Formal — to staff
Convenience · Store · Supermarket
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すみません、ペットボトルの回収箱はどこにありますか？
すみません、ペットボトルのかいしゅうばこはどこにありますか？
Excuse me, where is the recycling bin for plastic bottles?
Romaji: Sumimasen, petto batoru no kaishūbako wa doko ni arimasu ka? / Reply Romaji: Iriguchi no yoko ni gozaimasu.
Reply
入口の横にございます。
いりぐちのよこにございます。
It's next to the entrance.
Gesture & etiquette
Holding up a plastic bottle, then looking around quizzically.
Do not leave trash outside or in regular trash cans if separate recycling bins are available. Japan has strict recycling rules.
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