Until now, all the penalty systems in Japan have been set up only for companies
that do not follow the regulations. Although all municipalities have their own rules for
waste separating and collecting, there are no punishments for people who failed to
separate household waste. So that it is very amazing practice that the recycling rate is
still high under the situation without deposit and punishment.
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Japan is a society which is tied with social participation strongly. From the
elementary school, children are taught how to separate recyclable waste. Not only in the
classrooms. It is common that schools arrange the visit to recycling center or beverage
manufacture. Since their young grade, kids are taught to dissemble the milk carton,
compress metal can, and remove the cap and label of PET after finishing their drink.
Public school plays an important role in learning process, and it is also