Kamikatsu, Japan, has ambitions to be a “zero waste” town. At its new recycling center, built largely from waste materials, locals sort their garbage into 45 categories.

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Kamikatsu, Japan, has ambitions to be a “zero waste” town. At its new recycling center, built largely from waste materials, locals sort their garbage into 45 categories.