{"id":398,"date":"2026-06-15T14:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/?p=398"},"modified":"2026-06-20T14:16:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T14:16:06","slug":"comparing-four-areas-as-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/comparing-four-areas-as-of-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing Four Areas I Know Well (as of 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Here's a side-by-side look at the rules in four places that are personally significant to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setagaya, Tokyo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Categories<\/span>: burnable waste, non-burnable waste, recyclables, PET bottles, large\/bulky waste
Burnable<\/span>: food waste, cooking oil, clothing, rubber\/leather, hygiene products, paper, plastics
Non-burnable<\/span>: glass, ceramics, blades, spray cans, gas canisters, lighters
Recyclables<\/span>: used paper, glass bottles, cans
Pickup deadline<\/span>: by 8:00 AM
Disposal<\/span>: burnable and non-burnable waste must go in clear or semi-transparent bags<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yokohama, Kanagawa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Categories<\/span>: burnable waste, non-burnable waste, small metal items, spray cans, recyclables, large\/bulky waste
Burnable<\/span>: food waste, cooking oil, hygiene products, plastic products containing metal
Non-burnable<\/span>: glass, fluorescent tubes, etc.
Recyclables<\/span>: paper
Plastic recyclables<\/span>: plastic packaging and plastic products
Pickup deadline<\/span>: by 8:00 AM
Disposal<\/span>: burnable and non-burnable waste must go in clear or semi-transparent bags<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kumano-cho, Aki District, Hiroshima<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Categories<\/span>: burnable waste, landfill waste, recyclables, large\/bulky waste
Burnable<\/span>: food waste, clothing, shoes, hygiene products, CDs\/DVDs, disposable lighters, disposable heat packs
Landfill<\/span>: glass, ceramics
Recyclables<\/span>: newspaper, books\/magazines, cardboard, milk cartons, used clothing, PET bottles, plastics, glass bottles, beverage cans, metal
Pickup deadline<\/span>: by 8:30 AM
Disposal<\/span>: burnable and non-burnable waste must go in clear or semi-transparent bags<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rankoshi-cho, Isoya District, Hokkaido<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Categories<\/span>: burnable waste, non-burnable waste, food waste, large\/bulky waste, recyclables
Burnable<\/span>: paper scraps, cooking oil, cloth, clothing, soiled paper, hygiene products
Non-burnable<\/span>: metal, leather, rubber, glassware, ceramics, pet litter, gas canisters, spray cans
Food waste<\/span>: collected separately
Recyclables<\/span>: plastic packaging, milk cartons
Pickup deadline<\/span>: by 8:30 AM
Disposal<\/span>: burnable, non-burnable, and food waste must go in designated paid bags<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking at these four areas side by side, it really drives home just how localized this system is. Even something as basic as \"what bag do I use\" or \"is plastic burnable or recyclable\" depends entirely on where you happen to be standing!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Paid garbage bags (non-burnable waste, burnable waste )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

10-liter bag (20 bags): 900 yen
20-liter bag (10 bags): 700 yen
45-liter bag (10 bags): 1,150 yen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here's a side-by-side look at the rules in four places that are personally significant to me. Setagaya, Tokyo Categories: burnable waste, non-burnable waste, recyclables, PET bottles, large\/bulky waste Burnable: food waste, cooking oil, clothing, rubber\/leather, hygiene products, paper, plastics Non-burnable: glass, ceramics, blades, spray cans, gas canisters, lighters Recyclables: used paper, glass bottles, cans Pickup […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Comparing Four Areas I Know Well (as of 2026) - A Japanese Life","description":"Here's a side-by-side look at the rules in four places that are personally significant to me. Setagaya, Tokyo Categories : burnable waste, non-burnable waste, r"},"sns_share_botton_hide":"","vkExUnit_sns_title":"","_vk_print_noindex":"","sitemap_hide":"","_veu_custom_css":"","veu_display_promotion_alert":"","vkexunit_cta_each_option":"","_lightning_design_setting":[],"footnotes":"[]"},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-life"],"veu_head_title_object":{"title":"","add_site_title":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":428,"href":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398\/revisions\/428"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}