How many trash cans are there in Osaka?

403 that a visitor can use are on record, and 62 of them have been checked on the ground in the last 18 months. We show what is on record rather than what we guess is there — we would rather show you four you can trust than forty you cannot.

Can I use a convenience-store bin without buying anything?

Officially no — those bins are for customers, and many stores moved them inside for exactly that reason. Buy a drink and it is uncontroversial.

What do I do if the bin is gone?

Tell us — one tap on the spot screen — and it drops down the ranking for everyone else. Then take the next checked point on the list; the app shows it with the walking time.

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Where to throw away trash in Osaka

403 disposal points in Osaka are on the map. 62 of them have been checked on the ground in the last 18 months — the most recent on 2026-09-06. Those are the ones this page lists first.

62 / 403Checked / on the map

A point counts only with a survey date.

0 / 403With directions / on the map

A pin with no sentence saying where it is cannot be found on the ground.

391Anyone may use

No purchase, no ticket.

12Conditional

Bottles and cans only, or customers only.

2026-09-06Most recent survey

The newest date anyone recorded here.

The points worth walking to

Checked points first. Tap one to open it on the map with walking directions.

Stations with the most points nearby

Sakurajima Station	14
Universal Studios Japan Station	12
Bampakukinenkoen Station	9
Miyakojima Station	6
Nakanoshima Station	5
Osaka University Campus Shuttle Bus Stop Station	5
Esaka Station	4
Suita Station	4

What the bins here accept

General	386
Pet Bottle	55
Can	52
Glass	29
Other	7

How disposal actually works in Japan

Public bins are rare, and that is deliberate: most were removed from stations and streets after 1995 and never came back. What replaced them is a set of habits rather than infrastructure.

Bottles and cans are the easy case — there is almost always a recycling box beside a vending machine, and it takes bottles and cans only. A coffee cup or a wrapper does not go in it. For those, a convenience store where you buy something, a station platform, or your own hotel is the realistic answer. Carrying your trash for a few hours is normal here, not a failure.

The one thing to avoid: the sorted collection points you will see on residential street corners in the morning. Those belong to the households on that street.

Questions people actually ask

How many trash cans are there in Osaka?: 403 that a visitor can use are on record, and 62 of them have been checked on the ground in the last 18 months. We show what is on record rather than what we guess is there — we would rather show you four you can trust than forty you cannot.
Can I use a convenience-store bin without buying anything?: Officially no — those bins are for customers, and many stores moved them inside for exactly that reason. Buy a drink and it is uncontroversial.
What do I do if the bin is gone?: Tell us — one tap on the spot screen — and it drops down the ranking for everyone else. Then take the next checked point on the list; the app shows it with the walking time.

Open Osaka on the map

Nearest first, with who is allowed to use each one, what it takes, and how recently anybody confirmed it was still there.

Open the map here