Life Where Im From | Japan's Problem with Plastic Explained @LifeWhereImFrom | Uploaded 2 years ago | Updated 3 hours ago
In my videos about Japan I'll often get comments about the amount of plastic used. Does Japan have a plastic problem?
Part 2: What Japan Does Withs Its Garbage youtu.be/sAu3LVktMwE
Sources
- youtube.com/watch?v=T_lC2O1oIew
- cdn.minderoo.org/content/uploads/2021/05/27094234/20211105-Plastic-Waste-Makers-Index.pdf
- statista.com/statistics/1236953/single-use-plastic-waste-generation-per-capita-worldwide
- theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/24/plastic-packaging-increases-fresh-food-waste-study-finds
- packagingeurope.com/news/wrap-some-plastic-packaging-can-increase-food-waste/7926.article
- thisisplastics.com/plastics-101/rethink-plastic-packaging/#:~:text=Plastic%20packaging%20protects%20food%20during,fresh%20for%20about%20five%20days
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-03-25/fruit-and-vegetable-packaging-in-supermarkets-and-food-waste/10925374
- nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/story-of-plastic-common-clamshell-packaging-recycling-nightmare
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_recycling_symbols#:~:text=Japan%20has%20a%20system%20of,indicate%20the%20type%20of%20material
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PET_bottle_recycling#/media/File:Plastic-recyc-01.svg
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling_codes
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling_symbol
- city.minato.tokyo.jp/easyjp/life/waste/documents/bunbetu2020eng.pdf
- city.setagaya.lg.jp/mokuji/kurashi/004/013/d00165088_d/fil/1.pdf
- pwmi.or.jp/ei/plastic_recycling_2019.pdf
- city.minato.tokyo.jp/jigyoukeikaku/kurashi/gomi/seso/chosa/documents/kankyouhukatyousahonpen.pdf
- petbottle-rec.gr.jp/data/comparison.html
- commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7783498
- commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37975931
- https://infinitum.no/media/scdgvtx3/en_infinitum_a-rsrapport_2021_100422_01.pdf
- https://infinitum.no/deposit-journey/
- https://infinitum.no/mediearkiv/reklamefilmer/
- phys.org/news/2020-02-norway-bottles-plastic-fantastic.html#:~:text=at%20the%20till.-,With%20its%2097%20percent%20recycling%20rate%2C%20Norway%20is%2010%20years,percent%20of%20their%20plastic%20bottles
- youtube.com/watch?v=VklxYq4fpvc
- plasticsmartcities.org/products/deposit-return-program
- https://www.veolia.de/veolia-pet-germany-gmbh-urrc-process
- youtu.be/rYwBL_6hB2Iv
- japantimes.co.jp/life/2022/03/14/environment/japan-pet-bottles
- suntory.com/softdrink/company/sustainability/package.html
- petbottle-rec.gr.jp/english/pdf/reports/0_All_pages.pdf
- cen.acs.org/environment/recycling/Plastic-problem-chemical-recycling-solution/97/i39
- reuters.com/investigates/special-report/environment-plastic-oil-recycling
- bioplasticsnews.com/2020/11/20/difference-mechanical-chemical-recycling
- chemistryviews.org/details/ezine/11222262/Chemical_Versus_Mechanical_Recycling_of_Plastic_Waste
- csmonitor.com/Environment/2021/1208/Plastic-as-fuel-Why-advanced-recycling-gets-mixed-reviews
- jeplan.co.jp/en/technology/bottle
- https://zerowasteeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/zwe_reloop_executive-summary_reusable-vs-single-use-packaging_-a-review-of-environmental-impact_en.pdf
- tappwater.co/en/glass-vs-plastic-vs-aluminium-what-is-the-most-sustainable-choice
- reuters.com/article/us-environment-plastic-aluminium-factbox-idUSKBN1WW0KC
- japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/05/17/national/japan-ask-municipalities-dispose-industrial-plastic-waste-piles-due-china-ban
- washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/japan-wraps-everything-in-plastic-now-it-wants-to-fight-against-plastic-pollution/2019/06/18/463fa73c-7298-11e9-9331-30bc5836f48e_story.html
- english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/01/4437a306ac37-japan-to-cut-plastic-waste-from-april-via-new-cabinet-ordinance.html
- japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/03/27/national/plastic-waste-falls
- nytimes.com/2022/03/02/climate/global-plastics-recycling-treaty.html
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In my videos about Japan I'll often get comments about the amount of plastic used. Does Japan have a plastic problem?
Part 2: What Japan Does Withs Its Garbage youtu.be/sAu3LVktMwE
Sources
- youtube.com/watch?v=T_lC2O1oIew
- cdn.minderoo.org/content/uploads/2021/05/27094234/20211105-Plastic-Waste-Makers-Index.pdf
- statista.com/statistics/1236953/single-use-plastic-waste-generation-per-capita-worldwide
- theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/24/plastic-packaging-increases-fresh-food-waste-study-finds
- packagingeurope.com/news/wrap-some-plastic-packaging-can-increase-food-waste/7926.article
- thisisplastics.com/plastics-101/rethink-plastic-packaging/#:~:text=Plastic%20packaging%20protects%20food%20during,fresh%20for%20about%20five%20days
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-03-25/fruit-and-vegetable-packaging-in-supermarkets-and-food-waste/10925374
- nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/story-of-plastic-common-clamshell-packaging-recycling-nightmare
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_recycling_symbols#:~:text=Japan%20has%20a%20system%20of,indicate%20the%20type%20of%20material
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PET_bottle_recycling#/media/File:Plastic-recyc-01.svg
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling_codes
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling_symbol
- city.minato.tokyo.jp/easyjp/life/waste/documents/bunbetu2020eng.pdf
- city.setagaya.lg.jp/mokuji/kurashi/004/013/d00165088_d/fil/1.pdf
- pwmi.or.jp/ei/plastic_recycling_2019.pdf
- city.minato.tokyo.jp/jigyoukeikaku/kurashi/gomi/seso/chosa/documents/kankyouhukatyousahonpen.pdf
- petbottle-rec.gr.jp/data/comparison.html
- commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7783498
- commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37975931
- https://infinitum.no/media/scdgvtx3/en_infinitum_a-rsrapport_2021_100422_01.pdf
- https://infinitum.no/deposit-journey/
- https://infinitum.no/mediearkiv/reklamefilmer/
- phys.org/news/2020-02-norway-bottles-plastic-fantastic.html#:~:text=at%20the%20till.-,With%20its%2097%20percent%20recycling%20rate%2C%20Norway%20is%2010%20years,percent%20of%20their%20plastic%20bottles
- youtube.com/watch?v=VklxYq4fpvc
- plasticsmartcities.org/products/deposit-return-program
- https://www.veolia.de/veolia-pet-germany-gmbh-urrc-process
- youtu.be/rYwBL_6hB2Iv
- japantimes.co.jp/life/2022/03/14/environment/japan-pet-bottles
- suntory.com/softdrink/company/sustainability/package.html
- petbottle-rec.gr.jp/english/pdf/reports/0_All_pages.pdf
- cen.acs.org/environment/recycling/Plastic-problem-chemical-recycling-solution/97/i39
- reuters.com/investigates/special-report/environment-plastic-oil-recycling
- bioplasticsnews.com/2020/11/20/difference-mechanical-chemical-recycling
- chemistryviews.org/details/ezine/11222262/Chemical_Versus_Mechanical_Recycling_of_Plastic_Waste
- csmonitor.com/Environment/2021/1208/Plastic-as-fuel-Why-advanced-recycling-gets-mixed-reviews
- jeplan.co.jp/en/technology/bottle
- https://zerowasteeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/zwe_reloop_executive-summary_reusable-vs-single-use-packaging_-a-review-of-environmental-impact_en.pdf
- tappwater.co/en/glass-vs-plastic-vs-aluminium-what-is-the-most-sustainable-choice
- reuters.com/article/us-environment-plastic-aluminium-factbox-idUSKBN1WW0KC
- japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/05/17/national/japan-ask-municipalities-dispose-industrial-plastic-waste-piles-due-china-ban
- washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/japan-wraps-everything-in-plastic-now-it-wants-to-fight-against-plastic-pollution/2019/06/18/463fa73c-7298-11e9-9331-30bc5836f48e_story.html
- english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/01/4437a306ac37-japan-to-cut-plastic-waste-from-april-via-new-cabinet-ordinance.html
- japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/03/27/national/plastic-waste-falls
- nytimes.com/2022/03/02/climate/global-plastics-recycling-treaty.html
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