Japan

I've just come back from a trip to Japan. Japan always intrigues me. For a country that uses such absolutely excessive packaging and has very few trash bins in public spaces, Japan's metropolitan cities are clean and have crisp, clear air very unlike that of say Hong Kong or China. Countrysides are lush and green. The country yields extremely high quality fresh produce (fruit, seafood, meat).

Where does all the waste go? They must have pretty good waste management systems in place. I'm sure it helps that households take great pain to sort their trash properly. Something we should all learn to do.