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See also lots of single-use plastic: * https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220823-quitting-single-use-plastic-in-japan https://www.bbc.com/future/article/2022

• mc32 3y ago
  Yeah. It’s a dichotomy. On the one hand there is more full use of foodstuffs but single use plastic is a big waste as well as housing where they prefer to demo houses and buildings rather than renovate them. Building lifespan in Japan is btwn 30 and 40 years.
  • henearkr 3y ago
    Yes and discarded fish heads is not really what is killing the biodiversity right now.
  • throw0101d 3y ago
    > […] as well as housing where they prefer to demo houses and buildings rather than renovate them. In past decades earthquake building codes evolved a lot, and who would want to live a structure that probably had 'less resilient' capabilities (assuming an insurance company would even give you coverage for older construction).