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Garbage and recycling / ごみ収集

The Garbage Sorting App

In late March 2025, the "Garbage Sorting App (English version)" will be integrated into the "Garbage Sorting App (Japanese version)".

Depending on your smartphone's language settings, the screen will be displayed in one of five languages: English, Vietnamese, Filipino, Indonesian, and Chinese (Traditional).
*The screen will be displayed in English if the language setting is not one of these five.

From fiscal year 2025 onward, the "Garbage Sorting App (English version)" will no longer receive data updates, including calendars, due to the integration.
Therefore, after March 20, 2025, please search for the "Ichinoseki District Wide-area Administrative Association Garbage Sorting App" online or reinstall the app via scanning the QR code below.

We recommend uninstalling the current English version as it will no longer receive updates.
Please download from the QR below.

Print outs

If you would like a physical copy of garbage disposal guides, please head to: 
https://www.city.ichinoseki.iwate.jp/kouiki-gyousei/garbage/21/794/

Digest

Large-sized garbage

Large-sized garbage (garbage that cannot be placed into a designated bag) cannot be put out. There are large-sized garbage collection days as well as disposal centers (a fee will be charged.)
粗大ごみ
粗大ごみ（指定ごみ袋に入らないもの）は、集積所 に出すことができません。粗大ごみや収集日以外にごみを出す場合は、清掃センターに持ち込んでください。（手数料がかかります。）

How to dispose of home appliances

Appliances are not treated as garbage, so they cannot be put out for collection or taken to disposal centers.
These include household TVs, refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, clothes dryers, and air conditioners.
Please check instructions on the garbage disposal app.
家電リサイクル法対象機器の処分方法について
家庭用のテレビ（液晶・プラズマ式、ブラウン管式 の全てのテレビ）、冷蔵庫（冷凍庫を含む）、洗濯機 （衣類乾燥機を含む）、エアコンは、ごみとして処理 できないため、集積所に出すことも清掃センターに持ち込むこともできません。

How to dispose of small household electric appliances

Appliances such as mobile phones and digital cameras, can be placed in collection boxes installed at Ichinoseki City Hall and branch offices, the civic center, Ichinoseki library, gymnasiums and disposal centers. As there are restrictions on the type of item and size, please contact the disposal center or city hall’s Lifestyle and Environment Division or Civic Division
小型家電リサイクル
携帯電話やデジタルカメラなどの小型家電は、市役所（本庁、支所）、市民センター、一関図書館、一関市 総合体育館や清掃センターに設置している回収ボックスに出すことが
できます。 対象品目や大きさに制限がありますので、詳しくは 各清掃センター、本庁生活環境課又は各支所市民福祉課にお問い合わせください。

Resource Recovery

Reimbursements are given to organizations that have collected recyclables (resource recovery) aluminum cans, steel cans, newspapers, PET bottles, cardboard, magazines, cartons and bottles. For details, please contact the Lifestyle and Environment Division within city hall.
有価物集団回収事業​
市では、アルミ缶、スチール缶、新聞、ダンボール、 雑誌、紙パック、一升びん、ビールびん、ペットボトルなどの有価物集団回収（資源回収）をした団体に対して、報償金を交付し
ます。問 本庁生活環境課、各支所市民福祉課

Ichinoseki City Garbage Bag

Ichinoseki has one type of garbage bag for all the types of household garbage. It's green and is sold either in a roll or in folded up in plastic bags. They can be purchased in various shops in Ichinoseki such as at grocery stores, pharmacies and home centers.

For complete details on garbage disposal, please visit the Ichinoseki Regional Administrative Association website.
Machine language translations can be used on their website.