Metal items
and glassware
Spray cans, gas canisters, pans, bottle caps, other small metal items, broken bottles, electric bulbs, metal tableware, heat-resistant glassware, etc.Hard plastic
products and
ceramic items
Toys, plastic containers and packaging with irremovable stains or smells, plastic and ceramic tableware, flowerpots, etc.
Home
appliances
Electric ovens, juicers, rice cookers, electric heaters（Empty kerosene from the tank and remove batteries.）, etc.Others
Umbrellas, electric pots, tricycles, legless chairs, dry-cell batteries, oily bins and containers, etc.Rubber and leather products, cloths and clothes, videotapes, disposable body warmers, soft plastic containers and packaging with irremovable stains, etc.
Food scraps, left-over foods, vegetable scraps, fish scraps, used tea leaves, egg shells, fruit scraps, seashells, etc.
Tissues, disposable diapers, paper containers and packaging with irremovable stains or smells, other small paper containers and packaging, pruned branches, etc.
Paper boxes, wrapping paper, paper buffer materials, etc. with the mark and of the size of a tissue paper box that is broken down flat. P l a s t i c b a g s ,
containers, trays, p a ck a g ing films , packaging, bottles, buffer materials, etc. with the mark
Cans of beverages, nori（dried seaweed）, foods, confectionery, milk, etc.
Bottles of beverages, s a k e , s o y s a u c e , nutritional drinks, etc., except heat-resistant glass bottles which should be disposed of a s n o n - b u r n a b l e garbage.
Place 1.8-liter sake bottles (issho-bin) and b e er b o t t l e s in a separate bag as they a r e c o l l e c t e d separately from other bottles.
P E T b o t t l e s o f beverages, sake and soy sauce with the
mark Cardboard boxes used to contain fruits, home appliances, etc.
Cardboard boxes with wax coating and with gold/silver foil finish are not recyclable and should be disposed of as burnable garbage.
Do not put in a bag. C o m i c s , w e e k l y magazines, books, e n c y c l o p e d i a s , notebooks, etc. Books with vinyl-coated covers are not recyclable and should be disposed of as burnable garbage. Cartons of milk and
juice
Cartons with silver linings inside are not recyclable and should be disposed of as burnable garbage.
Videotapes Paper waste Kitchen waste
Kitchen waste Wood waste
Hard plastic products
Glass
Ceramic items Metal items
Home appliances Gas canisters
Cans Bottles PET bottles Cartons Cardboardboxes newspaper insertsNewspapers and Magazinesand books
Plastic containers and packaging without the mark are collected twice a month.
Rinse out the inside and cut open.
Empty and rinse out the inside o r r e m o v e stains before disposal.
Remove labels from bottles a n d c r u s h them flat.
B r e a k t h e m down into flat pieces about 50cm on a side
E m p t y a n d remove stains.
Bind crosswise and make into stacks up to approx. 40cm in height（20cm in case of cardboard boxes）. Avoid putting out these items on rainy and snowy days, and wait until the next collection day whenever possible.
Put these items in transparent bags. Empty and rinse out the inside.
Kitchen waste
Paper and
wood waste
Others
30cm
30cm
Furniture and
equipment Desks, closets, sewing machines, sofas, shoe cupboards, shelves, organs, etc. Vehicles Bicycles, bicycle-drawn carts, baby carriages, etc.
Bedding and
carpets Beds, futon bedclothes, mattresses, rags, carpets, etc. Others Swings, skis, golf gear, laundry poles, etc.
Home appliances Microwave ovens, dehumidifiers, etc. Housing equipment Sinks, bathtubs, washbasins, etc. （excluding equipment fixed to housing structure）
Fukushima City Recycling Plaza
Items not covered by the City’
s garbage collection service
☎
024-525-3744
Inquiry
Items thatcannot be disposed of by the City
Automobile parts, safes, farm equipment, pesticides, construction waste,
agricultural vinyl products, metal blocks, medical waste, etc. Ask retail stores for pick-up or use private garbage collection and transport service.
PCs Manufacturers and other entities collect and recycle used PCs. Ask the relevant manufacturer or entity for pick-up.
Large quantities
of garbage Waste generated in large quantities from housing move-in/move-out, etc. Commercial/
business waste Waste from commercial/business sources such as stores, restaurants, and company offices Bring the waste directly to the Clean Center or use private garbage collection and transport service.（In case of waste from commercial/business sources, only burnable waste is accepted by the Clean Center with a charge.） Air conditioners, cathode-ray tube TVs, liquid crystal display TVs, plasma display
panel TVs, refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, clothes dryers
Home appliances specified in the Home Appliance
Recycling Law
Ask home appliance retail stores or use private garbage collection and transport service. You can also bring these items directly to a designated disposal site.
Manufacturers and other entities collect and recycle used motorcycles.
Motorcycles Ask a used motorcycle dealer for disposal or bring the motorcycle directly to a designated disposal site.
Pianos, Concrete blocks, Vehicle batteries, Thinner, Gas cylinders, Waste tires, Drums, Fire extinguishers, Gasoline, Oil
Enter your garbage collection days in this sheet and put it on a wall for easy and quick reference.
Payment of a recycling fee is not required for disposal of motorcycles sold in Japan by any of the 16 companies participating in the Motorcycle Recycling Program, regardless of whether with or without the recycling mark. Note, however, that if you bring your motorcycle to a used motorcycle dealer, you have to pay for collection and transport.
For inquiry and request for collection, contact:
For inquiry and request for collection, contact:
☎
024-539-9653
Burnable garbage
and
recyclables
are picked up on regular collection days throughout the year including
holidays
,
except for the year-end and New Year holidays, while pick-up of non-burnable garbage does not take place on holidays.
Garbage Sorting and Disposal Rules
Your cooperation in garbage reduction and strict garbage sorting is highly appreciated.
Please take garbage to your local garbage collection point
by 8:30 AM
on each collection day.
（Do not put out garbage the night before.）
Burnable
garbage
Collected
twice
a week
Mon.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
Transparent bag （up to 45 liters）
Flush solid matter down the toilet before disposing of a disposable diaper.
Disposable diapers Disposable diapers
Cloths Cloths
Rubber and leather products
Drain all excess liquid and put in a bag. Tie the bag tightly.
Up to 60cm
Pruned garden tree branches （Diameter of a pruned branch
should be up to approx. 10cm.）
Non-burnable
garbage
Collected
twice
a month
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Transparent bag （up to 45 liters）
Plastic containers
Plastic containers Buckets Buckets
Washbowls
Toys
Toys Wrap up with paper
and write “キケン” （dangerous）on it.
Electric ovens Rice cookers
Gas canisters/aerosol spray cans: Make sure to use up all fuel and
puncture a hole.
Non-burnable items
should be
up to approx.
60cm in length and
10kg in weight.
Fukushima City
Sanitation Management Department
Bulky items
（Collected upon request）
Call Fukushima City Recycling Plaza to request a bulky item collection. Bulky items are collected
on a specified day at the door. Up to five items per household are accepted in one collection.
Call Fukushima City Recycling Plaza to request a bulky item collection. Bulky items are collected
on a specified day at the door. Up to five items per household are accepted in one collection.
You cannot put out bulky items at your local garbage collection point. You cannot put out bulky items at your local garbage collection point.
Items up to 60cm to 200cm in height and 10kg to 100kg in weight are treated as bulky items. You may opt to bring bulky items directly to Fukushima City Recycling Plaza on weekdays, between 8:45 AM and 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM and 4:30 PM.
Recyclables
Recyclables without
Plastic containers
and packaging
the mark
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri.
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri.
Four times
a month
Twice
a month
Place used small home appliances in collection boxes provided at public facilities and private commercial facilities in the City.
Plastic containers
and packaging Paper containersand packaging
Plastic containers and packaging with the mark are collected four times a month.
（Not on the fifth collection day of any month.）
