Why is Japan so clean? The secret of clean streets in Japan is shocking.

Why the streets in Japan are so clean is probably the focus of our curiosity, and nothing else. The quality of the Japanese is still very high. Decades ago, there were garbage cans on the streets of Japan, but in fact, everyone can throw garbage at any time. If you don't pay attention to cleaning in time, it will be dirtier. Cleaning is very time-consuming and laborious, and the labor intensity of cleaners is also very high. The government proposed to cancel it, hoping that everyone would take the garbage home, and everyone agreed that it would gradually disappear.

Why Japan is so clean No matter how different people in China think about Japan, one thing is certain: Japan is clean.

Japan's cleanliness largely benefits from strict garbage sorting and disposal. However, if you haven't lived in Japan, it's hard to understand that the Japanese are strict about garbage sorting, which is almost outrageous.

You can throw away the rubbish if you like.

Before I went to Japan, I booked a single apartment through a Japanese real estate agent. Then I received a lot of information from the intermediary company, including tips on garbage disposal, to teach you how to properly classify and dispose of garbage. On the day I arrived in Japan, I went to the housing agency to get the key, and signed the confirmation letter to inform the contents of garbage sorting treatment again in detail.

To put it simply, different kinds of garbage are sealed with transparent or at least translucent garbage bags (or special garbage containers with lids), and the designated garbage is placed at the designated time and place. For example, in Toyoda, Tokyo, where I live, garbage is roughly divided into combustible garbage, noncombustible garbage, resource garbage (that is, recyclable garbage), non-recyclable items and large garbage. Combustible garbage, such as kitchen waste (which must be dehydrated) and waste paper, can be thrown into the garbage station downstairs every Monday and Thursday. Plastic bottles, cans and other recyclable garbage can be thrown every Tuesday; Throw away waste newspapers, paper shells and other resource garbage every Wednesday; Every Thursday, in addition to combustible garbage, there are non-combustible garbage, such as leather and rubber products, plastics, glass bottles and so on. , you can also throw it; Throw away non-recyclable items and garbage containing ceramics and metals every Friday.

How about Saturday and Sunday? Sorry, you can't throw rubbish on weekends and public holidays. Please keep it at home. In addition, the garbage needs to be put into the garbage station before 8 am, instead of throwing it away if you want.

These garbage can be thrown away "free"-my rent has included the garbage disposal fee, but the "large garbage" in the classification I mentioned earlier is not included in the free disposal. For example, household appliances, furniture and other items, you must call the "large garbage receiving center" to make an appointment and pay extra.

I can't remember what to do with such a complicated process. Isn't there a rule that you can just throw it away? No way! Littering is "illegal dumping" in Japan and will be fined heavily. My rental materials clearly tell me that once it is found that it is illegally discarded, each bag of garbage will be fined 5,250 yen (about RMB 340 yuan) and all the expenses for recycling garbage. If the circumstances of illegal abandonment are serious or repeated education is ineffective, the rental contract can be terminated and the rent will not be refunded.

Before I checked in, the staff of the real estate agency repeatedly reminded me that when I leave Japan in the future, the house must be restored to its original state, that is, when I check in with my bag, I must also take all my things with me when I leave, and I can't leave any garbage in the house, including any household items I added during my stay, otherwise I will be charged extra for garbage disposal. I have some difficulty in understanding this rule. From the perspective of saving resources, why can't some reusable second-hand furniture be used? But since I asked, I can only abide by it.

The power behind Japan's cleanliness Japan is an island country with a maritime climate and rainy all year round. Rain will automatically wash away every corner of the city, playing a very good role in dust suppression, and Japan's greening is very good, effectively resisting the invasion of sandstorms. I feel the same way about this, because my hometown is in Inner Mongolia, which is dry, rainy and windy, especially in spring, and I have to be baptized by sandstorms from time to time. It is obviously unfair to be cleaner than Japan in such weather conditions.

But when it comes to sandstorms, I didn't have them when I was very young. Later, the vegetation was destroyed and the sandstorm came. One thing that impressed me deeply was that at that time, several Japanese people went to our small county to plant trees every spring. They said that our place is not far from Japan, and if the greening is not good, the sand will blow directly to Japan. When I was a child, I didn't understand the significance of running so far to plant a few trees, but in retrospect, I have to admire the foresight and high quality of these Japanese.

Therefore, the weather is only a part, and it is more "artificial" and highly self-disciplined and maintained. In this regard, we must admit that there is still a gap.

A good example is that the streets in Japan are clean, but it is difficult to see trash cans on the road.

I'm afraid it's hard to imagine such a thing in China. The reality is that even if there are trash cans all over the street, not everyone is willing to throw garbage into the bucket.

In response to this problem, the YouTube channel "Surprise Japan" once visited passers-by in Osaka, including middle-aged men, young women and aunts. The answer turned out to be to take the garbage home and throw it away. Setting up trash cans is not easy to manage, and it also destroys the overall beauty.

For a country, cleanliness is very important, but the power behind cleanliness is the most important.

Japan's cleanliness largely benefits from strict garbage sorting and disposal. However, if you haven't lived in Japan, it's hard to understand that the Japanese are strict about garbage sorting, which is almost outrageous. Not only to classify, but also to specify the time and place to throw garbage! What if there is no trash can on the street? The Japanese people's answer is shocking!

Japanese waste classification method It is said that the biggest headache for foreigners who have just arrived in Japan is the classification of domestic waste. Because I don't know how to classify, and there are many rules, it is particularly troublesome for foreigners to classify garbage in Japan.

Almost everyone living in Japan should follow the garbage sorting guidelines distributed by the municipal government and throw garbage. The reason why it is "particularly troublesome" is that the garbage in Japan is carefully classified and the collection dates of all kinds of garbage are different. Even if he is not a foreigner, he is Japanese. As long as they move, the first thing to do is to ask their neighbors for a local garbage sorting guide.

The classification of domestic waste in Japan must be divided into non-combustible waste, combustible waste, bottles and cans, small household appliances, dangerous appliances and so on.

Take our city as an example. Combustible garbage is twice a week, and noncombustible garbage is divided into plastics (twice a week), bottles and cans (once a week), boilers and metals (once a week). As for "small household appliances" once a month, "news, magazines, books and cartons" are also once a month.

"Potter bottles" are biweekly, and the labels and caps of Potter bottles must be classified as "plastic".

Dangerous goods such as thermometers, batteries and lighters are the collection days of boilers and metals, and garbage bags must be separated from boilers and metals.

It seems troublesome at first glance, but it is really troublesome. Therefore, most families cut out the "one-year garbage collection table" in the garbage classification guide and stick it on the refrigerator or kitchen wall to avoid mistakes.

The time to throw garbage is before 8: 30 in the morning. Although the cleaning team doesn't always come at 8: 30, sometimes it will come around 9: 00. If we can't catch up, we'll have to wait for the next time.

If you forget to throw it that day, a lot of rubbish will accumulate at home. Moreover, except for fresh kitchen waste, translucent garbage bags can be used, and other garbage bags must be transparent, so that the cleaning team staff can see at a glance whether they can be taken away.

If the classification is wrong, the staff of the cleaning team will stick a yellow "classification error description" on the garbage bag, and then mark the wrong place with a red pen. Then, this week, the families in charge of garbage dump cleaning in the community will have a hard time. They must bring back the garbage bags that the cleaning team didn't take away, sort them themselves and throw them out next time.

Every household in the community takes turns to clean up the garbage dump, so if you don't sort out the littering, it will be your turn to clean up the consequences one day. Therefore, people living in residential areas in Japan usually don't litter without sorting.