[insane_dreamer]

The fact that Japan still has so much single use plastic is really puzzling especially since it has a relatively small landmass so no much room for landfills.

[looping__lui]

They burn it :-)

[s0fa37]

On this note, the exterior of an incinerator in Osaka was 'refurbished' by the Austrian artist Huntertwasser, who was certainly an interesting person.

https://hundertwasser.com/en/architecture/arch122_mop_maishi...

If you're ever in Vienna, there is a museum of his design that is worth visiting - it's quite unlike anything I've visited before/since

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundertwasserhaus

[dcrazy]

Exactly this. They just burn pretty much everything. I have no idea what the carbon capture situation is like in Japan. But at least they use the waste heat to power municipal baths.

[f_devd]

That's surprising to me since they have one of the best average air quality scores of any country (that's avaiable with gmaps).

[insane_dreamer]

Interesting. And how do they handle the toxic fumes?

[johnea]

They breath then, that's how...

[dcrazy]

That is an active area of research.