How Japan Uniquely Recycles Plastic Made in Japan

Use my code PAOLO15 at to get 15 off your first Bokksu Japanese snack box This is how Japan Recycles Plastic Trays. Im at the Ibaraki Kanto recycling factory of Japans largest plastic food container producer, FPCO. This Japanese factory recycles used plastic food trays to make brand new ones. In fact, they are the first company in the world who started traytotray container production. All throughout Japan, used plastic trays are commonly collected at designated supermarket recycle bins, where theyre picked up by trucks and brought to recycling factories. About 5 tons of plastic trays are collected every day at this factory. Based on the most recent statistics from 2016 out of the top 20 plastic waste producing countries, Japan ranks 15th in the world, for annual plastic waste production per person at 38kg 83lbs, compared to the US at a steady, 1 producing 105kg 231lbs of plastic waste per person, with the UK in 2nd at 99Kg. That said, Jap