ちり紙がみ交こう換かん

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Meanings

noun

waste paper collection for toilet paper exchange

A service where old newspapers, magazines, or cardboard are collected and exchanged for toilet paper or tissues. Common in residential areas; often announced by loudspeaker trucks.

ちり紙がみ交こう換かんのトラックが来きたので、古ふる新しん聞ぶんを出だした。
The waste paper collection truck came, so I put out the old newspapers.
ちり紙がみ交こう換かんは、地ち域いきによってはまだ行おこなわれている。
In some areas, waste paper collection for toilet paper exchange is still practiced.

Kanji

紙paper
交mingle, mixing, association
換interchange, period, change
塵dust, trash, garbage

Related words

資し源げん回かい収しゅう
資源回収 is a broader term for recyclable resource collection, not specifically tied to toilet paper exchange.
古こ紙し回かい収しゅう
古紙回収 refers to waste paper collection in general, often by municipal services, without the barter aspect.

Built from

ちり紙がみ+交こう換かん

Written forms

ちり紙がみ交こう換かん
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling; widely used in signs and advertisements.
チリ紙がみ交こう換かん
Katakana variant of ちり; often seen in commercial contexts.
塵ちり紙がみ交こう換かん
rarely-used kanji form
Full kanji spelling; rarely used because 塵 is not a jōyō kanji.

Etymology

Compound of ちり紙 (toilet paper, tissue paper) and 交換 (exchange). The term describes a specific recycling service that became common in Japan from the mid-20th century.