Kamikatsu: inside the zero waste town

The Japanese town of Kamikatsu drew headlines in 2003 when it announced an ambition to produce zero waste by 2020. They introduced a strict recycling program; residents now had to wash, dry and sort their trash into 45 different categories.

As the leader of the Zero Waste Academy in Kamikatsu, Akira Sakano’s job was to get an entire town on board with a new daily routine. Sakano shares the process of how the town entered their goal year, hit their targets and what lessons they learnt along the way.

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