How to Dispose of Glass and Ceramics

Glass and ceramics should be taken to the resource recovery station on bottle collection days.

From April 2023, the way to dispose of "glass items" and "ceramics" has changed.
Depending on the size, it can be collected as recyclable materials.
Glass items such as cups and flat glass, and ceramic items such as vases, plates, bowls, and flowerpots should each be placed in plastic bags (no specific type required) and collected at the resource collection station basket on the bottle collection day.
Please separate each item of “bottles”, “glass items”, and “ceramics” and place them into the resource collection station baskets.
“Bin” → As is
"Glass items" → Put them in a plastic bag
"Ceramics" → Put in a plastic bag
Note: The resources collected at the Resource Collection Station will be recycled.

Glass items (such as cups and plate glass)

30 centimeters or less

How to Dispose

Please empty the contents, place them in a plastic bag (no specific type required), and on the weekly bottle collection day, put them in the basket at the resource recovery station near your home.

Points to Note

If the dirt cannot be removed, it cannot be recycled, so please put it out in front of your home as non-burnable waste (pink designated collection bag).
(In the case of apartment complexes, please put it out at the collection point.)

Other Topics

You can also put out broken items, but please wrap them in a bag labeled with something like 'Fragile' to ensure the safety of the collection workers, and place them in a plastic bag.

30 centimeters to 50 centimeters

How to Dispose

Please put out non-burnable garbage (in pink designated collection bags) in front of your home.
(In the case of apartment complexes, please put it out at the collection point.)

Other Topics

You can also put out broken items, but please wrap them in a bag labeled with something like 'Fragile' to ensure the safety of the collection workers, and place them in a plastic bag.

50 centimeters or more

How to Dispose

Please put it out in front of your house as bulky waste.
(In the case of apartment complexes, please put it out at the collection point.)

Points to Note

Please make a reservation for the collection date at the bulky waste collection reception center, and put the bulky waste disposal ticket on the items to be disposed of on the designated date.

Ceramics (vases, plates, teacups, flower pots, etc.)

30 centimeters or less

How to Dispose

Please empty the contents, place them in a plastic bag (no specific type required), and on the weekly bottle collection day, put them in the basket at the resource recovery station near your home.

Points to Note

If the dirt cannot be removed, it cannot be recycled, so please put it out in front of your home as non-burnable waste (pink designated collection bag).
(In the case of apartment complexes, please put it out at the collection point.)

Other Topics

You can also put out broken items, but please wrap them in a bag labeled with something like 'Fragile' to ensure the safety of the collection workers, and place them in a plastic bag.

30 centimeters to 50 centimeters

How to Dispose

Please put out non-burnable garbage (in pink designated collection bags) in front of your home.
(In the case of apartment complexes, please put it out at the collection point.)

Other Topics

You can also put out broken items, but please wrap them in a bag labeled with something like 'Fragile' to ensure the safety of the collection workers, and place them in a plastic bag.

50 centimeters or more

How to Dispose

Please put it out in front of your house as bulky waste.
(In the case of apartment complexes, please put it out at the collection point.)

Points to Note

Please make a reservation for the collection date at the bulky waste collection reception center, and put the bulky waste disposal ticket on the items to be disposed of on the designated date.

Items that cannot be disposed of with bottles, glass, and ceramics

Items with frames such as mirrors, aquariums, glass pot lids, and full-length mirrors

• (If within 50 centimeters and the sum of the three sides does not exceed 100 centimeters) Non-combustible waste
• (For items exceeding 50 centimeters) Bulky waste

Fluorescent tubes (including bulb types), mercury thermometers, dry batteries

Harmful Substances

Concrete products, diatomaceous earth mats, laminated glass (with interlayer), wire glass

Specialized contractors (items that cannot be processed by the city)