What bag do I need for burnable waste in Tsurumi 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 · 鶴見区 · Garbage Collection

Tsurumi Ward Garbage Collection Schedule

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

Key rule for Tsurumi Ward: Use a transparent or semi-transparent bag whose contents can be seen. Burnable waste is collected on Tuesday & Friday (varies by collection block within the ward), non-burnable waste on 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month, and plastic resources on Every Thursday. Osaka City does not sell a specific municipal household garbage bag. Bulky waste requires advance booking at 0120-79-0053.

Collection Schedule — Tsurumi Ward

Burnable (可燃ごみ) Tuesday & Friday (varies by collection block within the ward)

Non-burnable (不燃ごみ) 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month

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

Cans, Glass, PET Bottles 2nd & 4th Monday — 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”.

112,000

Residents

11,940

Residents / km²

4.1%

Foreign Residents

332 kg

Waste / Person / Year

Tsurumi Ward — Local Waste Context

Tsurumi Ward was the site of the Osaka Expo 1970 (大阪万博) and will be closely linked to the Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025 legacy infrastructure. Tsurumi Ryokuchi Park — the main Expo 2025 site — sits partly in the ward. Post-Expo, the park will host a permanent urban farm where residents can compost kitchen waste through the city's pilot composting program (生ごみコンポスト) — one of only two wards in Osaka offering this alternative to burnable disposal.

Resident Tips for Tsurumi Ward

Tsurumi Ward offers a home composting subsidy (生ごみコンポスター助成) — residents can receive a ¥3,000 discount on a home compost bin, reducing burnable garbage and lowering overall waste volume. Contact the ward's environmental affairs division for details.