Plastic Waste Collection

Plastic Waste Collection Amount Achievements

This is the actual collection amount of plastic waste that started being collected from April 2023.

Collection Month	Fiscal Year 2024 Collection Results	Fiscal Year 2023 Collection Results	Compared to the previous year
April	96.32t	56.13t	+40.19t
May	83.76t	75.47t	+ 8.29t
June	70.28t	72.47t	- 2.19t
July	76.91t	69.87t	+ 7.04t
August	77.84t	74.78t	+ 3.06t
September	70.83t	70.48t	+ 0.35t
October	77.11t	73.91t	+ 3.20t
November	76.05t	70.58t	+ 5.47t
December	72.98t	71.98t	+ 1.00t
January	-	77.20t	-
February	-	72.72t	-
March	-	65.22t	-
Total	702.08t	850.81t	-

As a new item, the separation of plastic waste, glass, and ceramics has begun, and as a result of your efforts in waste separation, the amount of Burnable Garbage and non-burnable waste has decreased.
Let's continue to promote the recycling of waste in the future.

Plastic waste that can be collected by the city

• Within 50cm (transparent, semi-transparent, or colored is also acceptable)
• Everything is made of plastic
• Clean items without stains

Only those that meet all of these criteria.
Please place the designated blue collection bag for plastic waste in front of your house if you live in a single-family home, or at the collection point if you live in a multi-family residence.

Container and Packaging Recycling Association - Contaminant Inspection

As a result of inspections of plastic waste before recycling processing (final stage) led by the Container and Packaging Recycling Association, some waste unsuitable for plastic waste was discovered.
These items have been determined to be inappropriate and will hinder the recycling process.
Please be careful not to mistakenly place these items in plastic waste in the future.

According to the inspection results, there are still many plastic wastes discharged from Inagi City that have remaining dirt.
Plastic with remaining dirt hinders re-commercialization, and only clean plastic is suitable for recycling.
Items with remaining contents or those that cannot be cleaned should continue to be sorted as Burnable Garbage or Non-burnable Garbage.

• Dirty, cannot remove stains, soft plastic → As before, Burnable Garbage
  Example: Tubes of mayonnaise or ginger with contents remaining, trays for natto, refill pouches for detergents or shampoos, etc.
• Dirty hard plastic → Non-burnable waste
  Example: Plastic flower pots that cannot be cleaned of soil, cosmetic bottle containers that cannot be washed, etc.

Contaminants at the time of inspection

• PET Bottles → Cans & PET Bottles
• Paper cup noodle containers, paper waste, aluminum foil → Burnable Garbage
• Dirty plastic waste (mayonnaise containers, wasabi tubes, ointment tubes, etc.) → Burnable Garbage
• Empty cans → Cans and PET bottles
• Rubber gloves, rubber ice pack bags → Non-combustible waste
• Thin fabric products → Burnable Garbage
• Rubber bands → Burnable Garbage
• Plastic file with contents (paper) inside → Burnable Garbage
• Plastic products over 50cm → Bulky waste
• Compact mirror → Non-burnable waste (Basically, many mirrors cannot be detached, so please do not put them in plastic waste.)

Note: Clean PP bands (plastic-type strings) over 50cm or plastic sheets can be cut to within 50cm and disposed of as plastic waste without any issues.

Intermediate Processing Operator - Contaminant Inspection

After the collection began, the intermediate processing company conducted an inspection of the plastic waste.
During the processing after collection, inappropriate items were discovered. Please be careful when disposing.

Inappropriate objects in the photo

• Empty beverage cans, empty cans, PET bottles → Cans & PET bottles
• Container for snack food made of paper tube → Burnable Garbage
• Brush part containing wood from the deck brush → Burnable Garbage
• Deck brush (including handle, if 50cm or more) → Bulky waste
• Umbrella → Non-burnable waste
• Spray cans, lighters → Hazardous materials
• Plastic hangers containing some metal, metal-only hangers → Non-burnable waste
• Scissors (if more than 70% is metal) → Metal items
• Slicer with metal blades → (Please tape the blade part) Non-burnable waste
• Laptop battery → (Please attach tape or similar to the terminal part) Hazardous waste or small electronic device collection box installed in Public Facilities
• Batteries → (Insulate with tape or similar before disposal) Hazardous waste

Let's not mix plastic waste with other garbage.

When foreign substances mix with resources, it hinders recycling.
Currently, a three-stage check is being conducted to prevent the mixing of foreign substances.

Stage 1: When citizens provide resources
Stage 2: When resources are collected
Stage 3: When sorting at the processing facility

The first stage check when disposing of resources has a significant effect.
To effectively utilize resources, let's properly separate resources and waste!