英語版 （From October, 2016 ） Handbook For the separation and putting out of garbage This Artwork was made by a student at Yao City, Takami Jr. High School and received the Chairman's Award at a Poster competition for Promoting Environmental Beautification/Green Society Yao City Types of Garbage In Yao City, the garbage collected by the city is separated into 8 categories. Identifi Item cation Types of designated garbage bags Page Mark Burnable garbage ● Yellowish green· opalescent bag (distribution from the city, no charge) 2 Portable gas cartridges/spray cans N/A Transparent bag (No distribution from the city) 2 Plastic containers and packaging ♥ Pink ·t ranslucent bag 3 PET bottles (plastic bottles) ◆ (distribution from the city, no charge) 5 Recyclable garbage ★ 5 Light blue·transparent bag Miscellaneous garbage ■ 6 (distribution from the city, no charge) Landfill garbage ▲ 6 8 types8 ofseparation Oversized garbage 7 Recyclable electric household appliances 7 Extra garbage (garbage when moving) 8 Garbage collection requiring telephone appointment: how to apply 9 Oversized garbage: how to put out (Measurement & Fee) 10 Non-collectable garbage 12 Voluntary collection scheme by manufacturers and industries 13 Recycling support system 13 Location of recycling collection boxes 14 Commercial garbage 14 Q & A about garbage 15 "Bringing in" garbage by yourself 17 Yao Recycle Center Leaning Plaza"MEGURU (revolving)" 17 Zero Waste! Establishing a Recycling-based Society 18 Inquiries about garbage Back cover Types of designated garbage bags for home used garbage Recyclable, Miscellaneous, Burnable garbage Plastic containers and packaging, Landfill Yellowish green 35ℓ PET bottles Important notes: - Please separate garbage properly. - Do not mix plastic containers and packaging with PET bottles. Same applies to Recyclable, Miscellaneous, and Landfill garbage. 1 ● Burnable garbage (KANEN GOMI) - Food waste, wood chips, leather goods, garden plants, vinyl products, plastic products without a Pla-mark, etc. Twice a week - Please use "My Bag" a reusable shopping bag so that you can contribute to the green society by not consuming plastic grocery bags when grocery shopping. Main Items Disposal Instructions 【Video/Cassette tape 】 【leather goods 【bucket/washbowl 】 - Drain food waste well - If possible, convert food waste to compost - Remove excrement from diapers and flush into toilet. Same for pet feces 【 （ ）】 【CD 】 plastic product without Pla-mark - Please wrap bamboo skewers in paper or cloth to dispose them safely - Small amounts of cooking oil should be solidified 【food waste 】 【garden plants 】 【diapers 】 or soaked up in paper/cloth before being placed in the garbage bag. Never place the oil as liquid into ※ Items such as cushions and blankets that are too large to fit in bags are classified as oversized garbage. ※ Newspapers/cardboard boxes and clothes are recyclables. Discharge them when local community organizations collect such items. ※ Please take milk cartons to collection boxes throughout city or by supermarkets. ※ Please ensure items do not stick out from garbage bags. Portable Gas Cartridges/Spray Cans (KAN'I GASU BONBE ・・・SUPUREI KAN) - Portable gas cartridges/Spray cans should be completely used up and then Twice a week punctured in a well ventilated place away from any heat source. Disposal instructions Main Items - Place the cartridges/cans into a see-through bag - Place the bag next to the burnable garbage bag - Please take the cartridges/cans out to the garbage soon after you empty them (maximum 2-3 at once), not a huge number of them at once. 【portable gas cartridges 】 【spray cans 】 ※ Disposing these containers without using up all its contents is a cause of fire accidents in collection trucks and in waste firing pits. Please ensure that the containers are empty before disposing. Even though a portable gas cartridges/spray cans have been used up, it may seem that some of the contents remain. In this case, please contact the manufacturer. The contact information should be on the label. If you cannot find the contact information, please contact the numbers below. - Portable gas cartridges: (*) Japan Industrial Association of Gas and Kerosene Appliances TEL: 0120 - 14-9996 - Spray cans: (*) Aerosol Industry Association of Japan TEL: 03 - 5207 9850 (*) General Incorporated Association 2 ♥♥♥ Plastic containers and packaging - With a few exceptions, the identification mark (Pla-mark) is Once a week on all plastic containers and packaging. Please look for the Pla-mark to distinguish the containers. Main Items Disposal Instructions - Some items are hard to clean out or have strong 【snack/sweet 【food packaging odors (for example: tubes). Please throw these out as burnable garbage since they are difficult for waste sorting operations. - Styrene foam items are categorized as plastic containers and packaging garbage. - Plastic products such as buckets, toys, or CDs are 【disposable 【plastic wrap/film 】 not categorized as plastic containers and packaging shopping bag 】 garbage. - Do not mix PET bottles with plastic containers and packaging garbage. Plastic containers and packaging include ・・・・・・・・・ ・Plastic products made for the purpose of containing 【 【containers for cup plastic containers for eggs, (containers) or wrapping (packaging). 】 ・The products themselves are not included, even if noodles, etc. 】 etc. ※ Plastic tubes for mayonnaise or ketchup or soup sachets attached to cup noodles have the Pla-mark on them. Please dispose these as burnable garbage because residue of them cannot be washed off easily. ※ Please dispose plastic containers and packaging directly into the designated garbage bags. If plastic items are first put into smaller bags, it makes the recycling process much harder. Exempt Items Complex Materials - Commercial products: Plastic toys, basins, CDs, toothbrushes, Containers are not always comprised of Videotapes, etc. single component materials, but can be - Objects that do not categorized as complex products comprised of various containers and packaging: Dry-cleaning materials such as papers and plastics. bags, vinyl(plastic) band, etc. Generally each container/package displays - Packaging that does not become product information, however, in some waste after the contained item is used cases, the information is displayed or packaging that is a part of the item: together on one label. Cases for CD's, musical instruments, or cameras. - Bottles with PET mark ※ Bottle caps and label of these bottles are plastic containers and packaging garbage - PET mark bottles will be sorted and collected separately. Please also use In case of PET bottles, the information is collection boxes by municipal or by displayed together on one label. supermarkets. ※ Medically infectious waste (intravenous drip tubes or used needles) or dangerous items (gas lighters or dry batteries) are rejects. Never put these items out as plastic containers and packaging garbage. 3 Key Points: Put the plastic waste disposal out right 1 Check for Pla-mark 2 Remove objects from containers and packaging Generally, Items with If metal or glass objects Pla-mark are the subject are mixed with the under this category. Any disposal of the garbage, plastic container, without they not only make the Pla-mark, that becomes separation process waste after the contained difficult, but also cause product is used will also recycling machines to be collected. break down or even cause 3 Wash and dry the inside accidents. 4 Reduce the bulkiness Do not dispose of containers with food or Make the containers as other goods inside. flat as possible. Pile each Recyclable products tray onto the other and cannot be made with bundle them together such untreated materials. without breaking them. Dispose containers after carefully washing and drying. Confectionery packaging Cup/tray for noodles When you are unsure ・・・・・・・・・ Brush out the Dry containers Items with remaining contents. after residue are a removing hindrance for the residue with recycling process. If paper or you are unsure, please washing them dispose the items as with water. burnable garbage. Bottle caps Egg containers Labels/Stickers No extra small plastic bags Bottle caps Flattening the When paper Place plastic containers and packaging directly into the should be containers to labels or stickers designated garbage bag. removed from reduce the are on the items, bulkiness. remove them if Trouble will arise during the the bottles. sorting process if they are possible. If not, placed into small plastic recycle them as bags before being disposed plastic containers of and into the designated and packaging. garbage bag. 4 ◆ PET Bottles Once a - Identification mark (PET bottle mark) is on PET bottles. Please use the mark as a guide. month Disposal Instructions 1. Remove bottle cap 2. Remove label 3. Empty remains and rinse out the bottle 4. Dry out the bottle, then crush it and put it into the designated garbage bag for PET bottles. ※ The bottle cap and label belong to plastic containers and packaging garbage bag. - Do not mix plastic containers and packaging garbage with PET ※ It is not necessary to remove cap rings left on PET bottles. ※ Make use of collection boxes throughout the city or by supermarkets. ★ Recyclable garbage Twice a month - Cans for food and drink - Glass bottles for food, drinks, and cosmetics Main Items Disposal Instructions - Please take returnable beer and alcohol 【Food Cans 】 【Glass bottles for Juice 】 bottles back to the liquor store. （Repetitively used when washed ） - Empty the bottle and rinse