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New sorting and collection rules for plastic waste start January, 2020!

[Published Oct. 2019]

What is

Plastic Waste?

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Changes to

Trash Collection

[ Page 3 ]

How to Dispose

of Plastic Waste

[ Page 4 ]

How Plastics

Are Recycled

[ Page 5 ]

Sorting Help

And FAQ

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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

gomizero@city.hino.lg.jp

What is Plastic Waste?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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?

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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?

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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 gomizero@city.hino.lg.jp

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.