The Japanese are the most clean people in the world-in the Internet age, this seems unquestionable.
Japan’s cleanliness largely benefits from strict garbage classification and disposal. But if you haven’t lived in Japan, it’s hard to appreciate the harshness of Japanese garbage classification and disposal, almost to an outrageous level.
70 years of hard work, just to create the cleanest country, what is the difference behind it?
In Japan, different garbage should be sealed separately with transparent or at least translucent garbage bags (or special covered garbage containers), and the designated garbage should be thrown out at designated times and places.
Garbage is roughly classified into combustible garbage, non-combustible garbage, resource garbage (recyclable), non-recyclable items, and large garbage. Every Monday and Thursday, you can throw out combustible garbage, such as kitchen waste (moisture must be removed), waste paper, etc.; every Tuesday, you can throw out plastic bottles, cans and other recyclable garbage; every Wednesday, throw out waste newspapers and paper shells In addition to combustible garbage, non-combustible garbage such as leather and rubber products, plastic products, glass bottles, etc. can be thrown out every Thursday; non-recyclable items and garbage containing ceramics and metals can be thrown out every Friday. And this is in line with the Japanese first idea of keeping the environment clean: it is certainly easier to reduce the generation of garbage than to deal with it afterwards.
70 years of hard work, just to create the cleanest country, what is the difference behind it?
Is it okay to throw it out of the way?
Can not! Littering is considered “illegal dumping” in Japan and will be subject to high fines. Once it is found that there is an illegal dumping behavior, a fine of 5,250 yen (about 340 yuan) per bag of garbage will be paid, as well as the entire cost of recycling and processing the garbage. If the illegal abandonment is serious or if repeated instruction is not corrected, the rental contract can be terminated and the rent will not be refunded.
In fact, the main reason for making Japan clean is not the Tokyo Olympics, the monsoon climate, the quality of the people, or the national character, but a massive “junk war” that has lasted for eight years.
70 years of hard work, just to create the cleanest country, what is the difference behind it?
Since 1955, Japan has entered an unprecedented period of rapid economic growth. Although the historical process has given Japan great opportunities for development, the behavior and habits of most Japanese people still stay in the past.
At that time, garbage was thrown everywhere in Japan, and the dirt was thrown away at will. The economic volume and the volume of garbage exploded simultaneously, turning Japanese cities into countless “dirty cities”. The urban landscape is completely different from today. The “dirty, chaotic, and poor” urban environment and the frequent occurrence of large-scale pollution incidents eventually aroused the shame of a small group of Japanese people. Under the strong intervention of the Japanese government, the overall environment of Japan has made a qualitative leap. There is the situation now! Will you make your own contribution to the environmental cleanliness of yourself or your community? Come to the comment section to talk about your views~
