1. Rinse the inside.2. Uncap the bottles.3. Make holes in spray cans to let out the gas.4. Crushed or large cans should be disposed of with metalarticles.5. Glass bottles that are broken or once contained cosmeticsshould be disposed of with glass bottles.

1. Drain water well off the kitchen garbage.2. Cut or break into pieces smaller than 45cm in length andwidth if an article is too long or too large.3. Break off the tips of sharp sticks such as skewers.4. Remove the soiled contents from disposable diapers.5. Remove the soiled contents from pets’ litter.

・Other Articles (Parts for bicyclesand automobiles,agricultural machines,electric waterheaters, pianos,bathtubs, fireproofsafes, industrialwastes, medical

wastes, syringes, etc.)

・Business‐related articles(Generated byretailing shopsand stores,offices and

restaurants)

・Articles that aresubject to collectionunder the HomeAppliance RecyclingLaw (4 major homeelectrical appliances:television sets,refrigerators, washingmachines, air

conditioners)

・Garbage disposedoccasionally and in largequantities(Articles discarded whenmoving houses, tree

clippings and leaves etc.)

・Articles that aresubject to collectionunder the EffectiveUsage Promotion onRecyclable ArticlesLaw (Desktop personalcomputers, monitors forpersonal computers,laptop personal

computers)

・Explosive Articles (LP gas cylinders,fire extinguishers,

etc.)

1. Divide into types and tie up in bundles with paper string forcollection.2. Rinse paper cartons.3. Open or crush such articles as corrugated cardboard boxes,paper cartons and confection boxes and bind them together.4. Remove non-paper parts such as plastic, vinyl, string,Styrofoam and metal objects before disposal.・ Articles that include ingredients other than paper are to be dealt as burnablegarbage.Examples: oilpaper, printing paper, carbon paper, soiled paper, aluminium-plated paperand waxed corrugated cardboard

1. Such ceramics and glassware as broken bottles or chippedbowls should be wrapped in paper before disposal.2. Fluorescent lamp tubes that are too long for a garbage bagshould be broken into pieces and wrapped in paper beforedisposal.

1. Razors and knives should be wrapped in paper before disposal.2. Articles too large to be contained in designated garbage bags shouldbe disposed of as large-sized garbage.3. Return button-type batteries and rechargeable batteries to theelectric appliances stores.4. This includes only small-size home appliances.(Electric products categorized under the Home Appliance RecyclingLaw‐television sets, refrigerators, washing machines and airconditioners‐are not included.)

1. Rinse the inside.2. Only bottles marked with are acceptable. Bottleswithout this mark should be with burnable garbage.3. Do not crush them.4. Caps should be removed and disposed with combustiblegarbage.5. Be sure to use the designated garbage bags (printed in blue).

(Burned Briquettes etc.) 1. Do not incinerate garbage at home.

1. Rinse the trays.2. Trays and containers (including cups for instant noodles)with vinyl-coating on, labels unable to peel off, smudges anddirt, or coloured or printed should be disposed withcombustible garbage.

As for these articles, you shouldinquire at the stores where youpurchased the product to take themback to be discarded or ask acollection transport company to doso.

・Large‐sized garbage (too large for designated garbage bags)＊Furniture, bedding (desks, chests and wardrobes, beds withmattress removed, futons, carpets, etc.)＊Electric appliances (fan heaters, microwave ovens, electricmassagers, etc.)＊Items for ones’ hobbies (instrumental organs, skis, surfboards,etc.)＊Others (bicycles, sinks, doors, windows, screens and other

fittings, stepladders, etc.)

As for the these articles, you should take them to the localgarbage disposal plant (Kesennuma Area Clean Hill Centre) onyour own or ask a collection transport company to do so. In bothcases ,disposal is chargeable.Kesennuma Area Clean Hill Centre Ph:22-9680Office Hours:9:00～16:00 (Monday to Friday, except lunch hour)- Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, National Holidays and the Year-end and New Year Holidays

・Harmful Articles (Button-typebatteries andrechargeablebatteries, pesticides,harmful chemicals,

etc.)

・Inflammable andCombustibleArticles (Gasoline, thinners,kerosene, wastecooking oil, paints,etc.)

・Be sure to put garbage in the designated garbage bags and take out by 8:30 a.m.on the collection day.・Garbage bags＝Designated by Kesennuma City(Burnable articles for bags printed in red and unburnable articles for bags printed in blue)＊ Garbage bags designated by former Kesennuma City (as before March 30th, 2006) can be used for the time being. Unburnable garbagecan be collected if holidays fall on Mondays subject to “Happy Monday Law”