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Japanese Town Sorts Their Waste into These 45 Categories

by HansardExpert on 10/20/23, 8:56 AM with 2 comments

  • by HansardExpert on 10/20/23, 8:56 AM

    In 2003, the Japanese municipality of Kamikatsu declared their intention to become a Zero-Waste Town. While true zero-waste is impossible, 20 years later the town has reached an impressive 80% recycling rate. (The national average in Japan is just 20%; in America, single digits.)
  • by genezeta on 10/20/23, 9:42 AM

    While quite interesting, I'll mention this as a heads-up: The website managed to mess my browser (Firefox on Windows, in this case) so much I had to close it and restart it.