What category is Cooking Oil in Maebashi City?

In Maebashi City, Cooking Oil is disposed of as "Burnable Garbage / Used Cooking Oil Collection Box".

What are the disposal steps for Cooking Oil?

Solidify it with an oil-solidifying agent, put it in a city-designated bag and put it out on Burnable Garbage day. Whenever possible, take it to a used cooking oil collection box (at the City Hall, branch offices, citizen service centers, etc.) for recycling. When using the collection box, remove bread crumbs, tempura bits, etc. and let the oil cool. Put it in a container with a screw cap, such as a PET bottle of 2 liters or less, close the cap tightly, and put only the container in the collection box

Burnable Garbage / Used Cooking Oil Collection Box Updated 2026-09-26 Maebashi City

Cooking Oil ／ Maebashi City

TL;DR

Cooking Oil is classified as "Burnable Garbage / Used Cooking Oil Collection Box" in Maebashi City.

How to dispose 4 STEPS Store drop-off

1 Solidify it with an oil-solidifying agent, put it in a city-designated bag and put it out on Burnable Garbage day
2 Whenever possible, take it to a used cooking oil collection box (at the City Hall, branch offices, citizen service centers, etc.) for recycling
3 When using the collection box, remove bread crumbs, tempura bits, etc. and let the oil cool
4 Put it in a container with a screw cap, such as a PET bottle of 2 liters or less, close the cap tightly, and put only the container in the collection box

Basic Info Quick Facts

Category Burnable Garbage / Used Cooking Oil Collection Box

Pickup Day Varies by area See the city's collection calendar

Fee Free

Booking No booking Just put out on day

Details & How-to

Cooking Oil is classified as Burnable Garbage / Used Cooking Oil Collection Box.

Disposal Steps

Solidify it with an oil-solidifying agent, put it in a city-designated bag and put it out on Burnable Garbage day
Whenever possible, take it to a used cooking oil collection box (at the City Hall, branch offices, citizen service centers, etc.) for recycling
When using the collection box, remove bread crumbs, tempura bits, etc. and let the oil cool
Put it in a container with a screw cap, such as a PET bottle of 2 liters or less, close the cap tightly, and put only the container in the collection box

Important Notes

Collection schedules and sorting rules may change. Please check the official website for the latest information.

Glass bottles and cans cannot be used as containers for the collection box. Put out unused oil in its original container (oil in glass bottles or cans must be transferred to a PET bottle even if unused)
Take home any plastic bag you used to carry the container to the collection box

Disposal Method Comparison

Method	Cost	Effort	Speed
Municipal	Low/Free	Medium	Slow
Pickup	High	Low	Fast
Recycle	Free+	Medium	Medium
Flea market	Free+	High	Slow

Official Info & Contact

Maebashi City Contact

Contact

Muni. Maebashi City gunma

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Category Burnable Garbage / Used Cooking Oil Collection Box

Official Sources

Primary Source

Official Website city.maebashi.gunma.jp Visit

Last verified: 2026-09-26

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