Japans Town With No Waste

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ThevillageofKamikatsuisSpecialNotforitsteafieldsoridyllicmountainsorpeacefulhistorichomes.It'sknownforsomethingitdoesn'thave.Kamikatsu,asatown,producesalmostnotrash.Kamikatsuhasapopulationofroughly1,500peopleandinthe1990swasdoingnearlynorecyclingBurningallthatgarbagecreatedcarbondioxideemissionsthatbecamedangerous,andthenaturearoundthemwassuffering,soadecisionwasmade.KamikatsuhadtochangeThiswasthestartoftheirpathtowardzerowasteandanewwayoflivingEffectively,whatzerowasteheremeansisthatthere'snosuchthingasthrowingsomethinginthetrash.EverythinghastogetrecycledAndinthebeginning,itwasdifficultforeveryone.LikeMr.TakuyaTakeichi.He'sshopownerinKamikatsu.foreignlanguageAndMrs.HachieKatayama.She'sahousewifeThatclassificationsystemshe'stalkingaboutisthekeytoKamikatsu'ssuccess,anditisaggressiveThereare45categoriesofrecyclables.Thelist,itgoesonthere's35moreSlowly,whatwasoriginallythishugeburdenbecameawayoflifeinKamikatsu.Peoplebeganlookingattrashdifferently.It'simportanttorecognizethatKamikatsuisasmalltown.ItisnotlikeNewYorkorLondonTherulesarenotthesame,butthereisaconstantandthat'speopletheycanchange

Japans Town With No Waste

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