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Located on the island of Shikoku and surrounded by lush nature, Kamikatsu in Tokushima prefecture is a small town with a big ambition: it plans to reuse and recycle all of its waste by the end of 2020. The first initiatives started in the early ’90s, which paved the way for the laudable zero-waste target, set in 2003. This vision has not only turned the town of roughly 1,500 people into a tourist destination welcoming more than 2,000 visitors every year, it has also made Kamikatsu an international model for sustainable living. Here are 8 ways how they are working to become a zero-waste town.
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The Kuru-kuru Shop at Kamikatsu’s waste collection centre is the town’s very own second-hand emporium, providing reusable items for free. Clothes, tableware and household items are all available – and visitors are welcome to take whatever they like. However, only locals are allowed to drop off un...
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Built from scrap material salvaged from demolished buildings, Kamikatsu’s Rise & Win Brewing Co. is literally a monument to sustainability. Its eye-catching facade, made from discarded windows, is a gorgeous piece of design, too.
Customers can bring their own bottles to fill up with Rise & ...
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Kamikatsu’s Zero Waste Academy is a non-profit organisation established to promote the town’s 2003 Zero Waste Declaration. It also provides advice on how to modify social systems and habits in order to eliminate waste. For example, the academy encourages manufacturers to consider implementing a r...
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Kamikatsu residents are encouraged to separate their garbage into a whopping 45 categories, including one for metal caps, one for diapers and sanitary napkins, and another for mirrors and thermometers, to aid recycling. The town also recommends residents to either avoid using disposable items or ...
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Town residents used to burn organic rubbish in their gardens, but in the ’90s, the town gave each household a composter to turn food scraps into organic fertiliser.
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Showing sustainability really is a team effort: two dozen local artisans work to upcycle old kimono, fabrics and koinobori fish-shaped streamers (like the ones that fly on Children’s Day, May 5) into bags, jackets, soft toys and other goods. At the Kuru-kuru Craft Center, you can buy the...
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