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Trash question: what do you do with staple-reinforced cardboard boxes?
Am I missing something? Could it be that it's alright to put this out without it being flattened and tied up? That seems unlikely, but I'm unsure what to do with this box which is hard to ignore in this wee 1K.
Thank you in advance!
ngl i've just been using a butter knife for this. slide it under the staple from the back side and twist a bit, pops right out. way quicker than finding pliers in my cramped kitchen drawer. also if you're in a 1K like me, you prob don't have a ton of tools lying around so a chopstick works too, just poke from the back and bend the legs up. my ward in meguro has a specific cardboard day and they've never left a note about staples
if you've got a pair of pliers or even just some needle-nose tweezers, you can usually bend the staple legs flat against the cardboard from the back side, then they won't snag anything. i've done that for big boxes from yodobashi and bic camera, takes like 30 seconds per corner. otherwise yeah just flatten it and tie it up, the shinjuku ward collection guys definitely aren't checking for staples in the burnable or recyclable piles
tbh those big staples are a pain but you can usually just bend them flat with a pair of pliers before flattening the box. i keep a small tool in my kitchen drawer for exactly this. if you're in setagaya or shibuya the collection rules are pretty relaxed as long as it's tied up with string, they won't reject a few staples. worst case just tape the whole thing shut and put it out on paper recycling day, nobody's checking inside
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Tokyo Sunday Market 2026: What to Expect
Takahata Fudoson's monthly tekiichi on the 28th is smaller but way less picked over, mostly old tools and dishware from local families.
Depends which market you mean: Oedo Antique Market at Yoyogi is proper antiques, while Sun Road in Kichijoji is food and knick-knacks.
Fair, though the real sleeper is the shrine flea markets like Hanazono Jinja on the third Sunday, mostly locals digging through old kimonos and ceramics.
honestly the ones by the river are more my speed, mostly food stalls and cheap vintage clothes. bring cash cuz half teh vendors won't take cards. go early before noon or it gets picked over