Sorting and disposal of hazardous garbage　有害などのごみの分け方出し方

更新日：2023年12月4日

1. What are the "Hazardous and Other Garbage"? / 有害などのごみとは
2. Sorting of hazardous garbage / 有害ごみの分別
3. Types of batteries and how to dispose of them / 電池類の分け方・捨て方
4. Small home appliances at collection boxes / 小型家電回収ボックス
5. Related links / 関連サイト

1. What are the "Hazardous and Other Garbage"? / 有害などのごみとは

Items classified as hazardous waste

Dry cell batteries, coin cell batteries
Portable charger
E-cigarette
Electric shaver
Electric toothbrush
Handy fan
Earbuds
Lighter (Disposable/Non-disposable)※Use up the contents completely
Mercury thermometer
Fluorescent tube/bulb
Diatomite earth products

※ Some types of hazardous waste may not be eligible for city collection. Please see the next chapter on this page for the detail.
＞ See Non-burnable Garbages

Collection day

Please put out your household hazardous waste once a week on the same day as your recyclables and non-burnable trash collection.

How to dispose of them

【Method 1】

Put them out in the orange "Hazardous and Other Garbage" plastic bags designated by Matsudo City (shown here).

松戸市有害ごみ指定袋

Where you can get the designated hazardous garbage bag

"Hazardous and Other Garbage" plastic bags are distributed free of charge at these public institutions.

＞ Distribution of Matsudo City "Hazardous and Other Garbage" bags (Japanese)

【Method 2】

Put them out in a translucent or transparent plastic bag and label clearly as "Hazardous Garbage" or "有害(ゆうがい)ごみ".

半透明のごみ袋に有害ごみと明記する

- Black plastic bags, Matsudo City-approved bags for burnable trash, and plastic bags from other municipalities cannot be used. - Please tie the opening of the garbage bag tightly and make sure that the bag is not damaged before disposing of it. - Please take measures to prevent fluorescent lamps (tubes) from breaking, such as placing them in paper cases when replacing them.

ATTENTION!

Do not dispose of lighters at the collection site unless they are completely used up. If your lighter still contains the fluid, please handle as same as "Used spray cans and gas cylinders" (Japanese).
Non-fluorescent light bulbs are "Non-burnable Garbage."
If the rechargeable battery on your item can be removed, please dispose of the rechargeable battery in a collection box at a cooperating store. The main unit should be disposed of in "Non-burnable Garbage."
Diatomaceous earth bath mats and other products containing asbestos that exceed the legal standards announced by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan cannot be taken to the municipal waste collection. Manufacturers are voluntarily recalling them, so please contact them.

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＞ Read in Japanese / 日本語で読む

2. Sorting of hazardous garbage / 有害ごみの分別

Illustrated guide to sorting and disposing of hazardous waste（PDF：2,230KB）

Depending on the type of hazardous waste, there are different places and methods of disposal, and some items cannot be collected by the city.

3. Types of batteries and how to dispose of them / 電池類の分け方・捨て方

Please cooperate with the proper disposal of batteries.

In recent years, smoke and fire have increasingly been reported throughout Japan at waste disposal facilities and recycling plants.
In particular, portable rechargeable battery chargers and electronic devices with built-in small rechargeable batteries that cannot be removed are extremely dangerous because they may ignite or generate heat when excess force is applied to them.
Please refer to the list below to ensure the proper separation of batteries.

List of battery classifications
Battery type	Waste classification	How to dispose
Dry cell battery	"Hazardous and Other Garbage"	Do not mix with other types of waste, dispose of them in clear or semi-transparent plastic bags and label clearly as "Hazardous waste/有害(ゆうがい)ごみ".
Coin cell battery (lithium)	"Hazardous and Other Garbage"
Button cell battery	Not collected by the city collection service	Put them in the used button cell collection boxes at cooperating stores (e.g. Home supply stores, etc.).
Small rechargeable battery	Not collected by the city collection service	Put them in the used recharceable battery collection boxes at cooperating stores.
Products with built-in rechargeable batteries that cannot be removed	Less than 30cm → "Hazardous and Other Garbage" 30cm or bigger and less than 50cm → "Non-burnable Gargabe"	Put them in the used recharceable battery collection boxes at cooperating stores, or drop them off at the City's small household appliance collection box (see below on the box). Some items (e.g. e-cigarettes, etc.) are also collected by the manufacturers.

To prevent accidental shorting, cover both sides of the battery terminals with insulating tape, such as Scotch tape, before disposal.

電池の種類
Different types of batteries

4. Matsudo City accepts used small home appliances at collection boxes / 小型家電回収ボックス

回収箱の写真

We have set up collection boxes for small home appliances (e.g. laptop PCs, mobile phones, and cameras, etc.) at 20 locations in the city to expand opportunities to dispose of used small home appliances.
The collected used small home appliances are handed over to companies certified under the Small Home Appliance Recycling Law, and some of them are disassembled and sorted at work facilities for the handicapped in the city, and recycled through various routes.
We ask for your cooperation in recycling used small home appliances.

Items accepted at city's small home appliances collection box

　・Laptop PC　・Mobile phone　・PHS phone　
　・Camcorder　・Digital camera　・Handheld game console　
　・Portable music player　・Electronic dictionary　・AC power adapter
　・Other appliances that will fit through the opening of the collection box.

Notes

Only the above used small appliances that fit into the 30 cm (width) x 15 cm (height) collection box slot are accepted.
Do not put the recycle items in paper/plastic bags.
Please be sure to erase personal information at your own risk before turning it in.
Items turned in cannot be returned.
If the battery can be removed, remove it and dispose of it as "Hazardous or other garbage".