Collection Boxes for Recyclable Garbage

最終更新日：2024年10月28日

Tokushima City has set up collection boxes as below. Please follow the designated disposal procedure so that the collected garbage can be properly recycled.

Collection Boxes

Collection boxes
	Garbage	Collected at:	Collectable items:	Uncollectable items:
1	Waste fluorescent tubes	City Hall, Tobu (East)/Seibu (West) garbage disposal plants, Tokushima City Eco Station, community centers (with exceptions), etc.	Flourescent tubes for home use (straight tube type, ring type, bulb type)	Fluorescent tubes and other items (e.g. lightning equipment, light bulbs, etc.) used up by business operators
2	Ink cartridges	City Hall, Tobu (East)/Seibu (West) garbage disposal plants, Tokushima City eco station, branch offices of Tokushima City Hall	Ink cartidges for home use from 1 of 4 official brands (Brother, Canon, EPSON, or HP Japan)	N/A
3	Batteries, mobile batteries, and heat-not-burn (HNB) tobacco products (Note below)	City Hall, Tobu (East)/Seibu (West) garbage disposal plants, Tokushima City eco station, and branch offices of Tokushima City Hall	Batteries, mobile batteries, and heat-not-burn (HNB) tobacco products (Note below) for home use	Small rechargeable batteries (nickel cadmium batteries, nickel hydrogen batteries, and lithium ion batteries)
4	Food packing trays (see disposal note below)	Tokushima City Eco Station, and community centers (with exceptions)	Styrofoam food trays (for meat, fish, vegetables, deli-foods, etc. Trays with prints are acceptable.)	Plastic packages for eggs, tofu, or strawberries, etc., containers for instant noodles, natto (fermented soybeans) or bento (take-out dishes, etc.), and large foam boxes and styrofoam, etc. (like that used as cushioning materials)

Batteries can also be disposed on large garbage collection day. Please carefully separate them from other garbage in that case.

How to dispose of foam food trays:
1. Check if the tray is acceptable or not.
2. Wash it well.
3. Dry it well.
4. Throw it away into a collection box without putting it in bags or binding it with strings.

The Tokushima City Eco Station

The Tokushima City Eco Station is a place where people can bring 21 kinds of recyclable household garbage for disposal.

① Aluminum cans ② Steel cans ③ Colorless bottles ④ Brown bottles ⑤ Other bottles ⑥ PET bottles ⑦ Newspaper ⑧ Magazines ⑨ Cardboard ⑩ Paper cartons ⑪ Misc. paper ⑫ Food packing trays ⑬ Plastic (mark) garbage ⑭ Used clothes ⑮ Ink cartridges ⑯ Batteries ⑰ Waste fluorescent tubes ⑱ Cooking oil ⑲ Cell phones ⑳ Down comforters/duvets ㉑ Small rechargeable batteries (separate box from collection box for regular batteries)

Location:

5-40, 2-chome, Joto-cho, Tokushima City

Open Hours:

10:00 am - 7:00 pm on weekdays
10:00 am - 5:00 pm on Sat., Sun. & national holidays (including year-end holiday from Dec. 29th to 31st)(Note: Closed on Jan.1st-3rd)

■Tokushima City Certified Tamiya Eco Station

Tamiya Eco Station is a place where people can bring 13 kinds of recyclable household items for disposal.
The items that are eligible for disposal are listed below:

①Aluminum cans ②Steel cans ③PET bottles ④Newspapers ⑤Magazines ⑥Cardboard ⑦Paper cartons
⑧Misc. paper ⑨Used clothes ⑩Ink cartridges ⑪Toner cartridges ⑫Cell phones ⑬Down comforters/duvets

Location:

8-10, 4-chome, Minamitamiya, Tokushima City

Open Hours:

10:00 am - 4:00 pm on weekdays, Sat., Sun. & national holidays
Note: Closed on Jan.1st-3rd

Resource/Garbage Separation App

There is a resource/garbage separation app called “threeR” (さんあ～る) that you can download on your smartphone or mobile tablets. This app will notify you of garbage collection days, has a guide about how to discard different resources/garbage, and more. A portion of the app is available in English and Chinese, in addition to Japanese. You can search and download “threeR” (さんあ～る) through any app store.

Apple App Store（外部サイト）

Google Play Store（外部サイト）