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Zero Waste Academy (Kamikatsu)

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Kamikatsu: Japan's 45-Category Zero Waste Town

Waste & Recycling

🇯🇵 Japan

A mountain town of 1,500 people sorts every scrap of trash into 45 categories at a communal station, recycling more waste than almost anywhere on Earth.

81percentHousehold waste recycled
45categoriesWaste sorting categories
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