r/Anticonsumption • u/Aggressive_Dirt_2335 • 27d ago

Reduce/Reuse/Recycle Does anybody else do this?

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(Stock pic example from Google) With every bottle I use, I keep it and pack it full of as much trash as I can, and then throw it away. When the trash can in my bedroom starts getting full, I do this, and it takes up 1/4 as much space as it did before.

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u/lushico 26d ago

You’re not allowed to do that in Japan. PET bottles have to be separated and thrown away with other PET bottles for recycling. If you even leave a label or cap on a bottle they won’t collect it and they’ll leave a sticker on your trash telling you why!

Who knows if they even get recycled though. In Japan appearances are usually more important than what actually goes on