Tarumi Ward Garbage
Collection Schedule
Official garbage collection days, designated bag requirements, and ward-specific facts for Tarumi Ward (垂水区), Kobe City. Population: 217,000 residents across 29.22 km².
Collection Schedule
Tarumi Ward Ward Facts
Tarumi Ward — Did You Know?
Tarumi Ward has the highest proportion of single-family detached homes (一戸建て) of any Kobe ward — over 55% of its housing stock, compared with a Kobe city average of around 38%. This matters for waste because detached homeowners generate significantly higher volumes of garden waste (剪定枝・落ち葉) than apartment residents. Garden branches and leaves are NOT collected under the standard household schedule; they must be cut to 50 cm or shorter and bundled for a separate collection appointment, or dropped at a ward-designated composting station. Tarumi Ward has three such composting drop-off stations — more than any other ward — reflecting its garden-heavy resident profile.
Resident Note
Garden waste (branches, grass clippings, leaves) cannot be put in standard burnable bags — they won't close properly and are too heavy. Branches must be cut to under 50 cm and bundled with string. Call 078-302-1973 to arrange a separate garden-waste collection appointment, or bring to one of Tarumi's three composting stations (locations on kobe.lg.jp).
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.