Paint cans Dry-Cell Batteries Used dry-cell batteries ●Button batteries (magnesium, alkaline, lithium) ●Small rechargeable batteries Please ・For button batteries, please bring them to a store that Returnable bottles (that can be used multiple times) and aluminum accepts them for collection. ・ cans are also collected in group collections. Please make an effort For small rechargeable batteries (nickel-cadmium batteries, nickel hydride batteries, lithium-ion batteries, to dispose of it through group collections. (Dispose of if in etc.), by law the manufacturers must collect and accordance with the rules of your group.) *See page 7. recycle them. If the small rechargeable batteries have a These items are collected in the box recycle mark on them, take them to a store that located in local community centers ■Containers and nets (rental system) may be loaned out when they can be supervised at apartment buildings and condominiums. accepts them and put them in the box marked and at some local supermarkets. “rechargeable batteries recycling box”. *See page 8. For more information, please contact your local Waste Collection Office or Waste Collection Center.

3 4 Please take combustible waste out to the Please take metals, ceramics and glass waste out to the Combustible waste recyclable/waste collection point on the semi-weekly collection day. Metal, Ceramic, Glass waste recyclable/waste collection point on the semi-monthly collection day.

Metals Ceramics, Glass, Small appliances How to Dispose Broken Bottles Plastic containers and Plastic products other than plastic How to Dispose wrapping with contents remaining or those containers and wrapping that cannot be cleaned

Or See-through Wrap broken glass, ceramics, Containers with lids plastic bags Disposable body warmers sharp-edged tools, etc. in thick paper and mark “危険” (DANGEROUS). Please tie up cords neatly. See-through Containers with lids plastic bags Cutting tools / needles / Mercury Thermometers, Fluorescent light tubes / light bulbs razor blades, etc. Disposable Lighters Mercury Blood Pressure Gauges PET bottles covered in oil Rubber products Leather products Kitchen waste Mercury or those where the contents cannot be Thermometers removed with simple washing Mercury Blood Pressure Gauges

Make sure to always use them Wrap in thick paper and mark up completely and put them in a Make sure to put them in a “危険” (DANGEROUS). Put them in paper cases. separate, clear bag bag marked see-through bag. “Lighters”. Please cut long hoses down to lengths of 50 cm or less. Please apply at the waste collection office・ Cooking oil Paper scraps Clothing, disposable diapers, Small amounts of branches/ sanitary goods leaves from garden plants waste collection center that administers waste in your area ※For infonfo on whatwhat arareaea appliesapplies ttoo yoyou,u sseeee ppagesages 13 anandd1 144. Shinjuku Waste Collection Office 03-3950-2923 Shinjuku East Waste Collection Center 03-3353-9471 Kabukicho Waste Collection Center 03-3200-5339

Lending bird nets ●Cut into lengths of 50 cm Bird nets for preventing damage to recyclables/waste from crows, cats, etc. at collection points are lent out for free. or less. Soak into paper or cloth, or Paper that cannot be recycled ●See Page 6 for information on Collection of dead animals ※ Remove filth before disposal. harden using a coagulant. See page 1. what to do for large amounts. Dead animals such as dogs and cats (under 25 kg) are disposed of for 2,600 yen each. ●If there is a dead animal whose owner is unknown on one’s own property, driveway, empty lot, etc, the owner or manager of the land is responsible for paying the fee in disposing of the dead animal as a general rule. Raw waste from the kitchen accounts for 35% of all combustible waste and is the most ●For more information, please contact the appropriate road administrator as they will handle dead animals on the street. Reduce raw kitchen waste!!! abundant form of combustible waste. Kitchen waste can be reduced with just a little effort. ●For National Roads: Tokyo National Highway Work Office, Yoyogi Branch 03-3374-9451 1 2 3 4 ●For Pefectural Roads: Local Waste Collection Office/Center ●For city Roads: Tobu Construction Office (East of Meiji-dori) 03-5361-2454 Be careful not Do not waste Drain to remove Plan your Seibu Construction Office (West of Meiji-dori) 03-3364-2422 to prepare too ingredients or excess water shopping well much food leave food uneaten. before putting Visits for collections are available for the following people the waste out. Visits for collections will be made as needed upon field surveys. These are all things that you can do right away. Make sure you start as soon as possible. Applicable Persons: ●Households made up only of persons 65 years or older requiring nursing care or disabled persons who have difficulty making it to the recyclables/waste collection points Recycling old clothing＞＞＞What do you do with clothing you don't need anymore? ●Households with only one person aged 85 years or older who does not get regular visits from relatives or acquaintances Try recycling old cloth (clothes) before you throw them away next time! There is a fee for disposing of waste in large amounts ●Submit at a flea market or bazaar ●Use the Recycling Activity Center There is a fee for disposing of a large amount of waste all at once arising from general ●Use group collections ※See page 8. households when moving, cleaning out rooms, cutting garden tree branches, etc. ※See page 7 (When having garden trees trimmed/clipped by a specialist, have them take the branches away with them. )

5 6 You must make a reservation with the Large Prior reservation Large Waste (households) Sized Waste Reception Center for collections. required, fee Items collected at city facilities, etc. They can be disposed of in collection Large-sized waste is waste from households with a length longer than 30 cm on one side, including furniture, bedding, Milk and Juice Cartons, White Food electric appliances (excluding recyclable electronic home appliances), and bicycles. It shall be submitted as large waste crates provided at Shinjuku city even when disassembled. Some items may not be collected due to their size, weight, etc. Trays, Dry-Cell Batteries, and Ink Cartridges facilities and other regional centers, or at supermarkets in Shinjuku city. 1 Please apply upon confirming the size, materials, etc. of the waste. Paper carton Capacity of 500ml or more White food trays Application Will also collect old papers at the Large Sized Waste Reception Center ●Phone: 03-5296-7000 (Mon.-Sat. 8:00am - 7:00 pm) recycling/waste collection points. *See page 1. Large Sized Waste Reception Center Search ●Internate (24h) http://sodai.tokyokankyo.or.jp/

They will tell you the fee/collection date and confirm the disposal location with you. White food trays can be dropped off at the recyclables/waste collection point with container/packaging plastic, but they are also collected by the white food tray ＊Please be sure to purchase 2 Purchasing a “Large-Sized Waste a“ Shinjuku city Paid collection box. Waste Disposal Ticket” Disposal Ticket” in Shinjuku Dispose of those coated with aluminum as combustible waste. Dry-Cell Batteries Manganese, Alkaline, and Lithium Batteries Shinjuku city has an A Ticket (200 yen) and a B Ticket (300 yen) for paid large-sized waste disposals, so purchase them in combination to match the disposal ※However, paper cartons coated with aluminum on the inside are Dry-cell batteries will also be fee. Shinjuku city’s disposal tickets for paid large-sized waste disposal services are available at shops with the “Paid Waste Disposal Ticket Office” mark, collected inside the following facilities. collected at the recyclable and convenience stores, supermarkets, waste collection offices, local waste collection centers, local special district offices, and the Consumer and Environmental Eco Gallery Shinjuku ( 2-11-4 Nishishinjuku, inside Shinjuku Chuo Park) waste collection points once 03-3348-6277 Protection Division (within the City Office). per week. *See page 4. Shinjuku Recycle Center (4-10-2 Takadanobaba) 03-5330-5374 3 Please take it out before 8:00am on the collection day. Nishiwaseda Recycling Center (3-19-5 Nishiwaseda) Please dispose of waste at locations where they can be collected (the entrance areas of single-family homes, the 1F entrance areas of apartment buildings and 03-5272-5374 condominiums) by 8 am on pick-up days. Write the collection date, reception number or your name on the paid large-sized waste disposal service ticket(s) and attach it to the item so it can be seen easily. Ink cartridges Empty home-use printer ink cartridges Items not applicable as large-sized waste ※ ●See Page 9 for information on how to dispose of air conditioners, TV sets, refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, clothes driers, personal computers, and motorcycles. Limited to authentic ink cartridges from Brother Industries, Canon, Dell, Seiko Epson, Japan HP, and Lexmark International. ●See Page 9 for information on how to dispose of tires, pianos, fire-resistant safes, fire extinguishers, etc.

Businesses have a responsibility to dispose of their oversized waste privately, so they should request services directly to the applicable waste disposal company. For inquiries of authorized businesses, please contact the Tokyo Waste Collection Services Cooperative Business Association (03-3232-6249) for general waste, and the Tokyo Industrial Waste Association Collection of used small electronics (nine items) at the center (03-5283-5455) for industrial waste. Mobile phones, digital cameras, portable video cameras, mobile music players, mobile game devices, portable car navigation systems, electronic dictionaries, calculators, remote controls, and attachments such as cables, AC Please participate in group collections adapters, etc. are collected at the center as recyclables. Collection Centers How to Start One Shinjuku city office waste reduction recycling dept. (main office, 7F), Shinjuku recycling center, Nishiwaseda recycling center, Shinjuku waste collection office, Shinjuku East waste Method Participate in group collection activities near you. collection center, Kabukicho waste collection center, Shinjuku relay station 1 古着 ○Electronic devices other than those mentioned above shall be disposed of with metals/ceramics/glass waste or large-sized waste. 古着 Caution ○For removable batteries, please remove batteries, etc. Method Create a new Group 2 ○Please remove or delete personal information from device memory. ※ Please inquire with the Shinjuku The city supports registered groups. Mobile phones and PHS devices are collected for free at your nearest provider's shop. waste collection office operations Please check with your local mobile phone/PHS provider shop. division 1. Payment of Incentives (Direct line: 03-3950-2962） Payments of rewards according to amounts collected are made twice a year. Please use the recycling center 2. Provision of Support Items The Recycling Center effectively utilizes resources by going to your home to collect recyclable furniture that you don’t need anymore, Group collection activities are voluntary recycling activities where Cotton work gloves, aprons, brooms, etc. are supplied once a year upon request repairing/restoring it, displaying it for sale, and holding a mini-flea market. They also, run the recycle shop 'Moichido Club' and hold flea residents from ten households or more gather to specify collectible and examination. Items such as collection site flags and notice flyers are also markets, with the idea to effectively use recyclables. items (newspapers, magazines, cardboard, old cloth, aluminum supplied as needed. cans, returnable bottles, etc.), collection sites, and collection dates 3. Provision of Operation Support Tools ●Shinjuku Recycle Center Location: 4-10-2 Takadanobaba Phone: 03-5330-5374 FAX：03-5330-5371 for handing waste over to waste collectors. About 490 town A flat car may be supplied upon annual request and examination. ●Nishiwaseda recycle center Location: 3-19-5 Nishiwaseda Phone: 03-5272-5374 FAX：03-5272-5384 councils, residents' associations, apartment association boards, etc. are currently registered as active groups in Shinjuku city. Website http://www.shinjuku-rc.org/

7 8 Items that the city will not collect Business recyclables/waste Fee

●Household air conditioners, TV sets, refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, and clothes driers Businesses must dispose of resources/waste privately. They are not classified as large-sized waste. The Home (Wastes Disposal and Public Cleansing Act, Article 3: Businesses shall appropriately manage of, the waste left as a result of their business activities.) Appliance Recycling Act requires them to be recycled. If they are unable to do so on their own, they shall appropriately dispose of the waste by ways such as commissioning the disposals to specialists such as general waste disposers or resource collectors. You must make a reservation with a retail outlet or the Home ’ Appliance Reception Center for collections. Also, resources, waste, etc. from businesses can be collected only if does not interfere with the city s general There are recycling and transportation fees. household waste collection and a Shinjuku City Business-Related Paid Waste Disposal Ticket is attached. (The fees may vary according to the manufacturer. The fees below are standard fees.) Standard Recycling Fees ●When purchasing a replacement, ask the retail outlet where you bought the new item for details. Business-Related Paid Waste Disposal Ticket (sticker) A/C Unit 1,620 to 2,689 yen ●When only disposing of an item Braun tube TV ●Business-Related Paid Waste Disposal Ticket Price Table ●Paid Waste Disposal Ticket Office ①Please apply with the retail location you purchased the item at. Liquid crystal TV 1,836 to 3,688 yen Transport Shops which have the 'Paid waste disposal ticket ＋ ②If you are unable to drop off your items at the retailer the Extra-Large Bottles Equal to 70 Liters Plasma TV Fee 1 set of 5 2,415 yen items were purchased at because it has gone out of business, （マーク専用） location' mark (convenience store, supermarket, refrigerator/freezer 3,888 to 5,902 yen etc., please contact the Home Electric Appliance Reception etc.) and waste collection offices, local waste Large / Equal to 45 liters 1 set of 10 3,100 yen Washing machine/ 2,592 to 3,418 yen Center ( 03-5296-7200). collection centers, the waste reduction recycling clothes drier Mon. through Sat. 8:00am to 5:00pm Medium / Equal to 20 liters 1 set of 10 1,380 yen dept. (inside city office) and all special branches (as of January 2015) ③When transporting the item yourself directly to the designated Small / Equal to 10 liters 1 set of 10 690 yen ※Some of these locations may also offer paid waste collection location, purchase an 'electronic recycling ticket' at disposal tickets for other citys. ●Home computers the post office (recycling fee and wire transfer service charge Please be sure to purchase a “Shinjuku city They are collected/recycled by the manufacturers are required) and after contacting the designated collection location in advance, take it in. Please inquire at the designated Business-Related Paid Waste Disposal Ticket” Ask the manufacturer, etc. of the item to be collections locations, waste collection office or waste collection, or check on the city’s website. How to attach stickers disposed of for details. Shinjuku city Designated collection location Search ※For contact information of the manufcturer, please visit the PC3R ●When disposing of combustible waste, metal, ceramic, glass, and plastic containers and wrapping Promotino Association ◆When disposing in a container, ◆When disposing in a bag, (Website http://www.pc3r.jp/ 03-5282-7685) attach the ticket that is in please place a sticker that suits For PC with no collecting manufacturer (home-made PC, manufacturers no longer accordance with the actual amount the size of the bag. in business, etc.) please apply with the PC3R Promotion Association. of waste in the container. 60 Use small bags for small シール Seal ※Collecting and recycling fees required. amounts of waste. 20 (Excluding products purchased after October 1, 2003 with a 'PC recycle mark') The collection/recycling fee for PCs made by major manufacturers is 4,320 yen for the base unit and an additional 4,320 to 5,400 for external displays. ●When disposing of recyclable paper

●Motorcycles ●Automobile ◆For newspapers Seal ◆For cardboard: and magazines: 10cm Attach one 10 liter sticker to every two There are recycling systems operated by the manufacturers, etc. The Automobile Recycling Law requires recycling. Attach a 10 liter cardboard boxes about the size of sticker to each bundle tangerine boxes. Bicycle Recycling Call Center There is a charge, contact the 10 centimeters high. Seal Please inquire: ( 03-3598-8075) ELV Recycling System Contact Center 10cm Seal Please inquire: ( 050-3786-7755) for collection methods, recycling fees, etc. ●When disposing of bottles, cans, PET bottles, spray cans, cassette gas cylinders, and dry-cell battery ●Other items to be collected by specialists Please place bottles, cans, PET bottles, spray cans cassette gas Specialists will be referred to you. For more information, please contact the waste collection cylinders and dry-cell batteries in office/waste collection center in your area. separate bags, attach the sticker Seal Seal Seal Seal according to the sizes of the bags, Spray cans, cassette ※Items that are harmful, dangerous or have offensive odors ※Things difficult to dispose of and place the bags at the Bottles Cans gas cylinders and PET bottles Cassette-type gas cylinders, oils (gasoline, diesel, kerosene, Tires, pianos, fireproof safes, dirt, sand, recyclables/waste collection point. dry-cell batteries thinner, etc.), paint, medicines, printer ink, batteries, rocks, blocks, sludge, etc. fireworks, matches, fire extinguishers, etc.

9 10 Let's build a resource recycling-oriented society together

A “resource recycling-oriented society” is a society that minimizes burdens on the global environment and recycles waste products by minimizing generation of waste, reusing, and disposing properly. We must Transitions in Waste Collected by Shinjuku City and Volume of Waste Recycled

reexamine our daily habits and try to reduce waste while effectively utilizing our resources. Let us citizens, According to statistical data from previous years, more waste was produced in 1989 than in any other previous year, and the collecting of businesses, and Shinjuku city face this waste problem and work together to build a resource resources was done only through group collections. Later, collections began with bottles and cans in 1992, the collection of business-related waste became no longer free in 1996, in 1997 the collection of plastic bottles began, and in October of 1999 weekly collection of used paper recycling-oriented society for the sake of the earth and our future. began. The collecting of plastic containers and wrappings as resources started in April 2008 and other plastic, leather, and rubber products, which had been handled as non-combustible waste, were changed to combustible waste. In April 2009 spray cans and cassette gas cylinders were added, to the bottle, can and PET bottle collections and dry-cell batteries were added as well in April 2011. From April 2015, bottles, cans, The Roles of City's Residents, Businesses, and Shinjuku City PET bottles, spray cans, cassette gas cylinders and dry-cell batteries will be collected at recyclable/waste collection points.

Amount of Waste in Shinjuku City Units: tons Role of citizens Role of businesses City's role Classification/Year 1989 2003 2008 2013 ●Reduce waste and recycle ●Produce and sell products ●Spread promotion of reducing Combustible waste 152,676 77,105 74,242 69,161 ●Use items with care that are easy to recycle waste and recycling Metal, Ceramic, Glass waste 48,322 22,682 6,854 3,136 ●Cooperate with group ●Collect used items promote ●Offer support and guidance for Large-Sized Waste 3,492 1,720 2,127 2,559 collections and administrative recycling smooth recycling operations Total 204,490 101,507 83,223 74,856 collections ●Proper disposal based on ●Proper and effective Volume of Waste Recycled in Shinjuku City taking responsibility for processing of waste Units: tons your company's own waste Classification/Year 2003 2008 2013 Group Collections 6,648 7,037 6,415 Bottles, cans* 3,328 3,911 4,716 Dry-cell batteries, white food trays 23 25 54 Reducing Waste with the Three Rs Used paper, paper books 11,105 8,220 6,095 PET bottles 366 1,214 1,444 “The three Rs” are the key in reducing waste. Plastic Containers and Wrapping – 2,047 1,643 Check your daily habits once again with “The three Rs” in order to reduce waste. Total 21,470 22,454 20,367

Waste reduction and the recycling of resources can be realized with just a little effort by each and every person. *Including spray cans and cassette-type gas cylinders as of 2013. (Some items may not add up to the totals because some decimal places may have been cut off.) The first The third R R Amount of Waste and Disposal Costs in Shinjuku City stands for stands for REDUCE RECYCLE Waste Volume and Population Waste per person every day = waste volume ÷ population ÷ 365 days ●2003 (population as of Jan. 1, 2004.) 1. ●2013 (population as of January 1, 2014.) 1. meaning to decrease meaning to reuse Population: 299,685 ppl. (including 29,143 registered foreign nationals) Population: 324,082 ppl. (including 34,121 registered foreign nationals) the amount of waste The second R as resources Amount of Waste: 101,507t Amount of Waste: 74,856t stands for Amount of waste per person: 925g Amount of waste per person: 633g ●Don't buy disposable items This is the process where materials ●Refuse excessive packaging REUSE are used as resources instead of Disposal Costs Fiscal Year 2013 ●Bring your own shopping bags being thrown away as waste. ●Waste (combustible waste, metals/ceramics/glass, large-sized waste) processing fees ●Don't buy things in trays and meaning to make adjustments so ●Properly separate recyclables The costs from collection/transport to processing/disposal covered by the city. only purchase when and waste that you can use items again,instead ●Costs to recycle resources (for 1 kg) Costs÷amount collected About necessary ●Buy and used recycled items 65 yen per kg ●Utilize rentals of immediately throwing them away The costs covered by the city from collection to recycling. (Gains on disposals are subtracted. Products subject to the Containers/Packaging Recycling Act include recycling expenses (covered by Shinjuku city). ●Fix broken items for use Recyclable Paper Bottles Aluminum Steel Cans PET bottles Plastic Containers and Wrapping ●Use refillable packaging ●Use flea markets and recycle shops

The Earth’s resources are limited. It is important for us not to buy unnecessary goods and to recycle what can be recycled so that natural resources that have taken billions of years to produce are not used up by our generation. Let us lead a lifestyle where we properly separate 22 yen 79 yen 15 yen 77 yen 105 yen 172 yen resources and waste every day so that we can reuse unwanted things as resources. ●Group collections: about 13 yen/kg expenses÷ volume collected

Group collecting is an excellent system. Please see Page 7 if you are not participating yet.

11 12 ● All recyclables are collected once per week on the Recyclable day. Your town's 'Recyclable/waste' collection days ● The metal/ceramic/glass collection days written in red have changed starting in 2015.

Metal, Metal, Metal, Metal, Area Combustible Area Combustible Area Combustible Area Combustible Recyclables Ceramic, Jurisdiction Recyclables Ceramic, Jurisdiction Recyclables Ceramic, Jurisdiction Recyclables Ceramic, Jurisdiction (Location of recyclable/waste (Once per week) waste (Location of recyclable/waste (Once per week) waste (Location of recyclable/waste (Once per week) waste (Location of recyclable/waste (Once per week) waste collection points) (Twice per week) Glass waste collection points) (Twice per week) Glass waste collection points) (Twice per week) Glass waste collection points) (Twice per week) Glass waste (Twice per month) (Twice per month) (Twice per month) (Twice per month) A Aizumi-cho Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Sat. East Ki Kikui-cho Mon. Wed./Sat. First and third Thu. East and Toyama 1, 3chome Wed. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Sat. Shin Y Yarai-cho (1-111 banchi) Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Fri. East Akagishitamachi Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Wed. East 1 Kitashinjuku Tue. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Sat. Kabuki Toyama 2chome Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Mon. Shin Yarai-cho (excluding the above) Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Wed. East Akagimotomachi Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Wed. East Kitashinjuku 2chome Mon. Wed./Sat. Second and Fourth Thu. Kabuki Na Naitomachi Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Sat. East Yo Yokoteramachi Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Fri. East Agebacho Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Wed. East 3 Kitashinjuku Mon. Wed./Sat. Second and Fourth Fri. Kabuki Nakai 1, 2chome Mon. Wed./Sat. First and third Tue. Shin Yochomachi (1-6ban) Fri. Wed./Sat. Second and Fourth Thu. East Araki-cho (21-23 banchi) Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Sat. East 4 Kitashinjuku Mon. Wed./Sat. Second and Fourth Thu. Shin Nakaochiai 1, 2chome Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Fri. Shin Yochomachi (excluding the above) Fri. Wed./Sat. Second and Fourth Tue. East Araki-cho (excluding the above) Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Mon. East Kitamachi Nakaochiai 3chome Sat. Mon./Thu. First and Third Fri. Shin Yotsuya 1chome (1, 2, 9-18 banchi) Wed. Tue./Fri. First and third Mon. East Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Fri. East I Ichigayakagacho 1, 2chome Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Fri. East (1-40 banchi, part of 41 banchi) Nakaochiai 4chome Sat. Mon./Thu. First and Third Wed. Shin Yotsuya 1chome (excluding the above) Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Mon. East Ichigayakoracho Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Fri. East Kitamachi (part of 41 banchi) Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Wed. East Nakasatomachi Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Wed. East Yotsuya 2chome (1, 4-8, 11, 14 banchi) Wed. Tue./Fri. First and third Mon. East Ichigayasadohara-cho 1-3chome Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Fri. East Kitayamabushi-cho Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Fri. East Nakacho Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Fri. East Yotsuya 2chome (excluding the above) Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Mon. East Ichigayasanaicho Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Mon. East Sa Saikumachi Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Fri. East Nandomachi Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Fri. East Yotsuya 3chome (1, 4, 5, 8 banchi) Wed. Tue./Fri. First and third Mon. East Ichigayatakajomachi Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Fri. East Sakamachi (Yotsuyasakamachi Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Mon. East Ni Nishiochiai 1chome Sat. Mon./Thu. First and Third Wed. Shin Yotsuya 3chome (2, 3, 6, 7 banchi) Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Mon. East as of July 21, 2015) Ichigayatamachi 1chome Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Mon. East Nishiochiai 2-42chome Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Fri. Shin Yotsuya 3chome (9, 12, 13 banchi) Wed. Tue./Fri. First and Third Sat. East Samon-cho (1, 2 banchi, Ichigayatamachi 2, 3chome Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Fri. East Wed. Tue./Fri. First and third Mon. East Nishigokencho Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Wed. East Yotsuya 3chome (10, 11, 14 banchi) Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Sat. East Ichigayadaimachi 6-12 banchi, 16-20, banchi) Fri. Wed./Sat. Second and Fourth Tue. East Nishishinjuku 1chome ※ ※ ※ Kabuki Yotsuya 4chome (1, 4-7 banchi and (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 ban) Samon-cho (excluding the above) Wed. Tue./Fri. First and Third Sat. East Wed. Tue./Fri. First and Third Sat. East Nishishinjuku 2, 3chome Thu. Wed./Sat. First and third Mon. Kabuki 25-32 banchi and part of 33, 34 banchi) Ichigayadaimachi (excluding the above) Fri. Wed./Sat. Second and Fourth Thu. East Sanei-cho Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Mon. East Nishishinjuku 4chome Thu. Wed./Sat. First and Third Fri. Kabuki Yotsuya 4chome (2, 3, 8-24 banchi and Ichigayachoenjimachi Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Mon. East Shinanomachi (12-34 banchi) Wed. Tue./Fri. First and third Mon. East Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Sat. East Shi Nishishinjuku 5chome Mon. Wed./Sat. Second and Fourth Thu. Kabuki 33, 34 banchi - partial) Ichigayanakano-cho Fri. Wed./Sat. Second and Fourth Tue. East Shinanomachi (excluding the above) Wed. Tue./Fri. First and Third Sat. East Nishishinjuku 6chome Sat. Mon./Thu. First and Third Wed. Kabuki Wa Wakaba 1-3 chome Wed. Tue./Fri. First and third Mon. East Ichigayayahataman-cho Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Mon. East Shimoochiai 1chome Fri. Wed./Sat. First and third Thu. Shin Nishishinjuku 7-8chome Tue. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Wed. Kabuki Wakamatsu-cho (1-9 ban) Fri. Wed./Sat. Second and Fourth Tue. East Ichigayafunagawaramachi Shimoochiai 2-4chome Tue. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Wed. Shin Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Fri. East Nishiwaseda 1, 3chome Wed. Tue./Fri. First and Third Sat. Shin Wakamatsu-cho (excluding the above) Mon. Wed./Sat. First and third Thu. East (1, 3-8, 12, 14 banchi) Shimomiyabi-cho Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Wed. East Nishiwaseda 2chome Wed. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Sat. Shin Wakamiyacho Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Wed. East Ichigayafunagawaramachi Shirogane-cho (12-18 banchi) Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Wed. East Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Wed. East Nijutsukimachi Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Fri. East Wasedamachi (5, 9-12, 27 banchi) Mon. Wed./Sat. First and third Thu. East (excluding the above) Shirogane-cho (excluding the above) Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Wed. East Haraikatamachi Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Fri. East Wasedamachi (excluding the above) Mon. Wed./Sat. First and third Tue. East Ichigayahonmuramachi Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Mon. East Shinogawamachi Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Wed. East H Wasedatsurumaki-cho Ichigayayakuojimachi Haramachi 1chome (14-17 banchi) Fri. Wed./Sat. Second and Fourth Tue. East Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Fri. East Mon. Wed./Sat. First and third Tue. East Shinjuku 1chome Wed. Tue./Fri. First and Third Sat. East (545, 546 banchi) (part of 1banchi, 58-85 banchi) Haramachi 1chome (excluding the Shinjuku 2chome Mon. Wed./Sat. First and third Thu. East Wasedatsurumaki-cho Ichigayayakuojimachi Wed. ※ First and Third Sat. East above) Mon. Wed./Sat. First and third Tue. East Fri. Wed./Sat. Second and Fourth Tue. East (5 ban and 1-3 Shinjuku St.) (excluding the above) (excluding the above) Haramachi 2chome (part of 1-8 banchi Shinjuku 2chome (6-8 ban, 9 ban-1go, Fri. Wed./Sat. Second and Fourth Tue. East Ichigayayanagi-cho (1-7, 45, 46, Wed. ※ ※ East 9-12, 30-43 banchi) Wasedaminami-cho Mon. Wed./Sat. First and third Thu. East Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Fri. East 10-14 ban, 15 ban-1-21 go, 16-19 ban) 48-50 banchi, 47 banchi - partial) Haramachi 2chome (excluding the Shinjuku 2chome (4 ban and 9 ban-17- Mon. Wed./Sat. First and third Thu. East Ichigayayanagi-cho above) Mon. Wed./Sat. First and third Tue. East 23 go, 15 ban-22-29 go and 1-3 ban Wed. Tue./Fri. First and Third Sat. East (8-11, 24-35 banchi) Haramachi 3chome (1-9 banchi, 84-89 (Note) For areas mentioning partial banchi, and those with a * mark in the Shinjuku excl. along the st.) Fri. Wed./Sat. Second and Fourth Tue. East Ichigayayanagi-cho banchi) collection day field, please inquire regarding the waste collection Fri. Wed./Sat. Second and Fourth Tue. East Shinjuku 3chome ※ ※ ※ Kabuki (15-22, 37-43 banchi) Haramachi 3chome (excluding the office/center that has jurisdiction. Collection days may differ for some Shinjuku 4chome Fri. ※ ※ Kabuki Mon. Wed./Sat. First and third Thu. East Ichigayayanagi-cho (part of 47 banchi) Mon. Wed./Sat. First and third Thu. East above) Shinjuku 5chome (1-16 ban) Wed. Tue./Fri. First and third Mon. Kabuki of the large-sized apartment complexes. Ichigayayamabushi-cho Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Fri. East Babashita-cho (60-63 banchi) Mon. Wed./Sat. First and third Tue. East Shinjuku 5chome (17-16 ban) ※ ※ ※ Kabuki Iwato-cho (1-8 banchi, 25-27 banchi) Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Fri. East Babashita-cho (excluding the above) Mon. Wed./Sat. First and third Thu. East Shinjuku 6-7chome Wed. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Mon. Kabuki Iwato-cho Higashienoki-cho Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Fri. East Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Wed. East Suido-cho Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Wed. East Hi (9, 11-23 banchi, part of 10 banchi) Su Higashigokencho Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Wed. East Sugacho Wed. Tue./Fri. First and third Mon. East Iwato-cho (part of 10 banchi) Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Fri. East Hyakunin-cho 1chome Fri. Mon./Thu. First and Third Sat. Kabuki Sumiyoshi-cho (1, 2 ban) Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Sat. East E Enoki-cho (79 banchi) Mon. Wed./Sat. First and third Tue. East Hyakunin-cho 2chome Sat. Tue./Fri. First and Third Wed. Kabuki Enoki-cho (excluding the above) Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Fri. East Sumiyoshi-cho (3, 4 ban) Fri. Wed./Sat. Second and Fourth Thu. East Hyakunin-cho 3, 4chome Fri. Wed./Sat. First and third Thu. Shin Okubo 1chome Sat. Tue./Fri. First and third Thu. Kabuki Sumiyoshi-cho (5-15 ban) Fri. Wed./Sat. Second and Fourth Tue. East O Fu Fukuromachi Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Wed. East Okubo 2, 3chome Thu. Tue./Fri. First and third Mon. Shin Ta Daikyo-cho Wed. Tue./Fri. First and Third Sat. East Funamachi (1-6 banchi) Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Mon. East Kaitai-cho Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Wed. East Takadanobaba 1, 2chome Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Mon. Shin Ka Funamachi (excluding the above) Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Sat. East Kaguragashi Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Wed. East Takadanobaba 3, 4chome Fri. Wed./Sat. Second and Fourth Tue. Shin Omission of Jurisdiction Display Benten-cho (1-30 banchi, 106-176 Tansu-machi (1-32 banchi) Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Fri. East He Mon. Wed./Sat. First and third Thu. East Kagurazaka 1-4chome Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Wed. East banchi) Kagurazaka 5chome (21-24 banchi) Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Fri. East Tansumachi (33-43 banchi, Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Fri. East Benten-cho (32-105 banchi) Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Fri. East Kagurazaka 5chome part of 44 banchi) Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Wed. East Benten-cho (177, 178 banchi) Mon. Wed./Sat. First and third Tue. East Shin: Shinjuku Waste Collection Office (excluding the above) Tansumachi (part of 44 banchi) Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Wed. East Honshio-cho Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Mon. East Kagurazaka 6chome (2-39 banchi) Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Wed. East Tsu Tsukijicho Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Wed. East Ho 03-3950-2923 Kagurazaka 6chome Tsukudocho Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Wed. East Mi Minamicho Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Fri. East Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Fri. East (excluding the above) Tsukudohachiman-cho (1 ban) Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Wed. East Minamienoki-cho Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Fri. East Kasumigaokamachi Wed. Tue./Fri. First and third Mon. East Tsukudohachiman-cho Minamimotomachi Wed. Tue./Fri. First and third Mon. East Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Wed. East East: Shinjuku East Waste Collection Center Katamachi (5, 8 ban) Fri. Wed./Sat. Second and Fourth Tue. East (excluding the above) Minamiyamabushi-cho Sat. Mon./Thu. Second and Fourth Fri. East Katamachi (excluding the above) Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Mon. East Tenjin-cho (63-85 banchi) Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Fri. East Yamabuki-cho 03-3353-9471 Te Y Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Fri. East Kabukicho 1, 2chome ※ ※ ※ Kabuki Tenjin-cho (excluding the above) Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Wed. East (1, 11-21, 81-130, 291, 331 banchi) Totsuka 1chome Wed. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Sat. Shin Yamabuki-cho Kamiochiai 1chome Mon. Wed./Sat. Second and Fourth Thu. Shin and Tue. Mon./Thu. First and Third Wed. East Kamiochiai 2, 3chome Mon. Wed./Sat. First and third Tue. Shin Tomihisa-cho (8, 9ban) Thu. Tue./Fri. Second and Fourth Sat. East (4-7, 258-270, 293-315 banchi) Kabuki: Kabukicho Waste Collection Center Kawada-cho Fri. Wed./Sat. Second and Fourth Tue. East Tomohisa-cho (excluding the above) Fri. Wed./Sat. Second and Fourth Thu. East Yamabuki-cho (332-366 banchi) Mon. Wed./Sat. First and third Tue. East 03-3200-5339

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