Version for preservation New Let’s reduce waste by half! Acceptable Ways to separate and dispose of garbage and recyclables Kyoto City aims to reduce the annual amount of garbage to 390,000 tons (FY 2020), less than half than the amount in the peak period. Now that the pace of reduction has been slowing, we ask for your cooperation in further decreasing the amount of waste! Meguru-kun I’m named after the basic concept of recycling – “Circulate and return” (“meguru” in Japanese). Kyoto City is the first government ordinance city that produces paid plastic bags for household garbage disposal, 10% of which is made from biomass plastics derived from inedible parts of sugar corns and other materials. These bags have already come into use! Kogomi-chan (Bioplastic version) I’m named Kogomi (small garbage) as a reminder to “Reduce waste as if you are losing weight.” Environmental Policy Bureau Issued in March 2019 Read this first Rules of Common rules on garbage collected discarding garbage regularly in Kyoto City Rule 1: Use Kyoto City’s designated plastic bags for household garbage Kyoto City has introduced its own designated paid plastic bags. There are two types of designated bags: one for combustible garbage and one for recyclables. Use this transparent bag for cans, Use this yellow bag for combustible glass bottles, PET bottles, plastic garbage! containers and packages! Garbage discarded using bags other than the designated ones will not be collected, and will be marked with a “Non-acceptable” sticker. For small metal objects and spray cans, use transparent bags through which the contents can be seen. Do not use city- designated paid bags. Apartment buildings for which private contractors collect garbage may have different rules from those of Kyoto City. Please confirm arrangements with the administrator of your apartment building. P13, P14 Rule 2: Thoroughly separate types of garbage before discarding Household garbage is classified into various types from the standpoint of recycling. Separate and dispose of each type of garbage in the correct manner. DO NOT put recyclable Garbage bags including unsuitable items will not be collected paper into combustible and will be marked with a “Non-acceptable” sticker. garbage. Rule 3: Do not dispose of commercial waste You cannot dispose of commercial waste from shops, offices or accommodation facilities as household garbage. Contact a disposal contractor licensed by Kyoto City or take such waste to the Incineration Plant of Kyoto City by yourself. P20 Rules you should follow when disposing of garbage Leave garbage and recyclables at The weight of one bag should not the designated pickup point in your be more than can be lifted with one hand, and community by 8:00 a.m. on collection you should discard about two bags at most days. Do not put them out on the previous night. per collection. If you put garbage out on the previous night, cats or If you dispose of too much garbage at one time, it may crows may break open bags, and scatter the garbage. create an obstruction to passage or make it impossible for all garbage to be collected that Regarding cans, glass bottles, PET bottles, plastic day. Please cooperate with the planned disposal. containers and packages, small metal objects and spray cans, leave them at a designated point marked Please tie each bag tightly by a “Recyclables pickup point” sign. before putting it out. For the aged or disabled who have difficulty in disposing of garbage As a part of livelihood support, we implement “Heartful collection,” visiting homes to collect garbage from the door. For more information, please contact a Ward Beautification Office, or a Counter for Ecological Activities in a Ward Office or Ward Branch Office. Refer to the back cover for contact information. ■ Quick search for garbage classification and collection points for recyclables.■ Check here too! Kogomi Net: Kyoto City website for comprehensive information on Waste reduction by half garbage reduction, classification, and recycling campaign, Kyoto City http://kyoto-kogomi.net Kogomi App. 01 How to separate and dispose of garbage and recyclables that are collected regularly .....03 Cans, glass bottles and PET bottles ........................................................................ 03 Cans and glass bottles for foods and beverages, PET bottles for beverages, alcohol and soy sauce, etc. Cans, bottles, PET bottles/ Plastic bottles, Cans, containers and packages 03 Plastic containers and packages .............................................................................. 05 Trays, bottles, bags, cups, caps, cushioning materials, etc. Small metal objects and spray cans ...................................................................... 07 Metal objects about 30 cm or less in length, such as pots and kettles, etc.; spray cans Small metal objects and spray Small metal objects and spray cans/ Combustible garbage Small metal objects and spray Small metal objects and spray cans/ Combustible garbage 07 Combustible garbage ......................................................................................................... 08 Raw garbage, plastics other than containers and packages, non-recyclable paper, glass, etc. Ways to dispose of recyclables other than regular collection ..............................................09 Recyclable paper Recyclable 09 Recyclable paper ................................................................................................................... 09 Newspaper, cardboard, food and drink cartons, miscellaneous paper waste (paper bags, wrapping paper, paper boxes, envelopes, postcards, fliers, brochures, etc.) Other ways that Other ways are recyclables collected ........................................................ 11 that Other ways are recyclables collected Other ways that recyclables are collected 11 Community collection services, Market collection services, Recyclables collection facilities, and Mobile collection services How to separate and dispose of garbage and recyclables for residents in apartment buildings where private contractors collect garbage .............................................................13 For residents of For residents apartments from which contractors private collect garbage 13 Where recyclables go .............................................................................................................................................15 Rules you should know concerning disposal of garbage .........................................................17 How to dispose of oversized garbage .................................................................................... 17 go recyclables Where 15 Oversized garbage such as chests of drawers, tables, and bicycles Carrying in garbage to Incineration Plants .......................................................................... 18 How to carry in garbage to the Incineration Plant of Kyoto City How to dispose of How garbage/ oversized Carrying in garbage to Plants Incineration How to dispose of How garbage/ oversized Carrying in garbage to Plants Incineration What is NOT collected in Kyoto City ........................................................................................ 19 17 Four types of home appliances (televisions, air conditioners, refrigerators/freezers, and clothes washers/dryers), personal computers, commercial waste, etc. Other efforts ...................................................................................................................................................................21 What is NOT What is NOT collected in Kyoto City What is NOT What is NOT collected in Kyoto City 19 Collection of dead animals such as dogs and cats, collection of human excrement, beautification activities, scattered garbage, etc. ....................................... 21 Efforts by private businesses .................................................................................................... 22 Other efforts Collection of personal computers and other small home appliances via parcel delivery services, recycling of trimmed tree branches, etc. 21 Practice of lifestyle that doesn’t create garbage ............................................................................23 Practice of lifestyle Practice that doesn’t create garbage Garbage classification dictionary You can search for information on how to separate and dispose of garbage by item, in alphabetical order. .....26 23 02 How to separate and dispose of garbage and recyclables that are collected regularly Regarding garbage and recyclables that Kyoto City collects regularly on a weekly (or monthly) basis, their types and acceptable ways to separate and discard are described below. Cans, glass bottles and PET bottles Recyclables Collected Cans and glass bottles for foods and beverages, PET bottles for beverages, once a week alcohol and soy sauce, etc. Use the designated transparent garbage bag for recyclables. の り Cans Bottles PET bottles * Put cans, bottles and PET bottles together in the same bag. Suitable way to discard 1 Empty cans or bottles and rinse inside. 2 Discard without crushing. Crushed cans or PET bottles cannot be sorted out by machines when recycling. Discard them as they are without crushing or breaking. 3 Do not put foreign matter inside these items! Do not discard with foreign matter such as cigarette butts or nails left inside. 4 Remove caps and labels from glass bottles and PET bottles. Dispose of plastic labels as in “Plastic containers and packages.” Regarding