health / Saturday, 30-Aug-2025

Japanese town leads the way to a low waste society | UN News

Climate and Environment

When the landfill in Osaki, in the southwest of Japan, reached capacity, an incinerator was the logical next step. Instead, the town decided to get serious about recycling. Ahead of International Day of Zero Waste, marked on 30 March, Kasumi Fujita, a town councillor committed to Osaki’s low waste policies, tells UN News what inspired her.

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