Brilio.net/en - A zero-waste lifestyle seems to have infected entire society of Kamikatsu, Japan. It is not merely an individual movement; the waste-free behavior has been adopted and developed by the whole resident of the town.
In 2003, the city began the commitment to involve no landfills and incinerators, instead recycle every single item of household waste. At the waste collection in the center of the city, separate bins provided to categorize 34 different types of waste like for paper, cans or plastic product where the resident have to sort their trash into.
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The city itself has no garbage trucks and the residents need to compost their kitchen remains at home before the workers at the recycling center make sure the waste goes into correct bins.
This overkilling act was indeed too much to most of the resident at the first time, however they managed to adapt to this drastic change as they are expecting to be the nations first zero-waste community by 2020.
Furthermore, by the presence of their local kuru-kuru shop, recycling and reusing activity become even more possible they employs women to produce bags, clothes, and stuffed dolls out of discarded items. In addition, residents are also allowed to exchange used items with the new things at no cost.
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At last, with a population over 1,700 residents, the city already recycles 80 percent of its trash, with the last 20 percent going into a landfill. All thanks to the 13 years hard work by people who concern their zero-waste ambition.
If you get used to it, it becomes normal, one Kamikatsu resident said in the video. Now I dont think about it. Its become natural to separate the trash correctly.
Take a look at the inspirational video below!