Nada Ward Garbage
Collection Schedule
Official garbage collection days, designated bag requirements, and ward-specific facts for Nada Ward (灘区), Kobe City. Population: 142,000 residents across 32.9 km².
Collection Schedule
Nada Ward Ward Facts
Nada Ward — Did You Know?
Nada Ward hosts Kobe University's main campus, creating a student population of roughly 16,000 — nearly 11% of the ward's total residents. Every year in late March and early April, as students depart at graduation and new cohorts arrive, the ward sees a dramatic spike in cardboard boxes, futons, and furniture discards. The ward office runs special extended collection days (拡大収集) during this window specifically for bulky items and cardboard, reducing the normal bulky-waste booking requirement. This annual 'moving season surge' is unique to wards with large university footprints and isn't visible in the standard collection schedule.
Resident Note
Student households moving in or out between March 15 and April 15 can use the ward's special extended bulky collection during that window — no advance booking required. Outside that period, bulky waste requires a reservation at least 5 business days in advance.
Kobe City Designated Bags — Quick Reference
- Burnable waste: Kobe-designated burnable bag; official bag color is sky-blue semi-transparent.
- Non-burnable waste: Kobe-designated non-burnable bag; official bag color is transparent.
- Cans, bottles, PET bottles: Kobe-designated recyclables bag; official bag color is transparent.
- Plastic containers and packaging: Kobe-designated plastic-containers bag; official bag color is transparent.
Paper & cloth (古紙・古布) is a distinct monthly category unique to Kobe's system — newspapers, cardboard, and magazines must be tied in bundles with string and not placed in bags. Old clothing is bundled separately, same collection day.
Kobe City says prices are market prices set by retailers and the bag price does not include a disposal fee. Bags are sold at supermarkets, convenience stores, home centres, and drug stores across Kobe City. Spray cans and cassette gas cylinders use a separate see-through bag, not the non-burnable designated bag. Official source: Kobe City household designated bags.