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Garbage and recycling programs

Chart of garbage disposal methods

Type	Description	Method of disposal	Frequency of collection
Burnable garbage	Fiber waste, branches or dead leaves (small quantities)	Put them into Miki-Town designated garbage bags. Large, Capacity 45L, 10 bag set :400 JPY Middle, Capacity 30L, 10 bag set :300 JPY Small, Capacity 20L, 10 bag set :200 JPY Drain kitchen garbage of fluids. Soak up any cooking oil before disposal. Remove filth from any paper diapers before disposal.	Twice a week
	Wood and bamboo waste	Cut garbage into 50cm pieces, or smaller, tie them together and dispose of them.
Recyclable garbage	Aluminum cans (juice cans, beer cans, etc)	Put garbage into the meshed garbage bags (green). Make sure the containers are empty before disposal.	Once a month
	Steel cans (coffee cans, juice cans, food cans, milk cans, etc)	Put garbage into the meshed garbage bags (blue). Make sure the containers are empty before disposal.. Drill a hole into spray cans.
	Bottles (liquor, beer, juice, coffee, vinegar)	Classify the bottles by their color and put them into the provided containers as specified by Miki-Town. Remove caps from the bottles, and dispose of the caps as non-burnable garbage. Lightly rinse the inside of the bottles.
	Plastic bottles (drink, liquor, soy sauce)	Put garbage into the meshed garbage bags (yellow). Remove caps from the bottles, and dispose of the caps as non-burnable garbage. Remove any labels from the bottles. Lightly rinse the inside of the bottles.
	Paper (newspaper, magazines, corrugated cardboard)	Tie up separate bundles for each type of paper, using the same cross shape (refer to the picture shown on the left). On rainy days, put them into plastic bags (transparent or semitransparent) or wait until the next collection day.
	Clothes (clothes, towels)	Tie them together with string or put them into plastic bags (transparent or semitransparent). On rainy days, put them into plastic bags (transparent or semitransparent) or wait until the next collection day.
	Metal (cookware, galvanized iron, scrap iron, bicycles, heaters)	Remove kerosene from oil heaters.
	Containers and packaging (packs, tray cups, bottles, tubes, styrene foams, laps)	Put them into plastic bags (transparent or semitransparent). Remove the caps on the bottles or tubes, and dispose of them as non-burnable garbage. The caps are recycled as heat energy.
Non-burnable garbage	Small home electronics (excluding: air conditioners, televisions, washing machines and refrigerators), chinaware, leather and rubber, glass waste, plastic, various material product, tapes, ash	Put them into plastic bags. When you dispose of fluorescent lamps, bulbs, flat glass, broken earthenware, knives and so on, put them into sturdy bags and attach a "KIKEN (dangerous)" notice to the bags.	Once a month
	Dry batteries (cylinder shaped dry battery )	Put them into the special red bucket. Button type cell batteries and Ni-Cd batteries should be taken to electrical appliance stores.
Large-sized garbage	Furniture, bedclothes	When a piece of garbage has a length of 50 cm or more in any dimension it is defined as large-sized garbage. Large furniture and bedding should be taken directly to the Clean Center (garbage-processing center).

Items that can not be disposed of

Garbage can be bought to Miki Clean Center during the following hours

9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Weekday: Monday - Friday)
Place: 4319-1 Shimotakaoka, Miki-Town
Phone: 087-898-2554

Last Updated: April 1, 2006