Talking Trash

Today the only reason I left my house was to take out the trash. Dealing with trash is a big deal in Japan. They pick up burnables here twice a week. They pick up pastic packaging once a week. And they pick up recyclables (glass, metal, and pet bottles) and non-burnables alternatingly every two week. I don't allow myself to eat breakfast until I have dealt with the garbage. It's too important to forget. There is a collection site on just about every block. Ours is one of the nicer looking collection sites (if that's possible).