From April 1, Hirosaki City will partially change the rules for separating paper waste classified as “other paper”.

According to the Hirosaki City Environmental Management Department, Environmental Management Division, the change was made in response to the voices of the citizens, which had been "it was difficult to understand (the other rules for sorting paper)".

Due to the change, the "other paper" notation is abolished. Paper waste that has not been specially processed with box tissues, food or confectionery wrapping paper, etc. is classified as "magazine/miscellaneous", and paper waste that is waterproof and specially processed, such as yogurt and cup noodle lids and containers, Paper trash with powdery detergent boxes and other odors is classified as “burnable trash”.

According to the change, we will no longer collect the garbage in the cardboard boxes. "I had been asking me to dispose of the product in a colorless transparent or semi-transparent bag whose contents can be distinguished. For some time, there was some cardboard waste that was used to prevent damage to crows, but please note that it will not be collected in the future. Said the city representative.

According to the 2016 calculation data released by Hirosaki City, the per capita waste emission per day in the city is 13% (87 grams) higher than the national average. The person in charge of the city said, “It is important to separate the garbage, but it is more important to reduce the amount of garbage itself. You can cooperate with the “3 Kiri Movement” to drain food waste, which is about 80% used up and eaten up to reduce food loss. I call it "Tara".