Garbage Disposal Guidelines
Please follow the information provided on this page when disposing of your household garbage. Garbage that is put out for collection incorrectly may either remain uncollected or be returned to your home.
Garbage Disposal at Your Local Collection Point
There are garbage collection points in each neighborhood in Tokamachi City. After correctly separating garbage by type, take it to your nearest garbage collection point by 08:30 am on the day specified by your garbage calendar. There are specific garbage bags for landfill waste and burnable garbage which are available to buy at supermarkets and home centers. Other types of garbage do not require bags, and are instead simply put into the blue baskets at the garbage collection point.
Please make sure to use the bags shown below when disposing of burnable garbage (left) and landfill waste (right):
How to Separate Garbage Correctly
Please refer to the Tokamachi City Garbage Disposal Guidebook (first link below) for full information. Otherwise, a brief explanation of each category can be viewed in the links below that.
Tokamachi City Garbage Disposal Guidebook(Full) (PDFファイル: 2.3MB)
Burnable Garbage (PDFファイル: 319.8KB)
Landfill Waste (PDFファイル: 414.0KB)
Plastic(PET)Bottles (PDFファイル: 237.3KB)
Glass Bottles (PDFファイル: 249.0KB)
If you are still unsure as to what category an article of garbage falls into, you can use the item searcher found through the link below:
Classification table for waste sorting
This link will take you to a read-only version of a Google Docs link that is being updated regularly. Should you have further questions about anything else related to the garbage system here, feel free to email the Tokamachi City Coordinator for International Relations at the link below:
Send an email to the Tokamachi City Coordinator for International Relations
If you have a photo of the item in question please attach it along with your email!
Disposing of Garbage at the Garbage Station
In the case that you need to either quickly dispose of household garbage, or dispose of a large volume of household garbage, you can bring it to the Tokamachi Eco Clean Center for disposal.
| Address | 2-915 Ushi, Tokamachi City, Niigata |
|---|---|
| Opening Hours | 8:45AM to 5PM, Monday to Saturday |
| Closures and Holidays | Sundays, national holidays, Dec31-Jan3 |
| Cost (burnable garbage and landfill waste) | 350yen for garbage weighing up to 50kg, 70yen per 10kg over 50kg. (Please note that burnable garbage and landfill waste will be weighed and charged individually) |
| Cost (all other types of garbage) | free |
- Please correctly separate garbage, and use the official Tokamachi City garbage bags when needed.
- Please understand that there are certain instances where the center will be unable to accept your garbage.
- There is a special station at the facility for old clothes.
Contact Us
General Affairs Department, Policy Planning Division, Public Relations Section
Address: 3 Chome-3 Chitosecho, Tokamachi-shi, Niigata-ken 948-0067 (2nd floor of the central government office)
Phone number: +81-25-757-3112
Facsimile number: 025-752-4635
You can contact them through mail here
Last updated：January 31, 2023