Free Collection of Small Home Appliances

The town will collect small home appliances and clothes that are no longer used at home for recycling purpose with free of charge.
However, Items generated from business activities cannot be collected.

Date, Time and Location

Date & Time

9:30 – 11:00 on May 18th (Sat.)

Location

West-side of the Town Hall building [Addr.: 55-1 Hinode] 

Eligible items

Small home appliances

The following items (appliances subject to the Law for Promotion of Recycling of Used Small Electronic Equipment, etc. (Small Home Appliance Recycling Law)) are subject to the Law.

  • Wired communication machinery and equipment such as telephones and facsimile machines, and wireless communication machinery and equipment such as cell phone terminals and PHS terminals
  • Radio receivers, film cameras
  • Video machinery and equipment such as digital cameras, video cameras and DVD recorders, and electro-acoustic machinery and equipment such as digital audio players and stereo sets
  • Personal computers, storage devices such as magnetic and optical disk devices, printing devices such as printers, display devices such as displays
  • Electronic toys and motorized toys, such as electronic book terminals, electronic and electric musical instruments, and game consoles
  • Electric appliances for kitchen use, such as electric sewing machines, rice cookers and microwave ovens (excluding refrigerators and freezers) Electrical machinery and appliances for clothing or sanitary use, such as electric irons and vacuum cleaners
  • Electric tools such as electric grinders and electric drills, and electric machinery and equipment for gardening such as electric lawn mowers
  • Electrical machinery appliances for office use, such as electronic desktop calculators, and electrical machinery and appliances for weighing or measuring, such as health meters
  • Medical electrical machinery devices such as electric inhalers
  • Electric machinery and appliances for air conditioning (excluding air conditioners), such as electric fans and electric dehumidifiers Electric machinery and appliances for heat retention, such as electric kotatsu and electric heater
  • Electrical machinery and appliances for hairdressing, such as hair dryers and electric razors, and electrical machinery and appliances for exercise, such as electric massagers and running machines
  • Fluorescent light fixtures and other electric lighting fixtures, electronic clocks and electric watches
Notes.
  • Please bring with batteries and cell batteries removed.
  • Equipment subject to the Home Appliance Recycling Law cannot be collected.
  • Items generated in the course of business activities cannot be collected.
Old clothes

The following items are eligible

  • T-shirts, polo shirts, shirts, suits, skirts, sweatshirts, sweaters, jerseys, blouses, dresses, children’s clothing, coats, jackets, pajamas, leather clothing, kimonos, ties and other clothing
  • Towels, blankets, towel like blanket, curtains, blankets, and other fabrics
Notes.
  • After washing and drying, please bring them in a plastic bag
  • Items containing cotton wadding, rubber, or vinyl cannot be collected.
  • Items other than used clothes and cloths, such as hangers and wrapping plastic, cannot be collected.
  • Items generated in the course of business activities cannot be collected.

Related Link

Contact

Environmental Development Division, Urban Development Department
Telephone number: 0276-63-3111
Counter location: Counter No. 5 on the 1st floor of the Town Hall