Japanese style of trash separration

These are typical types of trash can in Japan.

You can see them here and there in Japan. Such as station, public space, and convenience store.

The left side of trash can is written “もえるゴミ”

It means you can throw away the burnable garbage.

Such as paper product.

The middle of trash can is written “ビン・カン・ペットボトル”.

It maens you can throw away the bottle, can, plastic bottle.

The right side of trash can is written “もえないゴミ”.

It means you can throw away the non-burnable garbage.

Such as plastic, vinyl product, glassware.

Please make sure to separete your garbage when you come Japan!!