Garbage Disposal Guide for Long-Term Guests (Nerima, Tokyo)

Living in Tokyo for weeks or months means following Japan's strict garbage separation rules every week. This guide gives you the exact collection schedule for your specific Nana House location in Nerima City.

All schedules are based on the official Nerima City garbage collection calendar. Please place garbage at the collection point before 8:00 AM on the designated day.

🏠 Nana House Nerima

• 🔥 Burnable Garbage（燃えるゴミ）→ Monday & Thursday
  
• ♻️ Plastic Containers & Packaging（プラスチック）→ Wednesday
• 🍶 Bottles / Cans / PET Bottles（びん・缶・ペットボトル）→ Friday
• 🚫 Non-burnable Garbage（燃えないゴミ）→ 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month
• 📦 Cardboard & Paper（古紙）→ Neighborhood recycling area (contact staff)

🏠Nana House Sakaecho

• 🔥 Burnable Garbage（燃えるゴミ）→ Tuesday & Friday
  
• ♻️ Plastic Containers & Packaging（プラスチック）→ Monday
• 🍶 Bottles / Cans / PET Bottles（びん・缶・ペットボトル）→ Thursday
• 🚫 Non-burnable Garbage（燃えないゴミ）→ 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month
• 📦 Cardboard & Paper（古紙）→ Neighborhood recycling area

🏠 Nana House Ekoda (Asahigaoka)

• 🔥 Burnable Garbage（燃えるゴミ）→ Monday & Thursday
  
• ♻️ Plastic Containers & Packaging（プラスチック）→ Tuesday
• 🍶 Bottles / Cans / PET Bottles（びん・缶・ペットボトル）→ Friday
• 🚫 Non-burnable Garbage（燃えないゴミ）→ 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month
• 📦 Cardboard & Paper（古紙）→ Neighborhood recycling area

🏠 Sengawa House (Toyotamakami)

• 🔥 Burnable Garbage（燃えるゴミ）→ Wednesday & Saturday
  
• ♻️ Plastic Containers & Packaging（プラスチック）→ Tuesday
• 🍶 Bottles / Cans / PET Bottles（びん・缶・ペットボトル）→ Saturday
• 🚫 Non-burnable Garbage（燃えないゴミ）→ 1st & 3rd Monday of the month
• 📦 Cardboard & Paper（古紙）→ Neighborhood recycling area

📋 What Goes in Each Category?

• 🔥 Burnable（燃えるゴミ）: Food waste, paper scraps, small wood, rubber, leather, used diapers, kitchen waste
  
• ♻️ Plastic（プラスチック）: Food trays, plastic bags, bottles, packaging with プ mark — rinse clean before disposing
• 🍶 Bottles / Cans / PET（びん・缶・ペット）: Glass bottles, aluminum & steel cans, PET bottles — empty and rinse, remove caps
• 🚫 Non-burnable（燃えないゴミ）: Small metal items, ceramics, glass (non-bottle), umbrellas, light bulbs — collected only twice a month
• 📦 Cardboard & Paper（古紙）: Flatten cardboard boxes, tie with string. Newspapers, magazines, flyers — take to the neighborhood recycling area

🛑 Large Garbage（粗大ゴミ）

• Items larger than 30cm (furniture, bicycles, appliances) cannot go in regular garbage — they require a paid large garbage collection service (粗大ゴミ収集)
  
• To request collection: call Nerima City at 03-3993-1111 or apply online at the Nerima City website (nerima.tokyo.jp)
• Please consult with staff before disposing of large items

✅ House Rules for Garbage Disposal

• ✔ Always separate garbage correctly — incorrect disposal can result in the garbage not being collected
  
• ✔ Place garbage at the designated collection point before 8:00 AM on collection day
• ✔ Do NOT put out garbage the night before — morning only
• ✔ Rinse food containers before recycling — dirty items go in burnable
• ✔ Do NOT leave garbage in the hallway, entrance, or common areas of the house
• ✔ If you miss collection day, keep the garbage in your room until the next collection

📱 Useful App: Gomisuke (Garbage Assistant)

• Gomisuke (ゴミすけ) is a free Japanese app that tells you exactly what type of garbage to put out on any given day, based on your address
  
• Available on iOS App Store and Google Play Store — search "ゴミすけ" or "Gomisuke"
• Set your address to the Nana House or Sengawa House location to get push notification reminders the night before each collection day