How does Tokyo reduce, reuse, recycle?

Crates of bottles are emptied onto a conveyor belt at the Minato Resource Recycle Center in Tokyo.
Crates of bottles are emptied onto a conveyor belt at the Minato Resource Recycle Center in Tokyo. | TIM HORNYAK

Recycling is a massive industry in Tokyo. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it is promoting the “3R” strategy of reducing, reusing and recycling resources. Try out our quiz to see how much you know about the city’s recycling system.


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