tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355923046579889657.post367905686527694679..comments2023-07-24T17:56:40.250+09:30Comments on Japanese Ties: I Wonder What That Building Is... Recycling in JapanAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10245689060247741542noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355923046579889657.post-35289186796795254572011-06-19T21:13:24.857+09:302011-06-19T21:13:24.857+09:30You know - that's definitely true, at least in...You know - that's definitely true, at least in part. Japanese love packaging... and I'd have thought much more than back here in Australia. I have to say, that I'm always a little hesitant about using "web-based" data, as you never quite know how they're sourced. For now, I'm happy to believe the figures, and I know for a fact that the recycle rate is streets ahead of the situation in Australia.<br /><br />Actually, the introduction of laws banning the selling of single-use plastic bags in supermarkets here definitely changed habits very quickly. So things can change quite quickly, with a little help from governments.<br /><br />I'd love to see some better data. And as for those individually wrapped peanut... I'll keep my eye out for that next trip... to avoid buying. That's just crazy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10245689060247741542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355923046579889657.post-40076839143847990192011-06-19T20:35:07.982+09:302011-06-19T20:35:07.982+09:30I'm surprised that Japan doesn't produce m...I'm surprised that Japan doesn't produce more waste than 400kg's per person. I mean, I have seen a plastic bag of peanuts with each peanut inside individually wrapped in plastic. They love to wrap their stuff. Double bagging in the supermarket, double cupping in Starbucks. Bottles of wine wrapped in protective foam before they are bagged. It must all be recyclable and the recycled stuff doesn't count as waste...reesanhttp://www.loneleeplanet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355923046579889657.post-25877641021104239002011-06-19T20:10:50.096+09:302011-06-19T20:10:50.096+09:30I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought...I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought 'power station'. Thanks btw... and I suspect that the recycling story is a lot more involved than what I've portrayed. One of the things I found is that it's difficult to know what goes on exactly, as there seems to be a general acceptance of "that's just the way it is"...<br /><br />Incinerators are generally old technology, but I know there are new versions of them to. I don't know what they use in Sapporo...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10245689060247741542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355923046579889657.post-30038098669101010942011-06-19T19:54:17.117+09:302011-06-19T19:54:17.117+09:30the "strange building" at the start of t...the "strange building" at the start of the post reminded me of the coal-fired battersea power station in london (which is used in the recent "say yes" carbon tax ad in oz). i would have expected that recycling facilities would look more, i don't know, different.<br /><br />great post by the way... very comprehensive.reesanhttp://www.loneleeplanet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355923046579889657.post-10288061271031614642011-06-19T09:04:59.451+09:302011-06-19T09:04:59.451+09:30Hmmm - as far as I know most of the recycling comp...Hmmm - as far as I know most of the recycling companies are privatised. I understand that the cost per kg is still significantly higher for recycled waste if you don't factor in a lot of waste filtering and cleaning at the household level.<br /><br />As far as I can see however, there's very little in the way of clear, objective cost-benefit analysis on recycling out in the public arena (as compared to the subjective, and altruistic environmental beliefs that surround recycling).<br /><br />The benefit at one level should be cheaper goods through the use of cheaper raw supplies... but that doesn't always work that way (as "green" often attracts a premium).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10245689060247741542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6355923046579889657.post-28542085708162550112011-06-19T03:23:24.361+09:302011-06-19T03:23:24.361+09:30We do all the work and the government gets the pro...We do all the work and the government gets the profit. I say hand over trash collection to the private sector in Japan. Or at least start paying us for all the damn work we to for the government.Jon Doehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04479476856726492224noreply@blogger.com