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In Kamikatsu in the Katsuura District, Tokushima, Japan, a small town with a big idea. In Kamikatsu there is no trash collection. Residents have to separate and compost all compostable food waste and sort other garnbage into thirty four separate containers and take it to the zero waste center.
Residents have to sort plastic bottles from PET (polyethylene teraphthalate) bottles (used for mineral water) because PET is more valuable when it is separated out. There are boxes for other tpes of plastics like lighter, syrofoam, as well the more commonly recyled items like cans, glass and paper.
Why are they doing it? Well they have to, the people I mean and 60% are quite happy to. The Zero Waste Declarations policy is that of the Mayor and local council it’s principle is "to pass on to the children of future generations an earth bountiful in clean air, pristine water and a healthy natural environment".
The Zero Waste Declaration was adopted with 2010 as the target year in Canberra in Australia and Toronto in Canada and with 2020 as the target year in San Francisco in the United States and by over half of the local governments in New Zealand.
Who says the actions of a small few can’t make a difference.
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1 epsilon // Jul 15, 2008 at 5:35 am
what a great role model for the planet!
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