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Higashinari Ward Garbage Collection Schedule

Official garbage collection schedule for Higashinari Ward (東成区), Osaka City. Includes Osaka's see-through bag rule, collection days for all waste categories, bulky waste booking, and local tips.

Key rule for Higashinari Ward: Use a transparent or semi-transparent bag whose contents can be seen. Burnable waste is collected on Monday & Thursday (varies by collection block within the ward), non-burnable waste on 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month, and plastic resources on Every Wednesday. Osaka City does not sell a specific municipal household garbage bag. Bulky waste requires advance booking at 0120-79-0053.

Collection Schedule — Higashinari Ward

Burnable (可燃ごみ) Monday & Thursday (varies by collection block within the ward)
Non-burnable (不燃ごみ) 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month
Plastic Packaging (プラ容器包装) Every Wednesday — plastic packaging (プラスチック製容器包装)
Cans, Glass, PET Bottles 1st & 3rd Friday — cans, glass bottles, PET bottles
Bulky Waste (粗大ごみ) By appointment — apply online at city portal (osaka.lg.jp) or call 0120-79-0053 (toll-free). Fees range from ¥400–¥2,500 per item depending on size.

Exact collection days vary by block within the ward. GomiMate resolves your address-level schedule automatically.

Osaka City See-Through Bag Rule

Osaka City does not require a city-specific paid designated household garbage bag. The official rule is to use a transparent or semi-transparent bag whose contents can be seen:
  • Allowed: clear bags, semi-transparent bags, and colored semi-transparent bags if the contents are easy to identify.
  • Not collected: opaque black/blue bags, cardboard boxes, and paper bags when Osaka City staff cannot check the contents.
  • Buy anywhere: Osaka City says residents should buy see-through bags at supermarkets or retailers; the city does not manufacture or sell a particular garbage bag.

Official source: Osaka City, “How to put out garbage”.

80,000
Residents
17,818
Residents / km²
6%
Foreign Residents
341 kg
Waste / Person / Year

Higashinari Ward — Local Waste Context

Higashinari Ward is adjacent to Tsuruhashi, home to Osaka's famous Korean Market (鶴橋商店街), though the market itself sits in Ikuno Ward. Higashinari's high street-food vendor density means that commercial waste from yakitori grills, oil fryers, and fish merchants follows separate business rules — household kitchen waste from nearby restaurants cannot be placed in residential collection stations.

Resident Tips for Higashinari Ward

Higashinari has some of Osaka's older housing stock, including row houses (長屋) where multiple households share a single collection station. If you live in a nagaya-style row house, coordinate with your neighbors on the correct station and rotation schedule.

Ward Information

Known forTsuruhashi access, commercial shopping streets, JR Osaka Loop Line stations
Area4.49 km²
Population80,000
Density17,818 / km²
Collection Points~400
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