Wednesday, June 15, 2011

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

PET bottles

Aluminum cans

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.


CD/ DVD -> it can turns into polycarbonate regrind

Paints


Metals

Glass

Fluorescent lights 


Wire

Styrofoam

Home appliances

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. 

Computer and electronics devices

Toner and cartridge

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Misato, Tokyo, Japan
I was born in Hong Kong and lived in US for 12 years. And now I am living and working in Japan. I am an IT professional and environment protection activist. Yes, I am trilingual. So be WDOB!