We still can make the different.

By reduce, reuse and recycle properly, we all together can slow down and stop unnecessary pollution, conserve natural resources, and help slow down global warming.

From papers, PET bottles to cans and batteries, CD, paints, glasses, plastic caps, wire, Styrofoam, electronic appliances, cell phones, computers and cartridges, they are all recyclable.

In Japan, Recyclable wastes are further divided in several subcategories. I have 4 different of garbage collection days and 3 different recycling centers. And it may sound ridiculous to you. But in Japan, there are not way we can dump any home appliances without paying it. That’s one of the reasons why everything looks in so new in Japan. Because if that is still in good shape, you can sell it to the second hand shop; otherwise you have to pay to dump it.

By the way, they best way to drop you used light bulbs and batteries are Ikea. For you cell phone, give it back to your carriers. Honestly, do you really need a new phone? And have not ever thought about where the old one go and I am not going to argue with you they are toxic or not because it is.

Papers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohv9y8Bi3fU

PET bottles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEgpS9HJhos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FH82s0U-uU

Aluminum cans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plp7HYXCpZA

Batteries, the funny fact is 50 times more energy is needed to make batteries compared to the amount of energy the batteries can give out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp8UGN2Ht7c

http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/recycling-batteries.html

CD/ DVD -> it can turns into polycarbonate regrind

http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/recycle-cd.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv8pJfCCwxI

Paints

http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/recycling-paint.html

Metals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT1hUC4JHy4

Glass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX0nAayx13w

http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/glass-bottle-recycling.html

Fluorescent lights 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQbFOsCZKk0

Plastic Caps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1uUnEcI3qg

Wire

http://www.all-recycling-facts.com/wire-recycling.html

Styrofoam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvHuX32_--g

Home appliances

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmHWQpHo7OQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN0eFTRJun0

Cell phones that I used for the last 6 years, I feel sorry that so far I had about 10 cells since it was born. I wish I could keep using my for another 2 years. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkbpiL9UsY8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCU4o_Ce9PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVTWUjN69tA

Computer and electronics devices

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU9WmlXgvuE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfyyy3_LKro

Toner and cartridge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7amUWDaMxUY