The first time I visited Taiwan this confused me so much. Why did I hear Fuer Elise at every corner of the city? > In Taipei, residents were ordered to buy blu

The first time I visited Taiwan this confused me so much. Why did I hear Fuer Elise at every corner of the city? > In Taipei, residents were ordered to buy blue government-issued trash bags as part of a “Pay as You Throw” system, effectively creating a tax on producing garbage as an incentive to throw out less. Same system now, only with pink bags...