Fu k u o k a C ity G o v e rn m e nt K e e p f or y o ur re f e re n c e .

You c an
re c eive
inform ation
on c olle ction
d ates in your
are a.

K a a ru- c h a n: th e m a s c o t
f or w a st e r e d u c tio n You c an
se arch how
to se p arate
g arb a g e!
Burna ble Put out on
G arb a g e
（Twic e a we ek）     d ay and d ay night
Non-Burna ble Put out on night of the Ad d Fukuoka City
G arb a g e as your LINE friend!
（O nc e a month） day
Glass Bottles and Put out on night of the
PET Bottles
（O nc e a month） day
Not c olle cte d b etwe en De c e mb er 31 and January 3.
For more d etails, se e the Fukuoka City we bsite or the Shisei Da yori municip al newsletter.

Oversized Oversized Garbage Disposal Center LINE A c c o unt N a m e: Fuku ok a C ity（福岡市）

Garbage 092-731-1153 LINE ID：@fuku o k a c ity
(By advance application) Open: Monday to Saturday, 9:00 to 17:00 Closed between December 29 and January 3
 C o n t e n ts
G arb a g e Disposal Rules 1-2 O versize d G arb a g e 10
G arb a g e Disposal Syste m 3 G arb a g e That is Not C olle cte d 11
Re cycla bles 4-6 Hum an Waste M ana g e m ent 12
Burna ble G arb a g e 7 O ne Tim e Disposals of a Larg e
Non-Burna ble G arb a g e 8 Amount of Waste 13
Glass Bottles and PET Bottles 9 Notices 14
Inquiries (S e e b a c k c o v e r.)

G a r b a g e D is p o s a l R u l e s
❶ Se p arate all re c y cla bles and g arb a g e prop erly.
○ R esid e nti a l w a ste R e si d e n ti a l w a st e m ust b e s e p a r a t e d i n t o f o ur t y p e s: b urn a bl e ;
non-burna ble; glass bottles and PET bottles; and oversize d g arb a g e.

Burna ble Non-burna ble Glass bottles and PET bottles O versize d g arb a g e
➡ Se e p a g e 7. ➡ Se e p a g e 8. ➡ Se e p a g e 9. ➡ Se e p a g e 10.

○ G arb a g e That is Not C olle cte d Disp ose of e a c h it e m a c c ordin g t o its c orre c t disp os a l m e th o d .

SR000

LR000

Sm all Button b atteries Ite ms d efine d by the Hom e C omputers C ar or motorcycle

re charg e a ble ➡ Se e p a g e 11. A p plianc e Re c y cling Law ➡ Se e p a g e 11. tires, fire extinguishers,
b atteries ➡ Se e p a g e 11. a grochemic als, etc.
➡ Se e p a g e 6. ➡ Se e p a g e 11.

❷ Put g arb a g e in the d esignate d Fukuok a City g arb a g e b a gs,

and tie the m close d se curely at the top b efore putting the m out.
Fuku o k a C ity g a r b a g e b a gs a r e sol d in s e ts o f 10 in d iff e r e nt siz e s
a n d f o r d if f e r e n t g a r b a g e t y p e s. T h e y c a n b e p u r c h a s e d a t
su p er m a rk e ts, c o nv e ni e n c e stores a n d oth er o utl e ts. Fill e a c h b a g a
re aso n a ble a m o unt, a n d tie th e m close d se c urely a t th e to p.
A m a xim u m o f t e n 45-lit e r b a gs c a n b e p ut o ut p e r h o us e h ol d p e r
c olle c tio n.
Fuku ok a C ity
If t h e it e m is t o o l a r g e o r h e a v y f o r a g a rb a g e b a gs displ a y
d esig n a t e d Fuku ok a C ity g a rb a g e b a g , a pi c ture of th e c ity's
it m ust b e disp ose d of Fuku ok a C ity's
e nviro n m e nt a l
e nviro n m e nt a l m a sc ot, E c o p p a .
as o v ersiz e d g arb a g e . m a sc ot, E c o p p a Yo u c a n n o t us e b a gs w hi c h d o n o t h a v e this c h a r a c t e r print e d o n.

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❸ Put g arb a g e out only on d esignate d d a y and at d esignate d spot.
G a r b a g e c o ll e c ti o n d a ys m a y d iff e r d e p e n d in g o n y o ur a r e a . C h e c k w it h t h e Livin g
En viro n m e n t S e c ti o n a t y o ur l o c a l w a r d o ffi c e or t h e En viro n m e n t a l Bur e a u w e b sit e f or
inform a tio n o n y o ur c olle c tio n d a ys. (Se e b a c k c o v er.)

G arb a g e typ e C olle ction d a ys * When to put out g arb a g e Where to put out g arb a g e

Burna ble Put out g arb a g e ● Deta che d houses: in front

g arb a g e Twic e a we ek b etwe en sunset and of the prop erty
midnight. ● A p artm ent c omplexes: in
the building's d esignate d
spot
Non-burna ble
g arb a g e O nc e a month If th e ro a d in fro nt o f y o ur r e si d e n c e is
t o o n a rr o w f o r g a r b a g e tr u c ks, u s e
t h e s p o t s p e c ifi e d b y y o ur R e si d e n ts
Asso c i a tio n.
Glass bottles and
PET bottles O nc e a month
Sunset Midnight

Yo u m ust s p e c ify t h e d is p o s a l l o c a -
Until 8:30 a.m. on the
O versize d A p ply in a dv anc e d ay you have you
ti o n a t t h e ti m e o f a p p li c a ti o n if t h e
g arb a g e it e ms a r e t o o l a r g e f or t h e g a r b a g e
booked your colle ction. c oll e c tio n a re a .

* G a r b a g e is n o t c oll e c t e d b e t w e e n D e c e m b e r 31 a n d J a n u a ry 3. Visit th e Fuku o k a C ity w e b sit e

or c h e c k th e Shis e i D a y ori m u ni c i p a l n e wsl e tt e r f or d e t a ils.

C ommercial waste from comp anies and stores c annot b e put out as resid ential waste. It will b e
C aution
m arke d as uncolle cta ble with a warning sticker and will not b e colle cte d.

❹ Bring re c y cla bles to the c olle ction lo c ation.

Warning sticker

R e c y c l a b l e w a st e su c h a s us e d p a p e r, f a bri c a n d c lo thin g c a n b e d isp os e d o f a t lo c a l

re c y cle b ox es. Se e p a g e 4 for d e t a ils.

● Use d p a p er (n e wsp a p e r, c a rd b o a rd , p a p e r w a st e) Se e p a g e 4.

● Pa p er
c artons ● White styrofo a m food tra ys Se e p a g e 5.
● C ooking oil ● Fa bric & clothing

● Em pty aluminium and ste el c ans Se e p a g e 6.

● M ercury thermom eters and m anom eters
● Sm all ele ctronic d evices (sm a ll h o use h ol d a p p li a n c es)
● Fluorescent la m ps ● Dry cell b atteries ● Sm all re charg e a ble b atteries

● You c an che ck your ne arest re c y cle station on the Fukuok a City

アルカリ

マンガン
Waste and Re c y cle we bsite.

Fuku o k a g a rb a g e re c y c lin g Se arch

*Se e p a g e 9 for d e t a ils o n sh o p fro nt c oll e c tio ns a t su p erm a rk e ts for e m p ty gl a ss b ottl es,
PET b ottl es a n d fo o d tr a ys, e t c ..

Ple ase re c y cle to re duc e the a mount of g arb a g e and to effe ctively use resourc es.

In c e ntiv e s a re giv e n a c c ord in g t o th e a m o u nt c oll e c t e d b y re c y c lin g initi a tiv e s

c a rri e d o ut in th e a re a . Th e re w a rds o b t a in e d will b e re turn e d t o th e c o m m u nity.

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 G arb a g e Disposal Syste m

H o us e h ol d g a rb a g e is c oll e c t e d thro u g h f o ur s e p a r a t e
m e th o ds in Fuku o k a C ity, a n d is su bs e q u e ntly sort e d int o
nin e c a t e g ori e s (① t o ⑨) b e f or e b e in g r e c y c l e d or
d isp os e d o f a s d e s c ri b e d b e lo w .

G enerates ele ctricity and he at

Burne d at an Ash
Regular colle ction
incineration plant

L a n dfills
Burna ble Burna ble
g arb a g e g arb a g e

Regular colle ction

Broken d own and Non-burnable
Non-burnable sorte d at a re cycling garbage
c enter
g arb a g e Iron

(Non-burnable garbage)
Aluminium

By advance application
Unusa ble items

Reuse d
(Burna ble g arb a ge)

Recycled
O versize d
g arb a g e
Usa ble ite ms (su c h a s furniture)
C olorless

Regular colle ction Glass bottles Brown

Sorted and
Glass bottles p a cked at
Others
and disposal
PET bottles fa cilities
PET bottles

G enerating ele ctricity from burna ble g arb a g e

Burn a bl e g a rb a g e is b urn e d a t a n in c in er a tio n pl a nt. Th e h e a t e n erg y is use d t o g e n er a t e e l e c tri c ity in a
pro c ess c a ll e d th er m a l re c y c lin g . This e l e c tri c ity is use d t o p o w er th e in c in er a tio n pl a nt itse lf a n d so m e is sol d
t o p o w er c o m p a ni es. A ny e x c ess h e a t in th e f or m of st e a m is d istrib ut e d t o w a st e h e a t utiliz a tio n f a c iliti es.

C olle cting iron and aluminium from non-burna ble g arb a g e

N o n-b urn a b l e g a rb a g e in c lu d e s a v a ri e ty o f w a st e , b ut m e t a l o b j e c ts lik e e m p ty c a ns a n d p o ts, a n d
sm a ll e l e c tro ni c a p p li a n c e s a n d o th e r it e ms m a d e o ut o f a c o m b in a tio n o f m e t a l a n d p l a sti c a re
c rush e d a n d s e p a r a t e d a t re c y c lin g c e nt e rs. Iro n a n d a lu miniu m a re c oll e c t e d a t th e c e nt e rs a n d a re
th e n p a ss e d o v e r t o re so urc e re c y c lin g c o m p a ni e s.

Glass bottles are sorte d into thre e groups

G l a ss b o ttl e s a n d PET b o ttl e s a re s e nt t o re c y c lin g c o m p a ni e s a ft e r b e in g s e p a r a t e d . G l a ss it e ms a re th e n
furth e r s e p a r a t e d int o thre e d iff e re nt c olor gro u ps. Th e s e a re a lso p a ss e d o n t o re c y c lin g c o m p a ni e s.

Final disposal using the Fukuoka Method: the environmentally friendly landfill technique
Th e a sh pro d u c e d a t in c in e r a tio n p l a nts is d isp os e d o f b y th e Fuku o k a M e th o d , a n e n viro n m e nt a lly fri e n d ly
l a n d fill t e c h ni q u e , t o re d u c e m e th a n e a n d o th e r gre e n h o us e g a ss e s th a t c o ntri b ut e t o c lim a t e c h a n g e .

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 Re c y cla bles
W e c oll e c t re c y c l a b l e g a rb a g e a t re c y c l e b ox e s lo c a t e d a t nin e p u b li c f a c iliti e s in Fuku o k a C ity ( d e t a ils b e lo w), a s w e ll a s lo c a l
c o m m u nity c oll e c tio n b ox e s a n d lo c a l c o m m u nity gro u p c oll e c tio ns (su c h a s us e d p a p e r c oll e c tio ns b y c hil dre n's c lu bs a n d lo c a l
c o m m u niti e s), or sh o p fro nt c oll e c tio ns a t su p e r m a rk e ts, e l e c tro ni c s st ore s a n d o th e r st ore s. C oll e c tio n lo c a tio ns d iff e r d e p e n d in g
o n th e it e m . C h e c k th e R e c y c l e Lo c a tio n M a p f or y o ur c los e st c oll e c tio n lo c a tio n.

● Re cycle boxes at public fa cilities

・Higashi, Jonan, Sawara and Nishi Ward Offices Ev e ry d a y 9:00 t o 17:00
O p e nin g
Lo c ations ・Irube and Seibu Branch Offices ・Chuo Gymnasium C los e d b e t w e e n D e c e m b e r 29
・Hakata and Minami Civic Centers
h o urs a n d J a n u a ry 3
○ Us e d p a p e r: n e wsp a p e r, c a rd b o a rd a n d o th e r p a p e r w a st e  ○ G l a ss b o ttl e s
C olle cte d ○ Em p ty a lu miniu m a n d st e e l drink c a ns ○ C o o kin g oil ○ PET b o ttl e s ○ Sm a ll re c h a rg e a b l e b a tt e ri e s
ite ms: ○ P a p e r c a rt o ns ○ W hit e styro f o a m f o o d tr a ys ○ Flu ore s c e nt l a m ps ○ Dry c e ll b a tt e ri e s 
○ M e rc ury th e r m o m e t e rs a n d m a n o m e t e rs ○ C o m p ost ( c o m p ost e d g a rb a g e )

Se arch for inform ation on re c y cle Se arch a m a p for inform ation on

lo c ations in e a ch school district. c olle ction lo c ations by a d dress
→Re c y cle Lo c ation M a p →M a p of Fukuok a City on We b
Re c y cle boxes at public fa cilities, lo c al c ommunity c olle ction
Use d p a p er C olle ction Loc ations
stations or c ommunity group c olle ctions.
S e p a r a t e us e d p a p e r int o th e thre e ty p e s b e lo w a n d b in d th e p il e s c rosswis e with t win e .
Newsp a p ers C ard bo ard Pa p er waste (magazines and other paper)
(Leave advertisements inside.)
Cardboard that is Paper sweet boxes Wrapping paper
corrugated inside

What is p aper waste Re c y c l a bl e p a p er it e ms n ot in c lu din g n e wsp a p ers a n d

c a rd b o a rd b ox es, su c h a s sw e e t b ox es a n d e nv e lo p es
Remove any plastic.
Pa p e r Wa st e
OK ○ P a p e r sw e e t b ox e s, e t c . ○ Tissu e b ox e s ○ Bo o ks a n d s c h o ol print o uts
○ C lin g film tu b e s a n d t oil e t p a p e r tu b e s ○ Fly e rs ○ En v e lo p e s
Tissue
boxes
○ Post c a rds ○ P a m p hl e ts ○ Bo o ks ○ P a p e r b a gs ○ M a g a zin e s
Postcards and envelopes
You c a n re c y cle p a p er re g ardless of its thic kness or size. You c a n ev en re c y cle
sm all pric e ta gs.

Ite ms th at c a nnot b e disp ose d of as p a p er waste

If any vinyl is visible when
○ Pl a sti c c o a t e d p a p e r ○ Th e r m a l p a p e r (su c h a s f a x p a p e r a n d re c e i p ts) 
NG ○ C a rb o n p a p e r (su c h a s shi p p in g l a b e ls)
you slowly tear the paper,
you cannot recycle it.
○ Sc e nt e d p a p e r (su c h a s p a c k a gin g f or w a shin g p o w d e r a n d in c e ns e )
○ O ily p a p e r (su c h a s p izz a b ox e s or p a p e r with c r a y o n o n)  ○ Ph o t o gr a p hs
Se p arate newsp a p ers and c ardbo ard boxes from other p a p er waste and tie the m into individual piles.

○ Disposing of Pa p er Waste in 3 ste ps

Ste p ① C olle ct p a p er waste in p a p er b a gs.
Any p a p er b a g* is a c c e pta ble.
Us e a n y p a p e r b a g* y o u h a v e in y o ur h o m e .
*B e sure t o re m o v e a n y f a bri c or p l a sti c h a n d l e s.

Ste p ② Close the p a p er b a g.

B e sure th e p a p e r d o e sn't f a ll o ut w h e n it's c oll e c t e d .
Ti e with strin g or st a p l e t o g e th e r.
Yo u c a n a lso just ti e m a g a zin e s t o g e th e r with a c ross.

Ste p ③ Take the waste to used p aper loc al community group colle ctions or re cycle stations.
Yo u c a n a ls o t a k e it t o r e c y c l e st a ti o ns j ust lik e n e w s p a p e rs a n d c a r d b o a r d b o x e s.
This process is not the same as regular garbage collections. You cannot dispose of them at your apartment complex
designated waste area.
Used Paper
Collection Stations

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 Re c y cla bles

Pa p er c artons Disp os e o f p a p e r c a rt o ns a ft e r w a shin g ,

fl a tt e nin g a n d dryin g th e m .

Ite ms not c olle cte d

● C a rt o ns with p l a sti c o p e nin gs

● C a rt o ns with a lu miniu m linin g o n th e insi d e

C olle ction loc ations Re cycle boxes at public fa cilities, loc al community colle ction stations or shopfront P a p e r c a rt o n
colle ctions at sup erm arkets and other stores c oll e c tio n lo c a tio ns

White styrofoam food trays O nly fl a t, w hit e styro f o a m tr a ys. Disp os e o f th e s e

a ft e r w a shin g a n d dryin g th e m .

Ite ms not c olle cte d

● E g g c a rt o ns, t o fu c o nt a in e rs, n a tt o c o nt a in e rs, c u p n o o d l e c o nt a in e rs,
b e nt o b ox e s *Toothpicks can
easily poke through
● C olore d tr a ys ● Styro f o a m b ox e s a n d b a c kin gs styrofoam trays. W hit e f o o d tr a y
c oll e c tio n lo c a tio ns

C olle ction loc ations Re cycle boxes at public fa cilities or shopfront colle ctions at sup erm arkets and other stores

C ooking oils Ve g e t a bl e f a ts a n d oils e . g . c a n ol a oil a n d ses a m e oil

Ite ms not c olle cte d

Po ur oil int o a n e m p ty PET
● A nim a l f a ts or oils, su c h a s l a rd p l a sti c b o ttl e a n d c los e
● Min e r a l oils, su c h a s e n gin e oil a n d k e ros e n e th e c a p b e f ore d isp osin g .
● S a l a d dr e ssin g
C o o kin g oil
c oll e c tio n lo c a tio ns
C olle ction loc ations Re cycle boxes at public fa cilities

Fa bric & clothing W a sh, dry a n d p ut f a bri c a n d c lo thin g int o a b a g .

● Polo shirts ● T-shirts ● Suits ● Denim clothes ● Towels* ● Bed sheets*

You can dispose of clothing without removing the buttons and fasteners, but you must remove any fasteners from
sheets. Large towels and bed sheets should be cut into pieces smaller than 50 cm x 50 cm.

Ite ms not c olle cte d

● Soil e d or sm e lly it e ms ● Un d e rw e a r ● So c ks ● Stuff e d it e ms su c h a s d o w n j a c k e ts or q uilts
● Thi c k it e ms, su c h a s c urt a ins, kim o n o , a n d ju d o a n d k e n d o u nif or ms ● Lo os e ly w o v e n knit w e a rr
● Win d br e a k e r j a c k e ts

C olle ction loc ations Lo c al c ommunity c olle ction stations or re c y cle boxes at som e public fa cilities. F a bri c a n d c lo thin g
c oll e c tio n lo c a tio ns

Besid es offerin g fun a n d useful classes a n d fle a m ark ets, 3R St a tions also pro vid e servic es
Reuse books or clothes by to a c c e pt a n d sell use d clothin g a n d b o oks. Classes are p ost e d in th e municip al
using 3R Stations n e wslett er, Shisei D a yori, w hic h is p ublish e d on th e 15th of e a c h m onth.

O pen Rink ai 3R Station Seibu 3R Station

10:00 t o 17:00 4-13-42 H a k oz a ki-fut o , 1043-2 Im a juku- a o ki,
C lose d Hig a shi-ku, Fuku o k a C ity Nishi-ku, Fuku o k a C ity
M o n d a ys (if M o n d a y is a h olid a y, th e n ext Te l: 092-642-4641 Te l: 092-882-3190
w e e k d a y) F a x: 092-642-4598 F a x: 092-882-4580
Be tw e e n D e c e m b er 28 a n d J a nu ary 3 htt ps:/ /rink a i3r-st a tio n. c o m / htt p :/ / w w w .fuku o k a -s e i b u p l a z a . c o m /
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 Re c y cla bles

Empty aluminium and ste el c ans Mercury thermometers and manometers

Em p ty a lu miniu m a n d st e e l b e v er a g e c a ns Put th e it e m in its origin a l c ase or insid e a cle ar pl astic b a g.
M e rc ury th e r m o m e t e rs a n d m a n o m e t e rs c a n n o t b e p ut in
c oll e c tio n b ox e s. H a n d th e m in a t a p h a r m a c y c o u nt e r or t o
C o ll e c ti o n p h a r m a c y st a ff.
l o c a ti o ns
Re cycle boxes
or shopfront C olle ction loc ations
colle ctions at
Re cycle boxes or
supermarkets
and other FPA pharm a cies C oll e c tio n b ox
A lu miniu m c a n St e e l c a n
c oll e c tio n lo c a tio ns c oll e c tio n lo c a tio ns stores. in Fukuoka City

Sm all ele ctronic d evic es (sm a ll h o use h ol d e l e c tri c a l a p pli a n c es)

Collected items: Sm a ll e l e c tro ni c d e vi c e s a n d a c c e ssori e s th a t c a n fit thro u g h th e c o ll e c tio n
b ox o p e nin g (25 c m x 8.5 c m)
● C e ll p h o n e s ● L a n d lin e p h o n e s ● Digit a l c a m e r a s ● Vi d e o c a m e r a s ● A u d io p l a y e rs
● El e c tro ni c org a niz e rs a n d d i c tio n a ri e s ● H a n d h e l d g a m e c o nsol e s ● R a d ios
● El e c tro ni c c a l c ul a t ors ● H a ir dry e rs ● A c c e ssori e s o f th e a b o v e it e ms
● Ta b l e t d e vi c e s ● A C a d a p t e rs, c ords a n d c a b l e s ● H e a d p h o n e s a n d e a rp h o n e s ● R e m o t e c o ntrols

● Er a s e a ll p e rso n a l d a t a . C oll e c tio n lo c a tio ns

● R e m o v e a n y re m o v a b l e b a tt e ri e s. C olle ction boxes at ward Sm a ll e l e c tro ni c
● It e ms c a n n o t b e re turn e d o n c e c oll e c t e d .
d e vi c e C oll e c tio n
offic es or community c enters c oll e c tio n lo c a tio ns b ox

C olle ction using a courier servic e

Re n e t J a p a n Re c y c l e , in c o ll a b or a tio n w ith Fuku o k a C it y, off e rs a c o ll e c tio n s e r vi c e for sm a ll
h o us e h o l d e l e c tri c a l a p p li a n c e s thro u g h c o uri e r s e r vi c e s.
C oll e c tio n o f o n e b ox th a t in c lu d e s
Fe es a p e rso n a l c o m p ut e r is fre e .
How to use F e es of 1,650 y e n (t a x in c lu d e d) p er b ox will a p ply.
❶ A p p ly to Re n e t J a p a n Re c y c l e . (In divid u a l b ox es w e ig hin g u p to 20 k g with a c o m bin e d
❷ P a c k th e a p p li a n c e in a c a rd b o a rd b ox.
l e n g th, wid th a n d h e ig ht of 140 c m or l ess will b e c oll e c t e d .)

❸ A c o uri e r w ill c o m e to c o ll e c t th e a p p li a n c e A p ply h ere リネットジャパンリサイクル

a t th e d e si g n a t e d ti m e a n d d a t e . htt ps：/ / w w w .re n e t.j p /

Re m o v e a ny c o nt a in ers or Insul a t e e a c h e n d with

Fluoresc ent la mps wra p pin g w h e n h a n din g Dry c ell b atteries c e llo p h a n e t a p e .
in flu oresc e nt l a m ps.

● M a n g a n e s e b a tt e ri e s
● A lk a lin e b a tt e ri e s

Straight tube Loop type Bulb type

アルカリ

type Dry c ell b a tt ery Flu ore s c e nt l a m p

マンガン a n d dry c e ll b a tt e ry
Flu oresc e nt l a m p c olle c tio n b ox c oll e c tio n lo c a tio ns
c olle c tio n b ox
Ite ms not c olle cte d R e c h a rg e a b l e b a tt e ri e s
Ite ms not c olle cte d
Disp os e o f LED li g hts, in c a n d e s c e nt Butt o n b a tt e ri e s
li g ht b ul b s a n d b ro k e n flu or e s c e nt
l a m p s in n o n-b urn a b l e g a r b a g e b a gs. C olle ction loc ations Re c y cle b ox es, ele ctronics stores or h ardw are stores.

Sm all re charg e a ble b atteries C olle ction loc ations Re cycle boxes, ele ctronics stores or hardware stores.

Insul a t e th e t ermin als with c ello p h a n e t a p e.

Ni C a d b a tt eri es Ni c k e l-hy dro g e n
b a tt eri es
Yo u c a n disp ose of sm all re c h arg e a ble Ni C a d, nick el hy dro g e n
a n d lithiu m-io n b a tt eries* fro m digit al c a m eras, h a n d h eld
g a min g d e vic es a n d p ort a ble b a tt ery c h arg ers h ere.
S e a rc h f or
*Yo u c a n n o t d is p os e o f a n y o t h e r ty p e s o f b a tt e ri e s h e r e . c oll e c tio n st a tio ns
Lithiu m-io n
b a tt eri es h tt p s: / / w w w .j b r c . c o m /

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 Burna ble G arb a g e
Put burna ble g arb a g e in the d esignate d Fukuoka
City burna ble g arb a g e b a gs, and tie the m close d Ei g h t y p e r c e n t o f k it c h e n
se curely at the top. w a ste is w a ter. Sq u e e z e o ut
L a rg e M e diu m Sm a ll e x c e ss li q ui d fr o m kit c h e n
Siz e (45 lit ers) (30 lit ers) (15 lit ers)
waste to reduc e the amount of
Pric e p er b a g 45 yen 30 yen 15 yen g a r b a g e a n d p r e v e nt b a d
odors and rotting.
L a rg e b a gs with n o h a n dl es a re a lso a v a il a bl e .

A m aximum of ten 45-liter b a gs c an b e put out p er household p er c olle ction.

● Kitchen waste ● Rub b er goods

Ve g eta ble scra ps, food Rubb er boots, rubb er
waste, te a le aves, gloves, rubb er toys,
e ggshells, shells, etc. rubb er hoses, etc.
M a k e sure a ll kit c h e n w a st e
is w e ll dr a in e d . ● Le ather goods
Wi p e u p c o o kin g oil with Shoes, handb a gs, b elts,
p a p e r or a c lo th, or c o n g e a l b a gs, wallets, etc.
it b e f ore d isp os a l.
M e t a l f a st e n e rs a n d o th e r
p i e c e s th a t c a n b e e a sily
re m o v e d sh o ul d b e d isp os e d o f
● Plastic ite ms
a s n o n-b urn a b l e g a rb a g e .

Plastic bottles for cooking oil ● Disposa ble dia p ers

and d eterg ent, styrofo a m R e m o v e e x c re m e nt.
pie c es, plastic toys, CDs, DVDs,
e gg tra ys, washbowls, plant ● Ba mboo and wood en
pots, etc. brooms, etc.
Items should b e no more
Disp ose of PET b ottl es m a rk e d with
than one meter long and five
th e sy m b ol usin g d esig n a t e d c entimeters in dia meter.
gl a ss b ottl e a n d PET b ottl e b a gs. Th e h a n d l e m a y p r o tru d e , b u t
m a k e sur e t h e b r o o m is s e c ur e ly
e n c los e d insi d e th e b a g .

● Empty kerosene ● Pet waste

F e c e s sh o ul d b e d isp os e d o f in a dry st a t e in a tig htly
tanks ti e d p l a sti c b a g .

● Plastic and wood en clothes

● Empty* disposa ble hang ers
lighters ● Ja p anese -style futon
* Make sure the lighter is empty   m attresses and blankets
by pressing on the lever (and * G a r b a g e t h a t is s m a ll a n d li g h t e n o u g h t o fi t i n t o a
ke e ping it down with an elastic d esig n a t e d Fuku ok a C ity b a g with o ut th e b a g bre a kin g .
b and or c ellophane ta p e)
awa y from op en fla mes in a
well-ventilate d are a to empty ● Ele ctric ally he ate d rug
out any rem aining contents. Re m o v e a ny e l e c tri c c a bl es.

● Pa p er waste ● Cloth ● Tin foil ● Desic c ant ● C old p a cks

● Wood chips ● Fallen le a ves
● Tre e branches Larg e a mounts of branches should b e ta ken to
( a pro c essing fa cility. Se e p a g e 13. )

Do not incinerate g arb a g e yourself! C orre ctly se p arate g arb a g e and put it out for
colle ction. Privately burning g arb a g e is forbidd en by law.
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 Non-Burna ble G arb a g e

Put non-burna ble g arb a g e in the d esignate d

Dispose of empty glass bottles in
Fukuok a City non-burna ble g arb a g e b a gs,
and tie the m close d se curely at the top. designated glass bottle and PET
bottle bags (see page 9). Glass
L a rg e M e diu m Sm a ll containers placed in the
Siz e (45 lit ers) (30 lit ers) (15 lit ers) non-burnable garbage bags will not
Pric e p er b a g 45 yen 30 yen 15 yen be recycled. They will be treated as
garbage and buried in landfills.

A m aximum of ten 45-liter b a gs c an b e put out p er household p er c olle ction.

● Empty aluminium and ste el c ans ● Glass

Empty food and b evera g e c ans Cups, plates, formula bottles,
window glass, broken bottles, etc.
Wr a p gl a ss in thi c k p a p e r a n d m a rk
a s " 危険 " t o pre v e nt injury.
G l a ss b ottl es for soft drinks, liq u or, se a so nin g
a n d c osm e ti cs g o in b a gs d esig n a t e d for gl a ss
b ottl es a n d PET b ottl es.

● Metalware
● Porc elain and c eramics
Bowls, plates, orna ments, Pots, kettles, frying p ans,
flowerpots, etc. wire clothes hang ers, etc.

● Home a pplianc es
● Umbrellas and golf clubs
Items should b e no more than Va cuum cle aners, printers,
one meter long and five to asters, ric e cookers, ele ctric
c entimeters in dia meter. fans, etc.
Th e it e m m a y pro tru d e , b ut m a k e If th e it e m is t o o l a rg e or h e a v y f or a d e sig n a t e d
sure t o c los e th e b a g s e c ure ly. Fuku o k a C ity g a rb a g e b a g , it m ust b e d isp os e d o f
a s o v e rsiz e d g a rb a g e . (S e e p a g e 10.)
● Kitchen Knives Sm a ll h o m e a p p li a n c e s c a n a lso b e c oll e c t e d a s
Wr a p in thi c k p a p e r a n d m a rk a s re c y c l a b l e s. (S e e p a g e 6.)
“危険” t o pre v e nt injury.
● G ardening soil
● Used disposable hand warmers B e c a re ful n ot to spill th e soil.

Th e ite ms liste d b elow c a n b e disp ose d of as non- burn a ble w aste, but b e a w are th at
th e y c a n c a use fires if th e y are not c orre ctly se p arate d a n d disp ose d of. Disp ose of
e a c h ite m c orre ctly a c c ording to th e re d c a ution p oints.
· Ensure th e c a n is c o m p l e t e ly e m p ty.
● Aerosol cans and gas cartridges · Us e th e g a s e j e c tio n f e a ture t o re m o v e a n y re m a inin g g a s
fro m insi d e th e c a n b e f ore d isp osin g o f it.
Inse cticid e spra y, hair spra y, · N o n e e d t o m a k e h ol e s in th e c a n.
butane g as c artridg es, etc.  · W h e n e m p tyin g spr a y c a ns o f th e ir c o nt e nts, b e sure t o
re a d a ll p oints o f c a utio n writt e n o n th e m , a n d e m p ty th e m
a w a y fro m o p e n fl a m e s in a w e ll-v e ntil a t e d a re a .
● Dry cell batteries and coin batteries
Alkaline b atteries, m ang anese b atteries · Insul a t e th e m with c e llo p h a n e t a p e .
· Butt o n b a tt e ri e s (m o d e l n u m b e r b e gin nin g with SR, LR or PR)
and coin b atteries
アルカリ

c a n n o t b e d isp os e d o f a s g a rb a g e . (S e e p a g e 11.)
(model number beginning with CR or BR)
マンガン

· Sm a ll r e c h a rg e a b l e b a tt e ri e s su c h a s lithiu m-io n b a tt e ri e s
Dry c e ll b a tt e ri e s c a n b e d isp os e d o f a s c a n n o t b e d isp os e d o f a s g a rb a g e . (S e e p a g e 6 ).
n o n-b io d e gr a d a b l e re c y c l a b l e s (s e e p a g e 6).

◎ Sm all re charge a ble b atteries such as lithium-ion b atteries (e.g. porta ble b attery chargers) are espe cially prone to
ignite and c ause fires when struck, so they c annot be disposed of as non-burna ble g arb a ge. (Se e p a ge 6 for details.)
◎ The city does not colle ct air conditioners, TVs, refrigerators, fre ezers, washing m a chines, clothes dryers or personal
computers. (Se e p a ge 11 for details.)
◎ The city does not colle ct items such as fire extinguishers, pressured vessels (e.g. helium g as cylinders) or c ans of
p aint that are not empty. (Se e p a ge 11 for details.)

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 Glass Bottles and PET Bottles

Put gl a ss b o ttl es a n d c o nt a in ers a n d PET b o ttl es in th e

d esig n a t e d Fuku o k a C ity b a gs for gl a ss b o ttl es a n d PET You do not ne e d
b o ttl es, a n d ti e th e m c lose d se c ure ly a t th e t o p . to se p arate
e mpty glass
L a rg e M e diu m bottles and PET
Siz e (45 lit ers) (30 lit ers) bottles. Dispose of
Pric e p er b a g 22 yen 15 yen the m in the sa m e b a g.

A m aximum of ten 45-liter b a gs c an b e put out p er household p er c olle ction.

● Glass bottles ● PET bottles*

Glass bottles for drinks, foods, PET bottles for drinks, liquor,
se asonings, cosmetics, se asonings and other liquids with
household me dic ation, etc. the symbol
Dis p os e o f b ro k e n g l a ss b o ttl e s a s
n o n-b urn a b l e g a rb a g e . *PET b o ttl e s a re m a rk e d with
this lo g o o n th e l a b e l or b a s e
o f th e b o ttl e .

Yo u d o n o t n e e d t o re m o v e
th e c a p rin gs fro m b o ttl e s.

Disp osin g of glass b ottles

1 Re move the c a p and 2 Rinse the bottles 3 Crush the bottles 4 Dispose of
any e asy-to-re move la b els. onc e with water. flat. plastic bottle
Dispose of plastic c a ps and c a ps and la b els
la b els as burna ble g arb a g e as burna ble
and m etal c a ps as g arb a g e and of
any m etal c a ps
non-burna ble g arb a g e.
as non-burna ble
g arb a g e.

C olle ction boxes for empty glass and PET bottles c an be found at superm arkets.

The following items are not colle cted as glass bottles and PET bottles. Stores th a t c olle c t
re c y cl a bles

Dispose of these Dispose of these items as non-burna ble g arb a ge.

ite ms as burna ble Items that were sold Bottles that containe d
g arb a g e. as empty glass hazardous substanc es
bottles and or are broken
Plastic bottles without containers O p a que white bottles Bottles for agrochemic als,
the PET symbol chemic als, etc.
Glass jars with lids for and containers m a d e
Plastic bottles that only displa y home-m a d e liquor or of sp e cial glass
the m ark are not PET bottles. pickles, etc. Opaque white glass,
he at-proof glass, crystal
items, etc.

Glass items other than

glassware bottles
She et glass, vases,
a quariums, ashtrays,
ornaments, toys, light
bulbs, tableware, etc.

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 O versize d G arb a g e
What is oversize d g ard a g e?
O v e rsiz e d g a rb a g e r e f e rs t o a n y o v e rsiz e d it e m th a t c a n n o t fit int o
a d e si g n a t e d F u k u o k a C ity b a g , su c h a s f urnit ur e or a p p li a n c e s.
D e p e n d in g o n t h e it e m t o b e d is p os e d o f, y o u w ill n e e d d iff e r e n t
d is p os a l ti c k e ts. C o nt a c t th e O v e rsiz e d G a r b a g e Dis p os a l C e nt e r
in a d v a n c e f or m or e inf or m a ti o n. U p t o 10 it e ms c a n b e d is p os e d
o f a t o n e tim e .

Oversized garbage collection service (charges apply) Price of oversized garbage disposal ticket
If y o u c a n n o t d isp os e o f o v e rsiz e d g a rb a g e a t th e sp e c ifi e d lo c a tio n, y o u
c a n h a v e th e it e ms c oll e c t e d . C o nt a c t th e O v e rsiz e d G a r b a g e Disp os a l 300 yen / 500 yen / 1,000 yen
Yo u will n e e d d iff e re nt d isp os a l ti c k e ts d e p e n d in g o n
C e nt er for m ore inform a tio n. (Up to 5 it e ms c a n b e disp ose d of a t o n e tim e .) th e it e m , a n d th e w e ig ht a n d siz e o f th e g a rb a g e y o u
You c a nnot a p ply for th e ov ersize d g arb a g e c olle ction servic e onlin e or throu g h LINE. n e e d t o d isp os e o f.

Disp osin g o f o v e rsiz e d g a rb a g e :

C all the O versize d O versize d G arb a g e Disposal C all C enter
G arb a g e Disposal
C enter to confirm the D e d i c a t e d h e lplin e f or
colle ction fe e, loc ation c ust o m ers with h e a rin g or
and d ate. The sp e e c h im p a ir m e nts
colle ction d ate is O p en: Mond a y to Saturd a y, 9:00 to 17:00
Close d b etwe en De c emb er 29 and January 3 FAX 092-731-1195
usually around a we ek
after your c all. [A p ply online]
https: / / so d aig omi-k a nkyo.city.fukuok a.lg.jp /
Reservations are a c c epted 24 hours a d ay (unless the website is closed for maintenance).
[A p ply with LINE]
A c c ount n a m e：Fukuoka City oversize d g arb a g e colle ction re quests
福岡市粗大ごみ受付 (@fukuok a city_sd g)
Reservations are a c c epted 24 hours a d ay (unless the website is closed for maintenance). A p ply with LINE

Purchase a disposal ticket Write your colle ction The g arb a g e will b e
at a convenienc e store numb er (or na me) on the colle cte d during the d a y.
(not availa ble at all retailers). ticket and affix it to the item You do not ne e d to b e
to b e dispose d of. Take the present for pick up.
item to the sp e cifie d
loc ation by 8:30 in the
morning on the arrang e d
d a y.

Disposal tickets c annot b e refund e d. Purc h a se th e m

Some items m a y b e reuse d.
o nly a ft er y o u h a v e c o m pl e t e d y o ur a p pli c a tio n.

◎ It e ms with o ut a v a li d d isp os a l ti c k e t with y o ur c oll e c tio n n u m b e r (or y o ur n a m e ) writt e n o n will n o t

b e c oll e c t e d .
◎ Yo u c a n c a n c e l a c oll e c tio n b y c o nt a c tin g th e O v e rsiz e d G a rb a g e Disp os a l C e nt e r n o l a t e r th a n
t w o d a ys b e fore th e sc h e d ul e d c oll e c tio n d a t e .
◎ A ir c o n d itio n e rs, TVs, r e fri g e r a t ors, fr e e z e rs, w a shin g m a c hin e s, c lo th e s dry e rs a n d p e rso n a l c o m-
p ut ers c a n n ot b e c oll e c t e d b y th e O v ersiz e d G a rb a g e Disp os a l C e nt er. (Se e p a g e 11 for d e t a ils.)

Dispose of oversize d g arb a g e by c onta cting the Fukuok a City O versize d G arb a g e Disposal C enter.
B e a w a r e th a t gro u ps o ff e rin g lo w- c ost c oll e c tio n s e rvi c e s o n th e int e rn e t, with fly e rs or g oin g a ro u n d th e
c ity a re o p e r a tin g ill e g a lly with o ut th e g o v e rn m e nt's p e r missio n. D o n o t us e th e s e gro u ps' s e rvi c e s, a s th e y
o ft e n ill e g a lly d u m p th e w a st e or c h a rg e y o u l a rg e su ms o f m o n e y.

[Use of p ersonal inform ation]

A ll inf or m a tio n re c e iv e d b y th e O v e rsiz e d G a rb a g e Disp os a l C e nt e r will n o t b e us e d f or a n y p urp os e s o th e r
th a n f or o v e rsiz e d g a rb a g e c oll e c tio n.

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 G arb a g e That Is Not C olle cte d
G arb a g e that c annot b e a c c e pte d by municip al fa cilities

Ite ms d efine d by the Hom e A p plianc e Re c y cling Law

Re c y cling C olle ction and Fe es p aid by the

fe es transport fe es custom er disposing of
( A m o u nt ( A m o u nt the ite m
d e p e n ds o n th e d e p e n ds o n th e (Re m e m b er to k e e p a c o p y
it e m a n d st ore ) of th e Ho use h old A p pli a n c e
m a n uf a c turer) Re c y clin g Tic k e t)

You ne e d to p a y fe es for re c y cling and

● A ir c o n d itio n e rs
● TVs ( C RT / L C D / Pl a sm a )
● R e frig e r a t ors
● Fre e z e rs
● W a shin g m a c hin e s
● C lo th e s dry e rs
c olle ction /transport to dispose of the a bove ite ms.
Disposing of these ite ms:
① H a v e th e ol d pro d u c t d isp os e d o f b y th e firm inst a llin g th e n e w o n e .
(Th e st or e y o u b u y th e pro d u c t a t is o b lig a t e d t o t a k e pro d u c ts t o b e r e c y c l e d .)
② C o nt a c t th e origin a l r e t a il e r t o d isp os e o f it.
(Th e st or e y o u b o u g ht th e pro d u c t a t in th e p a st is o b lig a t e d t o t a k e pro d u c ts t o b e r e c y c l e d .)
③ If n e ith e r ① n or ② is p ossi b l e , m a k e a n a p p oint m e nt f or d isp os a l a t Y a m a d a D e nki.
* C o nt a c t Fuku o k a C ity Fish e ri e s C o o p e r a tiv e O ro n o Isl a n d Br a n c h (T e l: 092-809-1560) if y o u a r e o n
O ro n oshim a Isl a n d a n d Ky o w a S a n g y o (T e l: 092-631-3910) o n G e nk a ijim a Isl a n d .
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● W a st e oil, su c h a s g a solin e a n d m o t or oil ☎03-5829-6773
● Pressure d v essels, su c h a s h eliu m g a s c ylin d ers a n d LP G c ylin d ers h tt p s: / / w w w .f e r p c .j p /

First c o nsult th e m a nuf a c turer or re t a iler w h ere y o u p urc h a se d th e it e m. If y o u d o n ot kn o w of a ny a uth oriz e d c olle c tio n firms,
c o nt a c t th e Ho m e Re fuse Se c tio n a t C ity H a ll or th e Livin g Enviro n m e nt Se c tio n a t y o ur lo c a l w a rd offic e . (Se e b a c k c o v er.)

Button b atteries (mod el numb er b e ginning with SR, LR or PR)

Dispose of silver-oxid e, m etal- air
SR000 LR000
and alk aline b atteries in Battery LR000
Asso ciation of Ja p an c olle ction
boxes. Silv e r-oxi d e
b a tt e ri e s
M e t a l- a ir
b a tt e ri e s Insul a t e th e m with
S e a r c h f or A lk a lin e c e llo p h a n e t a p e .
c oll e c tio n st a tio ns b a tt e ri e s
Disp os e o f c oin-ty p e lithiu m b a tt e ri e s with a m o d e l n u m b e r b e gin nin g
http:/ / www.botank aishu.jp / m /top.php with C R or BR a s n o n-b urn a b l e g a rb a g e .

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 C omm ercial waste
G a rb a g e fro m c o m p a ni es, st ores, h ospit a ls
a n d o th er b usin esses c a n n o t b e p ut o ut a s
resi d e nti a l w a st e .
Re d u c e th e v olu m e of g a rb a g e b y re c y c lin g
n e wsp a p er, c a rd b o a rd a n d m a g a zin es
thro u g h a uth oriz e d re c y c lin g c o m p a ni es.
* C o nt a c t th e En viro n m e nt a l Asso c i a tio n f or Fuku o k a C ity
Busin e ss e s ( C o o p e r a tiv e ) t o re q u e st c oll e c tio n. (S e e p a g e 13
f or m ore d e t a il.)
Disposing of waste that is
both resid ential and c omm ercial
● Se p a r a t e y o ur c o m m erc i a l w a st e fro m y o ur resid e nti a l w a st e .
● If y o u c a n n o t s e p a r a t e y o ur c o m m e rc i a l w a st e a n d y o ur
re si d e nti a l w a st e int o s e p a r a t e b a gs, d isp os e o f it a ll a s
c o m m e rc i a l w a st e .
*W h e n d isp osin g o f a ll o f y o ur w a st e a s c o m m e rc i a l w a st e , y o u
m a y r e c e iv e a d is c o u nt o n y o ur c oll e c tio n f e e fro m th e m u ni c i p a l
g o v e rn m e nt if y o u a p p ly a s a h o m e o ffi c e ( h e iy ō s e t a i) a t th e
Livin g En viro n m e nt S e c tio n o f y o ur lo c a l w a rd o ffi c e .

De a d anim al re mov als

D e a d a nim a ls f o u n d o n ro a ds a n d in p u b li c p l a c e s a r e re m o v e d f or fre e . P e ts a re a lso c oll e c t e d*. O w n e rs

a re c h a rg e d 1,000 y e n p e r a nim a l. C o nt a c t th e In o g u c hi Sh o k a i o n ☎092-671-3895 t o a rr a n g e a re m o v a l.

O p en: Every d a y 8:30 to 17:30 *B e a w a re d e c e a s e d p e ts will b e tre a t e d a s w a st e m a t e ri a l.

Close d: Betwe en January 1 and 3 C o nt a c t p e t c e m e t e ri e s or fu n e r a l h o m e s f or b uri a l or c re m a tio n s e rvi c e s.

Fre e g arb a g e b a gs for volunte er litter-pickers

Sp e c i a l b a gs a r e pro vi d e d fre e o f c h a rg e so v olu nt a ry litt e r-p i c k e rs c a n d isp os e o f th e g a rb a g e th e y h a v e

c oll e c t e d fro m p u b li c a re a s a s re si d e nti a l w a st e . C h e c k th e c o n d itio ns f or re c e ivin g th e b a gs a t th e Livin g
En viro n m e nt S e c tio n o f y o ur w a rd o ffi c e . S e e b a c k c o v e r f or d e t a ils.

Hum an Waste M ana g e m ent

Yo u m ust a rr a n g e f or w a st e c oll e c tio n if y o u h a v e a p it l a trin e -styl e t oil e t in y o ur h o m e or o ffi c e .

〇 you move into a hom e with a pit latrine

〇 you move out of a hom e with a pit latrine Notify the Living Environm ent
Notify us when: 〇 the numb er of resid ents chang es Se ction at your lo c al ward
〇 you chang e from a long-drop toilet offic e
〇 your c omp any or store ne e ds to a p ply for waste (th e C itiz e ns A d vi c e S e c tio n a t th e
c olle ction, c anc el a c olle ction or notify a
S e i b u Br a n c h O ffi c e ).
chang e in the fre quenc y of c olle ction

Fukuok a Environm ent Found ation C entral

〇 To sche dule waste c olle ction
for a te mporary toilet, such as
at a c onstruction site:
Business Offic e ☎092-752-7860*
O p en: Mond a y to Frid a y, 9:00 to 17:00
Close d: We ekends, public holid a ys and
b etwe en De c e mb er 29 and January 3
*R e q u e sts c a n b e m a d e u p t o thre e b usin e ss d a ys
b e f ore th e d e sire d p i c k-u p d a t e .

Waste m ana g e m ent fe es c an b e Waste c olle ction fe es

p aid by dire ct d e bit Typ e Fe es

Re gular pit latrines Monthly fe e p er p erson*

Yo u will re c e iv e a b ill e v e ry t w o m o nths, b ut w e re c o m-
m e n d p a yin g b y d ire c t d e b it f or c o n v e ni e n c e . Flush pit latrines Monthly fe e p er p erson*
C o nt a c t th e Fuku o k a En viro n m e nt F o u n d a tio n C e ntr a l Businesses and
Busin e ss O ffi c e f or d e t a ils. te mporary toilets Fe e for every 18 liters or less

☎092-731-2703 * W a st e sh o ul d b e c oll e c t e d a t l e a st o n c e a m o nth.

Extr a c h a rg e s a p p ly f or t w o or m ore c oll e c tio ns a m o nth.

M aintenanc e insp e ctions and cle aning of se ptic tanks

S e p ti c t a nks re q uire m a n d a t ory a n n u a l m a int e n a n c e insp e c tio ns a n d c l e a nin g . C o nt a c t th e Livin g En viro n m e nt
S e c tio n a t y o ur lo c a l w a rd o ffi c e . S e e b a c k c o v e r f or d e t a ils.

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 O ne Tim e Disposals of a Larg e Amount of Waste
Ta king g arb a g e to waste pro c essing fa cilities
M a king arrang e m ents to ta ke g arb a g e yourself
C all C enter : ☎092-433-8234 Notes on c arry-in g arb a g e
O p en: Mond a y to Saturd a y, 8:30 to 16:00* ① Yo u c a n n o t a sk o th e r p e o p l e t o c a rry in y o ur g a rb a g e
Close d: Betwe en January 1 and 3 (exclu din g w ast e c olle c tio n c o m p a nies a uth orize d b y Fuku ok a C ity.)
*R e s e rv a tio ns c a n b e m a d e fro m t w o w e e ks t o 30 min ut e s b e f or e brin gin g ② R e si d e n ti a l w a st e c a n n o t b e c a rri e d i n b y v e h i c l e s
y o ur w a st e t o th e f a c ility.
sus p e c t e d t o b e c o m p a n y v e h i c l e s, su c h a s d u m p
● A p ply online tru c ks, g a r b a g e tru c ks, c o m p a n y v a ns o r v e h i c l e s
w it h c o m p a n y l o g os.
htt ps:/ / uk e tuk e -k a nky o . c ity.fuku o k a .lg .j p / Pl e a s e c o m p ly w it h t h e F u k u o k a C it y G a r b a g e
O p en 24 hours a d a y, exc e pt m aintenanc e d a ys R e g u l a t i o n s ( o n t h e F u k u o k a C i t y E n v ir o n m e n t a l
Bur e a u w e b sit e ).
List of waste pro c essing fa cilities
( C o nt a c t th e C a rry-in G a rb a g e C a ll C e nt e r f or in q uiri e s o n t a kin g g a rb a g e t o w a st e pro c e ssin g f a c iliti e s y o urs e lf.)
O p en: Mond a y to Saturd a y, 8:30 to 16:00* (Rink ai Incineration Plant 9:30 to 15:30) *Until 15:00 on De c e mb er 31
Close d: Sund a ys and b etwe en January 1 and 3

Fa cility A d dress Pro c essing fe es up to 10 kg 140 y en

●Seibu Incineration Plant ●Seibu (Nakata) Landfill ●Tobu Incineration Plant ●Tobu (Fushitani) Landfill
●Seibu Shredding & Sorting C enter ●Seibu 3R Station ●Tobu Shredding & Sorting C enter
Tobu Incineration Plant 5-11-2 K a m a t a , to Ko g a
( C o nstru c t e d a n d o p e r a t e d b y th e Hi g a shi-k u Tobu (Fushitani) Landfill
Fuku o k a C l e a n En e rg y C orp or a tio n) N o b orio
Burna ble G arb a g e

Seibu (Nakata) Landfill C le a n P a rk

To b u
In d ustri a l
Park G a te
O b a ru-nishi Hakata Bay to Tobu Incineration Plant
4-13-42 H a k o z a ki- M ein o h a m a Tobu Shredding &
Ko ur a -
Rink ai Incineration Plant fut o , Hi g a shi-ku M oto ok a
to K a shii d ai
Sorting C enter

kyushu Exp w y
Ele m e nt a ry Ikin o m a tsu b a r a
Sc h o ol Im a zu B a y B.S.
JR
Yoko h a m a to C hikuhi
to For Kyushu ma Lin e to His a -
oy a K a m a t a -nishi
Cle an Ene Park Nanbu 104-5 O a z a Univ ersity
to M a e b a ru
B.S.
S h im. M a tsu- Tatara yama
and
St a shim a Fuk a i
(Fuku o k a M e tro p olit a n Ar e a Shi m o-shiro zu, Im a juku St a . to M a tsu- K a su y a
I. C .
K a m a t a B.S. Nog ata
Zuib a iji Riv er
N a n b u In c in e r a tio n Pl a nt) K a su g a C ity to Suse nji
T a k a s a ki Ro ut e 202 Fukushig e shim a Ur b a n Ex to
C le a n P a rk Seib u
3-c h o m e R o ut e 20 pr essw a y
1 Iizuk a
Seibu Incineration Plant Seibu 3R Station Ro ut e 3
By p a ss to C hikushin o
1191 O a z a Seibu Shredding & Sorting to N ok a t a Fuku ok a I. C .
Seibu Incineration Plant Juro k u- c h o , Center to Fuku ok a Airp ort
to C h oj a b a ru
Nishi-k u
● Cle an Ene Park Nanbu ●Rinkai Incineration Plant ●Rinkai 3R Station
Tobu Shre d ding & 5-11-1 K a m a t a ,
Non-Burna ble G arb a g e

Sorting C enter Hi g a shi-k u to O h a shi H a koz a ki-futo 5 C le a n P a rk Rink a i

Cle an Ene Park Nanbu to O s a
1191 O a z a Nishit e tsu
Rinkai
Seibu Shre d ding & Juro k u- c h o ,
Ijiri
Int erse c tio n
Ijiri St a . Rinkai Incineration Plant
Sorting C enter Nishi-k u
N o b ori- 3R Station
Te njin O m ut a Lin e
Nishit e tsu

to Shink a nse n C a r i
m a c hi H a koz a ki R a m p
M a int e n a n c e ik u b H a koz a ki-
C e nt er u k e -Us h Re c y cle Pl a z a M a e B.S.
O d oi It a z u s h i Takara- Urb a n Exp w y Ro ut e 1 futo C hu o
1431-1 O a z a Shirozu C h ik m a c hi
H a koz a ki-futo
T a k a su m a -
To bu (Fushita ni) Ya m a d a, Po n d
K a su g a -shi
H a koz a ki-futo
C hu o Irig u c hi m a c hi B.S. E a st Sid e
La ndfill His a y a m a - c h o , K a nko-d oro A v e . Hik a ri-m a c hi K a izuk a R a m p T a t a r a Riv er
Tsuk a h a r a d a i
C era mics K a su y a - g u n Irig u c hi
Ro ut e 3
to Te njin K a izuk a P a rk to K a shii
a nd Ro ut e 31
H a koz a ki
7-c h o m e
glass
Seibu (N a k ata) 4439 Im a zu , to Ushiku bi
Su b w a y K a izuk a Nishit e tsu
to Futsuk a ic hi N a jim a St a .
La ndfill Nishi-k u H a koz a ki Lin e St a . K a izuk a Lin e

Follo w th e ro ut es m a rk e d o n th e a b o v e m a ps w h e n e nt erin g th e f a c iliti es.

Using authorize d c olle ction c omp anies

F e e s v a ry d e p e n d in g o n th e c o m p a n y. C o nt a c t th e c o m p a n y d ir e c tly t o c h e c k f e e s.

Environmental Association for

Fukuoka City Businesses (C oop erative)
O p en: Mond a y to Frid a y, 9:00 to 17:00,
☎ 092-432-0123 Fax 092-432-0124 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturd a y of e a ch month, 9:00 to 12:00
excluding public holid a ys
Fa cilities for disposing of tre e branches and any other wood en ite ms
C onta ct the fa cility dire ctly to che ck tim es and fe es.

Mokuzai Kaihatsu C o., Ltd. 2-85-25 Hig a shih a m a , Hig a shi-ku 092-292-6470 FAX 092-651-2151
Nakay a m a Re cycle C orporation 4-13-1 H a koz a ki-futo, Hig a shi-ku 092-292-8488 FAX 092-292-8678
Nanbu Gre en Servic es LLC 685 O a z a K a shiw a r a , Min a mi-ku 092-566-1328 FAX 092-566-1328
Kajiwara - Gumi C o., Ltd. 736 Az a N a k a b a ru, O a z a O k a s a gi, S a w a r a -ku 092-801-0045 FAX 092-801-0399
Sawara-Nishi Landsc ape Architecture Association 786-1 O a z a H a n e d o, Sa w ara-ku 092-811-8231 FAX 092-836-8555
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Becoming an Expert on Garbage Reduction

Reduce Reuse Recycle

Information on Gargbage Disposal in Fukuoka City

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 Inquiries a bout G arb a ge, Human Waste and Illeg al Dumping

Hig ashi Ward Offic e ☎ 092-645-1061 Fax 092-632-8999

Ha k ata Ward Offic e ☎ 092-419-1068 Fax 092-441-5603

Chuo Ward Offic e ☎ 092-718-1091 Fax 092-718-1079

Mina mi Ward Offic e ☎ 092-559-5374 Fax 092-561- 5360

Jonan Ward Offic e ☎ 092-833-4086 Fax 092-822-4095

Sawara Ward Offic e ☎ 092-833-4340 Fax 092-841-6687

Nishi Ward Offic e ☎ 092-895-7050 Fax 092-882-2137

Seibu Branch Offic e ☎ 092-806-9430 Fax 092-806-6811

Household Waste Reduction Promotion Section ☎ 092-711-4039 Fax 092-733-5907
(F or s e p a r a tio n o f g a rb a g e a n d re c y c lin g )

Waste Collection Management Section ☎ 092-711-4346 Fax 092-733-5907

(F or g a rb a g e c oll e c tio n a n d h u m a n w a st e )

Fukuok a City Environm ental Bure au We bsite

https:/ / www.city.fukuo k a .lg.jp / k a nk yo /

Visit th e w e bsit e f or inf or m a tio n a n d fre q u e ntly
a sk e d q u e stio ns o n sortin g a n d p uttin g o ut g a rb a g e .

Information on G arb age Sep aration and Recycling

http:// kateigomi-bunb etsu.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/en/
S e a rc h f or inf or m a tio n o n re c y c l e st a tio ns a n d
s e p a r a tin g g a rb a g e

Fukuok a City's Official LINE A c c ount

Yo u c a n re c e iv e inf or m a tio n thro u g h LINE o n
c oll e c tio n d a t e s in y o ur a re a .
LINE A c count Na me: Fukuoka City（福岡市）
LINE ID: @fukuok a city

Em ail Alerts a bout G arb a g e C olle ction Da ys

Sig n u p f or e m a il n o tifi c a tio ns o n g a rb a g e c oll e c tio n d a y.

https://gomim ail-kank yo.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/

Household G arb a g e Rules

Fe bruary, 2022
H o us e h ol d W a st e R e d u c tio n Pro m o tio n S e c tio n,
En viro n m e nt a l Bure a u, Fuku o k a C ity G o v e rn m e nt
1-8-1 Te njin, C h u o-ku, Fuku o k a C ity
〒810-8620
☎ 092-711-4039 FA X 092-733-5907
Em a il : k a t e ig o mi.EB@ c ity.fuku o k a .lg .j p