It's Not Trash Anymore

Apparently, some Japanese cities have 44 categories of trash according to which residents must sort through their garbage.

I guess it makes sense since the Japanese have such a tiny country, and where is all that trash going to go unless they recycle vigilently?

But still, I was amused to imagine a nation of obsessive-compulsive recyclers sorting socks they don't want into "single socks" and "a pair of matching socks", and washing and drying their neckties before they throw them away.