noun
garbage collection point; rubbish collection site
A designated spot in a neighborhood or apartment complex where residents leave their household waste for scheduled collection. Common in urban Japan.
燃えるゴミは月曜の朝にゴミステーションに出してください。
Please put out burnable garbage at the collection point on Monday morning.
このマンションのゴミステーションは駐車場の隣にある。
This apartment building's garbage collection point is next to the parking lot.
Explicitly separated form; mainly used in formal or explanatory contexts.
Wasei-eigo compound from ゴミ (garbage) and ステーション (station), modeled on English 'garbage station' but not a direct loanword.