A video on waste disposal rules is posted online.

仙台市環境局 Environmental Bureau, City of Sendai

These designated prepaid garbage bags are available for purchase in convenience stores, supermarkets and other stores. (The price is the same at each store.)

Please use designated prepaid garbage bags when you put out waste1

You cannot put out the following items as bulky waste5

List of contacts for inquiries (Japanese only)6

Household waste (green) Large (45L) ¥400Medium (30L) ¥270Small (20L) ¥180Mini (10L) ¥90*Sold as a set of 10 bags

Plastic containers and packaging (red)Large (45L) ¥250Medium (30L) ¥160Small (15L) ¥80*Sold as a set of 10 bags

Summary Leaflet

Kitchen waste, soiled paper, soiled cloths, etc.

All items with this logo

If you have any questions, please call the following contact points.

For more details, please check the City of Sendai website.

If you have any concerns about speaking in Japanese, please see http://www.city.sendai.jp/haiki-shido/foreignlanguage/en/garbage/index.html or contact the Sendai Multicultural Center. :☎022-224-1919

Hours: 8:30-17:00 (Monday to Friday)

Hours: 9:00-17:00 (Monday to Friday, including holidays)

Aoba Ward; Aoba Collection OfficeMiyagino Ward; Miyagino Collection Office Wakabayashi Ward; Wakabayashi Collection Office Taihaku Ward; Taihaku Collection OfficeIzumi Ward; Izumi Collection OfficeEnvironmental Bureau, Household Waste Reduction Section

☎022-277-5300☎022-236-5300☎022-289-2051☎022-248-5300☎022-773-5300☎022-214-8229

The Bulky Waste Reception Center ☎022-716-5301

Air conditionersAir conditioners TV setsTV sets

ComputersComputers Refrigerators/FreezersRefrigerators/Freezers

Washing machines/Clothes dryersWashing machines/Clothes dryers

Hours: 9:00-17:00 (Except on days when the International Center is closed)

Languages available English Chinese Korean Tagalog PortugueseVietnamese Nepali

For details of the rulesGuide for sorting recyclables and waste Sendai Search

Sendai Waste Disposal Rules

In Japan, waste is only collected on specified days. Please do not put out waste on days other than those specified. Collection days are written on posters at waste collection points.Check the information and write down the day of the week for your reference.

Please pay attention to the rules when you dispose of bulky waste, including when moving houses.

How to apply by phone1

Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00-17:00

Hours: 9:00-17:00 (Except on days when the International Center is closed)

Applications are also accepted on holidays.The Reception Center is closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and between December 29th and January 3rd.

*Prepaid labels cannot be refunded or reissued.

*Please be sure to remove dry batteries from the waste and empty kerosene from containers.*Bulky waste will not be collected if a prepaid label (sticker) is not stuck on.*Even if a sticker is stuck on, bulky waste will not be collected unless your application number is written on it.

☎022-716-5301

How to apply online2 http://www.city.sendai.jp

Household waste

Cans, bottles, PET bottles and used batteries

Plastic containers and packaging

Remove as much water from kitchen waste as possible. Wrap fragments of glass, porcelain (tea cups, bowls) and knives in thick paper when you dispose of them.

Rinse the inside of cans and PET bottles.Use up the contents before putting out aerosol spray cans.Put out items quietly as not to make a lot of noise. Put items in the yellow boxes provided at your waste collection point.

Empty the contents and rinse any dirty surfaces.

Put paper materials in paper bags or tie them up with string so they do not get blown away by the wind.

Bulky Waste Search

Twice a week

Twice a month

Newspapers and inserts

Magazines Other paper materials

Corrugated cardboard boxes

Paper packs

Once a week

PET bottles have this logo on them

Paper materials

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Please tell the operator the details of the bulky waste you want to dispose of.The operator will provide information about a pickup date, fee payment, your application number and preparation required for pickup.

Please purchase a prepaid label (sticker) at convenience stores for the amount you were told when you applied for pickup.

As shown in the picture on the right, please write your application number on the prepaid label, and stick it on the bulky waste where it can be easily seen. Please put your bulky waste out by 8:30 on the morning of the pickup day.

Information about points to be aware of, pickup date, fee payment, application number, and preparation required for pickup can be found on the website. Please be sure to read this information carefully before applying. (Ｗaste may not be collected if there are errors during this process.)

When you need to get rid of a large quantity of waste due to moving house or for other reasons, please call the contact point in the ward of your residence (please refer to the next page).It is recommended that you give items which are usable to your friends.

If you have any concerns about speaking in Japanese, please see http://www.city.sendai.jp/haiki-shido/foreignlanguage/en/garbage/index.htmlor contact the Sendai Multicultural Center. : ☎022-224-1919

Languages available English Chinese Korean Tagalog PortugueseVietnamese Nepali

Waste collection points are not dumping sites. Please follow the rules of waste collection points.If you do not know the location of your collection point, please ask your real estate agent.

Summary Leaflet

Once a week

You do not have to sort and put out items by category.

Look for this logo

Put out waste by 8:30 on the morning of the specified collection day2 The rules for disposing of bulky waste

(30cm or longer at the longest point) are different than those for other waste (fee-based)

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Dispose of waste at designated collection points3

Sendai Waste Disposal Rules

Apply to the Bulky Waste Reception Center for pickup (Japanese only)

Pay the fee

Put out bulky waste for collection