About the home disposal procedures related to COVID-19 infection

　If you are infected with or suspected infectious diseases such as COVID-19 at home, please pay attention to the following points regarding masks and tissues with runny nose, etc.burnable garbage.
　Also, please put out the used COVID-19 simple test kit as burnable garbage. (If you have a needle, put it in a hard container where you can check the contents, close the lid, and take it out.)

• Do not directly touch garbage such as masks
• Remove the air from the garbage bag, tie it tightly, and seal it.
• After throwing away the garbage, use soap to wash your hands thoroughly with running water.

Reference: Ministry of the Environment
「How to throw away masks at home (PDF: 543KB)」
　English version (PDF: 552KB)
「How to dispose of household garbage for infectious diseases such as COVID-19 (PDF: 346KB)」
　Easy Japanese version (PDF: 275KB), English version (PDF: 478KB), Chinese version (PDF: 204KB)

　It is said that it takes about three days for a virus attached to the surface of an object to lose its infectivity.
　If you are infected or suspected of an infectious disease such as the new coronavirus at home, separate plastic containers and packaging, plastic resources, and recyclables such as cans, bottles, plastic bottles, etc. After about a week, please put it out on the designated collection date.