This is a special 101 series that does not follow the usual Memoji format. It aims to educate and share more in detail of life living in Tokyo.
Today’s topic is on Garbage and Recycling. Courtesy of Shinjuku City Office for the information I’m sharing. Additionally, I watched Kuma Station on YouTube to make sure I am understanding it correctly!
There are five main categories:
🔥 Burnable 燃えるゴミ (moeru gomi)
🚫🔥 Non-Burnable 燃えないゴミ (moenai gomi)
♻️ Recyclable 資源ごみ （shigen gomi）
⚠️ Hazardous 危険ごみ (kiken gomi)
📦 Large Items 粗大ゴミ (sodai gomi)
This sharing will be an overview but for more details on the exact trash and methods of disposing, please refer to Shinjuku City Office’s site.
🔥 Burnable - collected twice a week.
Paper Waste - collected once a week
Clothes - collected once a month
Oil - soak it up with paper towel to dispose
Styrofoam
🚫🔥 Non-Burnable - collected once every two weeks.
Designated bag. Glass, cups, ceramics, mirrors, metals
Sharp items - wrap it up with paper. Write 危険・キケン (kiken) on it.
♻️ Recyclable - collected once a week.
Cans, plastic bottles (プラ), containers, glass.
Usually there are boxes outside of the collection points.
Remove the plastic wrap from plastic bottles, and put the wrap under burnable.
⚠️ Hazardous - battery, light bulbs, electronics, with mercury. Take it out to recycling locations.
📦 Large Items - If they don’t fit in the trash bag. Have to get trash stickers from the convenience store.