Garbage & Recycling

How to dispose waste in your city

The 23 wards of Tokyo
https://www.union.tokyo23-seisou.lg.jp.e.de.hp.transer.com/joho/index.html

Kashiwa Campus Area

Kashiwa ：https://www.city.kashiwa.lg.jp/documents/1480/kashiwa-wakekatadashikata-e.pdf
Nagareyama：https://www.city.nagareyama.chiba.jp.e.ez.hp.transer.com/life/1002401/index.html

Disposing of Large Waste Items:

Rules for large sized items- Notify the center in advance of the item you plan to dispose of and purchase stamps to the relevant value from a local convenience store. You will be given a specific day and place to place the item for disposal. If you are moving or planning to move back to your country, please notify the center well in advance of your leaving date. You can also apply online or by phone. Procedures differ according to the area you reside in. In case you live in the area which is not shown on the website, please refer to your local administration (city/ward office) website and follow their instructions.

The 23 wards of Tokyo
https://sodai.tokyokankyo.or.jp/Sodai/V2Index/0/0
*Available in Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean.

Kashiwa Campus Area

Kashiwa ：https://www.city.kashiwa.lg.jp/documents/1480/kashiwa-wakekatadashikata-e.pdf
Nagareyama：https://www.city.nagareyama.chiba.jp.e.ez.hp.transer.com/life/1002401/1002454/1002455.html

There are also specific rules for disposing of certain items, such as fridges, freezers, TV, air conditioning units, washing machine.

Second-hand items on offer

If there is a lottery for second-hand items, we will notify in our email newsletter. For details, please check here.

Kashiwa International Office (KIO) , together with members of Kashiwa Campus and collaborating Volunteer groups, provides various items that are helpful to start a living in Japan, for free.

Free Recycling Bazaar is held twice a year, in April and October.

Next Bazaar:
Date:  Saturday April 6, 2024
Place: Conference Room, Kashiwa Library, Kashiwa Campus, UTokyo

Sign up to join!
Sign up form will be open from March 27, 10AM.

We are currently accepting donations for the bazaar.
Donation Period: February 1st (Thursday) to March 29th (Friday) 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM / 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Donation Location: Kashiwa International Office (Room 124, 1st floor of the Environmental Studies Building)

In-demand items: Bicycles, small household appliances (microwaves, rice cookers, toasters, etc.), storage items, unused towels, kitchenware (pots, pans, cooking utensils, etc.)

Items with less demand: Used or old daily necessities (tableware, clothing, etc.).
Please note that we may not be able to accept certain items.

Your cooperation in providing these items would be greatly appreciated, as it will help international students and foreign researchers settle smoothly into their life in Japan.

For give-away of bulky goods such as furniture or a washing machine, you may post the information on KIO website and a bulletin board of KIO office. Please send the following information to KIO via E-mail, anytime.

Kashiwa International Office
kio.adm[at-mark]gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Click here to check the give-away items

Required Information for Donation

1. Your name
2. Period of use
3. Size
4. Where and how to pick up (on campus/at your apartment etc.)
5. Last posting day
6. Your contact number (E-mail address and phone number)
7. Photo of the goods
8. Other（e.g. Product ID number)