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New sorting and collection rules for plastic waste start January, 2020!
[Published Oct. 2019]
What is
Plastic Waste?
[ Page 2 ]
Changes to
Trash Collection
[ Page 3 ]
How to Dispose
of Plastic Waste
[ Page 4 ]
How Plastics
Are Recycled
[ Page 5 ]
Sorting Help
And FAQ
[ Page 6-10 ]
Designated Trash Bag
Help save the Earth! When you take the extra time to sort
your waste correctly, it helps us
recycle resources.
Art: Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry
New designated trash bags for plastic waste go on sale in December 2019.
Hino City Environment Planning Department
C e n t e r f o r P r o c e s s i n g W a s t e 042-581-0444 Fax: 042-586-6606
What is Plastic Waste?
2
Hino City aims to reduce the amount of trash we incinerate, and increase the percentage of waste
recycled and reused. That’s why we’re changing how we collect plastic waste. We ask for your
cooperation with our new rules for plastic collection and recycling.
Plastic Containers and Packaging
Plastic Products
Bowls, toothbrushes, hangers, non-battery-powered toys,
silicone products, foam, sponges, etc.
To throw away any of the items listed above, put them out
for collection in a designated plastic waste trash bag.
When possible, please throw away food trays at the store you bought them at.
Trays Cartons & Cups
Styrofoam & Packing Material
Bags
Bottles Bottlecaps & Labels
Plastic bags, containers, and other plastic products
will now be collected as plastic waste.
* To find stores selling designated trash bags in your area, check the Trash Sorting Calendar.
Changes to Trash Collection
3
Changes to Collection Frequency
Use Designated Trash Bags when Throwing Out Plastic Waste!
Designated plastic waste trash bags go on sale starting early December 2019.
Type Bags
per Roll
Mini
(5 Liter)
Small
(10 Liter)
Medium
(20 Liter)
Large
(40 Liter)
Plastic Waste (blue) 10 100 yen 200 yen 400 yen 800 yen
Combustible (green) 10 100 yen 200 yen 400 yen 800 yen
Non-combustible (orange) 5 50 yen 100 yen 200 yen 400 yen
Designated plastic waste trash bags will go on sale in early December 2019.
Refer to the table below for sizes and prices (prices will be the same for all
bags). Instead of coming inside plastic packaging, bags will now come in rolls.
Changes to Non-combustible Garbage Bag Sales
With the removal of plastics from the non-combustible category (ceramics, glass, leather, and
rubber), we expect to see a large decrease in the amount of non-combustible garbage.
Starting December 2019, designated non-combustible garbage bags will come in sets of 5.
You can still use non-combustible garbage bags for plastic after January 2020
We understand that people may have non-combustible garbage bags left over, so you will still
be able to throw away plastic with them until otherwise noted.
Previously Starting January 2020
Plastics Plastic
Ceramics, Glass, Leather, Rubber
Once every 4 weeks
Once per week
Once per week
Once every 4 weeks
Styrofoam
& Trays
Plastic Waste
Non-combustible
Garbage
Non-combustibles
* New designated trash bag
How to Dispose of Plastic Waste
4
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
How to Throw Away Plastic Waste
START Is it made entirely
out of plastic?
Is the plastic dirty or does it
Is this plastic waste?
Can you clean it or
remove its contents?
If you can’t clean or remove
the contents, throw it away
as combustible garbage.
If only part of it is made of
plastic, throw it away as the
the material most of the
item is made of (see page 6).
Throw it away as
Use up everything in the container (reduce food waste)
Clean the plastic Put the plastic directly into a designated plastic waste bag
If the container is clean already,
skip to Step 3.
Wash the plastic with leftover
water or wipe it down with a rag
or newspaper (it’s okay if there’s
a little oil left).
Help us recycle and reuse resources!
If you can’t get the plastic clean, throw it
away as combustible garbage!
Tube containers (such as mayo or
sahdjkadhkajdh toothpaste) are easier to clean if
you cut asdahkj you cut them in half first.
Remember, a little extra effort goes a long way for recycling!
Don’t double bag your plastics!
If you put small bags inside of
the designated bag, it’s harder the designated bag, it’s harder
for the trash collection for the collection workers to
sort the plastics inside. sort the plastics inside.
out of plastic? have something inside it?
remove its contents? plastic waste.
Please take the time to clean your plastic before throwing it away.
How Plastics are Recycled
5
When plastic is dirty or mixed with non-plastics, it might not be possible to recycle it!
How Plastic Packaging and Products Are Recycled
Plastic waste is brought to a recycling facility, where it is sorted, compressed, and packed.
Plastic Packaging Plastic Products
Packaging is given to the Japan Containers and Packaging
Recycling Association, who reprocess it into synthetic resin
and other new materials.
Synthetic Resin Pallet Coke Fuel
Parking Bump Planter Box
{
Recycling workers reprocess plastic
products into a variety of new things:
Raw Plastics: Polyethylene (PE),
Polypropylene (PP), etc.
Refuse Plastic Fuel (RPF)
Energy Generation (thermal recycling)
Photos: Japan Containers and Packaging Recycling Association
You can learn what local plastics are recycled into in the community trash newsletter.
Recycling plastic takes longer… Why can’ t we just throw it away with combustible garbage?
I’m busy and it’s hard to find time to sort and clean my plastic. Why do I have to do all this?
Incinerating trash releases carbon dioxide, and plastic waste
makes up a big part of ocean pollution! Taking a little extra time to recycle plastic helps protect the environment.
If everyone puts in a little effort, we can help protect the Earth!
Sorting Help
6
If only part of the item is made of plastic…
Here are some helpful sorting tips!
Plastic items that don’t go in plastic waste
Sort it depending on the material that you can see the most of:
If there’s more wood than plastic…
It belongs in
Combustible
Garbage
Example: Wooden photo frames
If there’s more glass than plastic… If there’s more metal than plastic…
It belongs in
Small Household
Appliances & Metal
Examples: Ladles and Spatulas
It belongs in
Non-Combustible
Garbage
Example: Eyeglasses
Regardless of what they’re made of, scissors, box cutters, and other sharp objects go in non-combustible garbage!
Electronics and battery-powered devices are small household appliances & metal
Plastic items that use electricity or batteries should be thrown away as
small household appliances & metal. If you are able to detach plastic parts
that do not use electricity, you may put those parts in plastic waste.
Removable plastic
parts like fan blades can
go in plastic waste.
PET Bottles (plastic drink bottles) go in the PET Bottle category
While PET bottles are made of plastic, we collect them on their own to ensure we get pure PET
plastic. This helps us recycle the PET into things like new PET bottles and synthetic clothing.
Please keep putting your PET bottles out for collection the same way you have been. The caps
and labels, however, will now be plastic waste. You can identify a PET bottle by looking for a
PET recycling mark.
We encourage you to bring PET bottles to the collection box at the
store you bought them at as part of our producer responsibility program.
7
Plastic items that don’t go in plastic waste (continued)
Plastic items too big to fit in a designated plastic waste bag are oversized garbage.
If an item does not fit completely inside a designated plastic waste trash bag, then it is oversized garbage.
Please contact the company below to apply for collection.
If your trash isn’t sorted correctly…
Your trash won’t be collected if it’s not sorted correctly!
Large plastic items like tarps, ropes, and hoses may be thrown away as plastic waste if you are able to cut them
to 30 cm2 size. (If you can’t cut a large item into smaller pieces, it is oversized garbage.)
2019 Subcontractor for Oversized Garbage Collection
Hino Environmental Protection (Inc.)
042-581-0444
Monday through Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
If your trash isn’t sorted correctly, the trash collector will not be
able to collect it! Instead, they will leave a slip explaining why the
trash was not collected. Please fix your trash, then put it out for
collection again on the next appropriate collection day.
Common reasons that trash can’t be collected include:
⚫ It wasn’t in a city designated trash bag
⚫ You put it out for collection on the wrong day
⚫ You didn’t sort your trash correctly
⚫ It’s oversized garbage
Frequently Asked Questions
8
They will all now be considered plastic waste (the styrofoam & foam trays collection category
will be discontinued). Additionally, we encourage you to return the trays from food packaging
to the collection box at the store you bought it from as part of the extended producer
responsibility program.
What will happen to the collection of styrofoam, foam trays, and plastic
bottles that have a straight line on the bottom?
Umbrellas used to be non-combustible garbage. What are they now?
Umbrellas will now be considered plastic waste. To throw away
umbrellas, put them out for collection next to a designated plastic
waste bag (large or medium size only). Do not put them in the bag, and
if you are throwing away more than one, tie the umbrellas together
with vinyl string. You can throw away up to three umbrellas at one time.
Note that you cannot throw away umbrellas without a bag of plastic
waste with them.
Once the container is empty, either rinse it with water leftover from washing your dishes or
wipe it down with old newspaper or a rag (it’s okay if there’s a little oil leftover on the plastic).
How thoroughly do I need to clean plastic containers?
For plastic containers of things like oil or salad
dressing, put the container upside-down overnight to
drain out the oil. For snack bags, hold the bag upside-
down and shake it to make sure there aren’t any crumbs
left inside it.
After the collection of plastic waste starts, what should I throw away as non-
Ceramics, glass, leather, rubber, and sharp/bladed objects. With the removal of plastics from
the non-combustible category, we expect a large decrease in the amount of non-combustible
garbage, and the collection will be reduced to once every four weeks.
combustible garbage?
Is it okay to throw away refill bags for liquid soaps as plastic waste if they
Yes. As long as the bag is empty and has been rinsed, it doesn’t matter if you can still smell it.
still have a scent?
9
Should I peel the price tag stickers off of things like pre-packaged meal
It’s alright if you can’t get the sticker off completely, but please try to peel it off if you can.
containers?
What type of trash are aluminum foil and plastic wrap?
Aluminum foil is non-combustible garbage. If the plastic wrap is clean, then you can throw it
away as plastic waste.
What type of trash are snack bags that are silvery on the inside?
Even if the inside is a metallic silver color, check for a plastic mark on the bag. If
it has the plastic mark, then it is plastic packaging and can be thrown out as
plastic waste.
Can I throw away clothes made of synthetic fabrics or synthetic leather as
No. Clothing should be thrown away as old clothing and cloth.
plastic waste?
10
Waste Management Help Desk
Hino City Hall, 1st Floor
9:30–12:00 & 13:00–16:00 on Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday (except holidays)
Ask in person
Waste Reduction Division
042-581-0444 Available 8:30-17:15 on Monday through Friday
(Calls outside the above hours will automatically go
Center for Processing Waste
Check the Trash & Recycling Calendar
The calendar has explanations of how to put your
trash out for collection, what kinds of things can’t
be collected, and where you can buy designated
trash bags. The calendar is distributed to all Hino
residents in November.
Start with the basics!
Try the Trash & Recycling Glossary
Use the online glossary to search for
items and learn how to sort them.
Not sure what kind of trash something is?
* The services above are currently available in Japanese only.
Hino City Trash Calendar App
Try Hino’s free Trash Calendar App!
It features a searchable glossary,
sorting guides, announcements about
schedule changes, and notifications.
Check on your smartphone
Android
iPhone➔
to voice mail. Please leave your name, address,
sahjdkahdk contact information, and the topic of your call.)
Fax: 042-586-6606 [email protected]
Businesses are generally responsible for their own waste management, but may have trash collected by
the city if it does not exceed 90 liters (2 extra large designated bags) total at a time (registration is required).
Starting January 2020, the city will also be able to collect business’ plastic waste as long as it is the same
type of plastic waste that would be thrown out in average households (food containers, bottles, etc.).
Designated Plastic Waste Bags for
Businesses with Small Waste Output
(10 bags per roll)
Small
(15 Liter)
Extra Large
(45 Liter)
1,000 yen 3,000 yen
W a n t t o L e a r n M o r e a b o u t P l a s t i c C o l l e c t i o n ?
If you’ve got questions about plastic waste collection or would like to learn more about waste management, ask
us about scheduling a group lecture for your local community. A city hall employee will visit to explain how to sort
trash and reduce waste. Lectures are given in Japanese. To apply, please contact the number below in Japanese.
Center for Processing Waste 042-581-0444
* The applicants are responsible for providing a venue for the lecture.