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© 2018 AFPRecycling plastic -- Japan style
By Toshifumi Kitamura TOKYO©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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kurisupisu
And how much was shipped to China?
But that has just changed as China won’t accept more waste from Japan now...
browny1
The greatest problem in Japan re plastics is the insane amount produced and in daily use.
Saying plastic packaging is ubiquitous is an understatement. In most cases the multiple layers of plastic and wrapping / covering are toally excessive.
The 3 Rs - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle are practiced in reverse here. Recycle is King.
How about a serious Reduction!!!
And how safe is the burning of plastics? Sure in very high tech, very high temperature incinerators dangerous emissions can be reduced, but I'd hazard a guess, and suggest that many of the smaller incerators (esp in the countryside) fail completely in this regards, releasing tonnes of toxins into the environment.
This article fails to reveal the true state of plastics in Japan.
Luddite
Burning plastics is a bio hazard. Not using so much plastic in the first place is the only way to go.
that person
Cover up. This is just self defense.
This does not justify such hideous waste! Get real Japan! Educate your people!
rainyday
Take a look at almost any river or stretch of coastline and you’ll see where the rest of the plastic ends up in this country. The place is choking in it.
wtfjapan
There is no national legislation banning single-use plastics, and penalties or disincentives for using plastic bags are rare. there lies the problem.
But Japan also has complicated and strictly enforced rules on separating waste to help maximise the reuse and recycling of garbage. because why would companies or the J government want to pay for this when they can force the J public to do it for free.
Cliffy
@kurisupisuJune 7 08:14 am JST
And how much was shipped to China?
0 now because China has stopped the import since early this year which causes a lot of problems all over the world with plastic garbage piling up.
JeffLee
I was in Singapore recently and pleased to see "water refilling stations." In Japan I see nothing but vending machines packed with plastic bottles everywhere.