🗑️ Recycling Guide / Trash Separation

Combustible Waste

Combustible Waste (燃えるゴミ - Moeru Gomi)

Combustible Waste

📖 Meaning & Etiquette

Throw raw food scraps (squeezed dry of water), paper towels, snack wrappers, and small rubber products in here. Be sure to check your neighborhood's designated calendar (e.g. Mon & Thu morning) for collection days.

💡 Cultural Background

Due to Japan's mountainous, limited flat terrain, landfill space is scarce. Japan became a world leader in high-tech, clean incineration, burning up to 80% of municipal solid waste and utilizing the heat for electricity.

💬 Useful Conversation Phrases

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野菜の皮や紙くずは、すべて「燃えるゴミ」として分別してください。 / ゴミを出すときは、必ずお住まいの自治体指定のゴミ袋に入れてくださいね。

🔊 Please separate food peels and paper scraps into the 'burnable trash'. / When discarding garbage, make sure to put it in your neighborhood's designated trash bag.

❓ Bilingual Recycling Quiz

Which of the following belongs in the Japanese 'Combustible/Burnable Waste' category?

Recommended Learning Resources

VOCAB N5 Vocabulary Practice → KANJI N5 Kanji Stroke Practice → GRAMMAR N5 Grammar Explanation →

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