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Question 1

Main goal of the 3R’s strategy

Answer 1

To reduce the amount of solid waste ending in landfill

Question 2

Reusing- stats and explain

Answer 2

-Involves the repeated use of items or parts of items which still have usable aspects
-25 billion pairs of chopsticks used annually in Japan
My chopsticks movement encourates people to bring their own and reuse chopsticks
Restaurants in Tokyo starting to offer free coffee for customers using their own chopsticks

Question 3

Reducing

Answer 3

-Choose to use things with care to reduce waste generated
-Food waste is estimated at 270,000 in 2017

Question 4

Recycling

Answer 4

As paert of the msw plan households must sort waste
-Waste exceeding 10kg a day or any bulky waste results in charges costing anywhere between 1000yen to 6000yen- helps to reduce waste

Question 5

Waste sorting stats

Answer 5

Separate collection of waste has increased recycling waste as amounts generated were reduced from 6.13 million tonnes in 1989 to 3 million tonnes currently
Sorting PET bottles means more PET can be recycled