tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post115008455337638727..comments2024-03-29T18:03:10.376+09:00Comments on Our Adventures in Japan: garbage and recyclingK and Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375282198168168331noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-1150450178953575442006-06-16T18:29:00.000+09:002006-06-16T18:29:00.000+09:00Hi Piccola,We don't get any money back for recycli...Hi Piccola,<BR/><BR/>We don't get any money back for recycling in Japan, I guess you could say it just out of goodwill that people turn in these things to the supermarket.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by!<BR/><BR/>KatK and Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375282198168168331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-1150446146491534972006-06-16T17:22:00.000+09:002006-06-16T17:22:00.000+09:00Hi~So people turn in these pet bottles, styrofoam ...Hi~<BR/><BR/>So people turn in these pet bottles, styrofoam trays and egg trays to the supermarket. Just out of goodwill to recycle or because there are some kind of benefit when they do so?Piccolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241444512089468906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-1150328167024488072006-06-15T08:36:00.000+09:002006-06-15T08:36:00.000+09:00Hi Bea,Yes, it is interesting to see how people ta...Hi Bea,<BR/><BR/>Yes, it is interesting to see how people take care of their garbage!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by!<BR/><BR/>KatK and Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375282198168168331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-1150315938456506822006-06-15T05:12:00.000+09:002006-06-15T05:12:00.000+09:00Very interesting to see how people do it elsewhere...Very interesting to see how people do it elsewhere!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-1150269241140992022006-06-14T16:14:00.000+09:002006-06-14T16:14:00.000+09:00Hi Bourgogne,Thanks for stopping by. I've heard t...Hi Bourgogne,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by. I've heard that Japan uses the milk cartons to make toilet paper. I'm not to sure what they do with the other things. I should get a rain barrel, or bucket, we should be getting some rain this weekend.<BR/><BR/>Take care.<BR/><BR/>KatK and Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375282198168168331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17223830.post-1150265757434198392006-06-14T15:15:00.000+09:002006-06-14T15:15:00.000+09:00great post!i guess when you're an island you have ...great post!<BR/><BR/>i guess when you're an island you have to minimize trash even more than most countries. do they still make islands with the trash? what do they do with the PET and stryofoam materials? are the city's garbage bags biodegradable? or are they simply raising city money by mandating the use of their bags? what do the supermarkets do with the milk cartons? (i.e., sell them to an incinerator plant?) i rinse our stuff too but i always feel guilty about using (wasting) water. i guess i should try to use the water in our rain harvesting barrel (of course it hasn't rained in a long time)<BR/><BR/>btw, crows are icky, i agree!bourgognehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01436539852328890121noreply@blogger.com