Learn how strict waste guidelines and smart disposal habits of Japan keep the country remarkably clean for visitors and locals alike.

Japan’s lack of public trash cans often surprises visitors, but cultural norms and safety concerns explain why travelers ...

Food waste, including leftover rice from making onigiris, is turned into high-value animal feed through fermentation (Credit: Rachel Nuwer) Rachel Nuwer gets a firsthand look at a unique fermentation ...

Japan aims to reduce clothes waste by 25 percent by fiscal 2030 compared with 10 years before to address the environmental ...

Japan is planning to create a resources recycling network in East Asia by establishing an international port to serve as a base for exporting recyclable material, such as scrap iron, from Japan to the ...

TOKYO: A panel of experts set up by Japan’s industry ministry has set a goal of using 50,000 tonnes of discarded clothing to produce recycled fibre in fiscal 2030. The move is part of efforts to ...

Dublin, Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Japan Plastic Recycling Market Analysis: Plant Capacity, Production, Operating Efficiency, Demand & Supply, End-User Industries, Distribution Channel, ...

YASHIRO, Japan (CBS.MW) -- Assembly line workers at Matsushita Electric Industrial's Eco Technology Center can take apart discarded TV sets in 100 seconds or so, separating the glass, plastic and ...

Rush Limbaugh isn't keen on recycling. In fact, the conservative radio talk show host just thinks it's adorable that the poor folks in Japan are still making the effort after their lives were ...