We put trash on the streets in Tokyo and it's fine; there's no rats here. The key is only putting the trash out the morning before pick-up (so it's only out th

We put trash on the streets in Tokyo and it's fine; there's no rats here. The key is only putting the trash out the morning before pick-up (so it's only out there a short time; putting it out the evening before is not allowed), and also just keeping the city generally clean, which is NOT something NYC does. Also, to facilitate this, most buildings (esp. multi-unit dwellings) have large trash rooms for collecting and sorting trash before management puts it out on the correct day for that type of trash.