Waste policy is being reborn. But pundits and government harbor opposing views on what this rebirth will herald.
You may have missed it, but Japan marked a garbage centennial last year. Its modern waste policy turned a century old and to celebrate, the government drastically revamped it in a way unseen since it was introduced.
Originally enacted with an emphasis on incineration, a sure way to stem the spread of communicable diseases from the West that proliferated in growing cities, the nation's waste policy is now purportedly shifting to recycling.
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