Garbage Disposal

Due to Japan having limited space for dealing with waste, you are required to dispose of your rubbish in a certain way, under strict city controls. It must be separated according to categories prior to being put out. You may also be required to place your rubbish at the collection point on certain days of the week depending on whether it’s burnable, non-burnable, glass, etc. Be sure to follow these very important rules and do your bit in keeping Japan clean. For detailed information on sorting rubbish and collection days, please see the City of Sapporo website.

Type	Rate of Collection	Garbage Bag	Examples
Burnable waste	Twice a week	Designated	Kitchen waste, cooking oil, soiled paper, clothing, etc.
Non-burnable waste	Once a month	Designated	Metal products, glass, fluorescent lamps, etc.
Pressurized spray cans	Once a month	Transparent	Hairspray, insecticide, tins, tabletop gas cartridges
Dry batteries	Once a month	Transparent	Dry batteries
Plastic containers and packaging	Once a week	Transparent	Plastic containers (cups, trays, and bottles), plastic bags, wrapping, etc.
Bottles, cans and PET bottles	Once a week	Transparent	Empty bottles, empty cans, PET bottles, etc.
Branches, leaves, grass, and weed cutting	Once a month	Transparent	Grass, fallen leaves, branches, etc.
Miscellaneous paper	Once a fortnight	Transparent	Paper boxes, paper bags, postcards, letters, envelopes, etc. except cardboard boxes, newspapers or magazines
Bulky refuse	Once a week	Please arrange for collection by calling 011-281-8153. You will be informed of a reference number and cost of collection. Afterward, you may purchase the collection sticker, write the reference number on the sticker, stick it on the waste and put the waste at your collection point on the designated day.