Zero waste has become a buzzword, and cities around the world are pledging to drastically reduce waste. But, in Japan — where land is scarce and there’s limited space for landfills — aggressive ...

Kamikatsu’s Zero Waste Academy was a non-profit organisation established to promote the town’s 2003 Zero Waste Declaration. It also provided advice on how to modify social systems and habits ...

T ucked away in the mountains of Japan’s Shikoku island, a town of about 1,500 residents is on an ambitious path toward a zero-waste life.. In 2003, Kamikatsu became the first municipality in ...

By 2020, Kamikatsu hopes to be completely zero-waste. Globally, the amount of trash produced is growing faster than the rate of urbanization, according to a 2015 World Bank report .

Kamikatsu, Japan, has ambitions to be a “zero waste” town. At its new recycling center, built largely from waste materials, locals sort their garbage into 45 categories.

Kamikatsu residents separate their waste into 45 different categories. Source: Facebook/The Zero Waste Academy Plastic, paper, metal? In Japan's Kamikatsu, sorting rubbish isn't that simple ...

In Japan’s Zero-Waste Town, ... a village in Japan. ... Kamikatsu, which aims to go “zero waste,” has 34 separate categories of recycling items, ...

Beyond Kamikatsu, cities around the world are trying to reduce their waste footprints. For example, in 2015, San Diego announced its plan to reduce trash disposal by 75% by 2030 and become ...

Plastic, paper, metal? In Japan's Kamikatsu, sorting rubbish isn't that simple. Residents face a mind-boggling 45 separate categories for their garbage as the town aims to be "zero-waste" by 2020 ...

Located on the island of Shikoku and surrounded by lush nature, Kamikatsu in Tokushima prefecture is a small town with a big ambition: it plans to reuse and recycle all of its waste. The town's ...