The Japan for Beginners Podcast

Rubbish


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Rubbish. Trash. Garbage. Whatever you call it, we all need to make a bigger effort to reduce the amount of waste we produce. How does rubbish and recycling work in Japan? What can you do to help keep things clean and tidy? Find out in this week's episode.

  • Introduction: 00:38
  • The Big Four categories: 01:30
  • Rubbish & recycling terminology: 01:52
  • Tip #1: 03:35
  • Tip #2: 06:20
  • Tip #3: 08:25
  • Tip #4: 11:16
  • Tip #5: 12:24
  • Osaka’s Maishima Waste Management Factory: 13:33
  • Scavenger Hunt Challenge: 14:15

Links

  1. Japanese soccer fans clean up their trash after game
  2. Giving Disposable Chopsticks a Lifecycle (Japan for Sustainability)
  3. Maishima Waste Management Plant Tour
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The Japan for Beginners PodcastBy Sam