What bag do I need for burnable waste in Taisho Ward, Osaka?

Use a transparent or semi-transparent bag whose contents can be seen. Osaka City does not manufacture or sell a specific designated household garbage bag. Colored semi-transparent bags are acceptable if the contents can be identified.

Osaka City · 大正区 · Garbage Collection

Taisho Ward Garbage Collection Schedule

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

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

Collection Schedule — Taisho Ward

Burnable (可燃ごみ) Wednesday & Saturday (varies by collection block within the ward)

Non-burnable (不燃ごみ) 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month

Plastic Packaging (プラ容器包装) Every Friday — plastic packaging (プラスチック製容器包装)

Cans, Glass, PET Bottles 1st & 3rd Saturday — 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”.

62,000

Residents

6,575

Residents / km²

6.8%

Foreign Residents

345 kg

Waste / Person / Year

Taisho Ward — Local Waste Context

Taisho Ward is nicknamed 'Little Okinawa' (リトル沖縄 / ウチナーンチュの島) for its large community of Okinawan-descent residents who settled here after WWII for factory work. Today, the ward has Okinawa-themed restaurants, shops, and even an Okinawan dialect radio program. This cultural heritage means the ward office's outreach materials include Okinawan dialect (ウチナーグチ) tips alongside standard Japanese — a unique distinction among Japan's municipal waste communication programs.

Resident Tips for Taisho Ward

Taisho Ward is accessible by road bridges over canals — in rare flood scenarios, these bridges may temporarily close. In such cases, the ward activates emergency waste drop-off points at Taisho Sports Center and Taisho Ward Office. GomiMate will alert you to location changes.