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Plastic love: Proliferation of PET bottles in Japan complicates a sustainable future

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Japan recycles and reuses its ubiquitous plastic container more than almost any other country — but some say it’s still not enough.

This new longform@japantimes article describes Japan's complicated relationship with PET bottles, featuring

@IGES_CCET's Miho Hayashi, who explains what is necessary for bottle-to-bottle recycling, which reduces the need to make bottles from fossil fuels.