Which Bin Does It Go In?
Search any household item and see which Naoshima bag or category it belongs in — with the weekly schedule and the island's own rules.
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Search any household item and see which Naoshima bag or category it belongs in — with the weekly schedule and the island's own rules.
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How to sort and put out household rubbish on Naoshima. The whole main island (Miyanoura 宮浦, Honmura 本村, Tsumuura 積浦, Bunkyō 文教区) now shares one weekly schedule. Search for an item below, or browse the categories. Put waste out at your nearest garbage station (ごみステーション) by 8:30 a.m. on the collection day — not the night before. Mis-sorted or wrong-day waste is left behind.
Type what you’re throwing out — it tells you which bag or cart it goes in.
Collected Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Paid town bag (60L / 40L / 10L). Drain food scraps well.
Collected Tuesday. Paid 40L bag with blue printing. Rinse first; aluminium and steel go together.
Collected Tuesday. Paid 40L 'resource' bag with red printing. Caps off (caps go in too), rinsed.
Collected Tuesday. Paid 40L bag with black printing. Wrap broken glass in newspaper.
Collected Thursday. Free — tie flat in a cross with string. Not on rainy days (wet paper can't be recycled).
Collected Tuesday. Free — put in a clear or semi-clear bag. Remove labels and wash.
Collected Tuesday. Free — clear or semi-clear bag. This is the island's hazardous stream.
Bulky items, appliances and take-back goods have no curbside pickup — see the note on each item and 'Where things go' below.
Put it out by 8:30 a.m. — not the night before
The weekly schedule (whole main island)
Designated bags are required for four streams
Never puncture spray cans
Incineration facility (burnable & paper): Mon–Fri 8:30–12:00 and 13:00–16:30. Resource facility (bulky, non-burnable, resource, mixed): Mon–Sat 8:30–12:00 and 13:00–16:30. Both closed over the New Year. Drop-off is ¥1,000 up to 100 kg, then ¥100 per extra 10 kg — but waste brought in a town designated bag is free.
Free curbside on Tuesday in a clear bag, or drop them at the Clean Center. These are the island's only hazardous household stream.
Return to the retailer you bought from, or have the town collect them for ¥4,000 per item plus the legal recycling fee — buy the recycling ticket at the post office, then arrange it at the town office.
Takes soil/earth only (土砂). Mon–Sat 8:30–16:30, closed New Year. Call ahead: 087-802-2153. Fees from ¥2,000 by vehicle size.
The last word
Fees are from the town's April-2024 guide and can change — confirm with the Environment & Water Division, 087-892-2225.
Naoshima Town — how to sort and put out household rubbish (家庭ごみの分け方と出し方) is the authority for your address.
Source: Naoshima Town Industry & Environment Division — household waste sorting guide (令和6年4月現在), checked 18 July 2026 (2 weeks ago).
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