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Tokyo Faces Waste Crisis: New Policy Aims for Sustainability

1/8/2026

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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government warns that, with only one major landfill remaining, waste output could reach 4.17 million tons by 2030 without policy changes.
The plan proposes paid garbage collection to encourage waste reduction, potentially lowering output to 3.68 million tons by 2030.
Officials emphasize that the approach aims for sustainability, not revenue generation, and promote the three Rs of reduce, reuse, and recycle to share responsibility among residents.

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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government warns that, with only one major landfill remaining, waste output could reach 4.17 million tons by 2030 without policy changes.
The plan proposes paid garbage collection to encourage waste reduction, potentially lowering output to 3.68 million tons by 2030.
Officials emphasize that the approach aims for sustainability, not revenue generation, and promote the three Rs of reduce, reuse, and recycle to share responsibility among residents.