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You put it in your pocket and throw it away at home. IIRC, part of the reason for no trash cans is that eating in public is sort of taboo - you do it at a rest
by RajT88 3y ago
You put it in your pocket and throw it away at home.
IIRC, part of the reason for no trash cans is that eating in public is sort of taboo - you do it at a resto or at home. Food wrappers are quite a lot of trash people need to throw away.
From my last trip to Tokyo I recall vending machines having both garbage and recycling bins. So just keep an eye out for vending machines.
- sithadmin 3y agoEating/drinking in public isn't a taboo, it's moreso that actively walking while eating or drinking or creating a mess in public is frowned on. Nobody really cares if you're having a drink or snack while stationary standing somewhere that doesn't impede pedestrian right-of-way if you're being tidy.
- enqk 3y agoit's frowned upon at the very least
- matsemann 3y ago> Food wrappers are quite a lot of trash people need to throw away. Agreed, but ironically Japan is the country I've visited that was the worst for this. Everything is wrapped, inside something wrapped, inside something wrapped. Each individual piece of candy is wrapped. Then 5 pieces are wrapped together. Then you have multiple of those again in a bag, etc. etc.
- enqk 3y agohumidity
- noree 3y ago> part of the reason for no trash cans is that eating in public is sort of taboo Not really. The main reason there are no trash cans in public is the 1995 sarin gas attack. "A Terrorist Attack Led Japan to Remove All Its Trash Cans. Now They're Making a Comeback." https://psmag.com/environment/trash-cans-are-coming-back-to-japan https://psmag.com/environment/trash-cans-are-coming-back-to-...
- weberer 3y ago>From my last trip to Tokyo I recall vending machines having both garbage and recycling bins They do not. They're all recycling only.