A Garbage Bag Problem
Nagoya has official city garbage bags. There are three kinds of bags. Bags with red lettering are for combustible garbage, garbage that you can burn. Bags with green lettering are for noncombustible garbage, garbage that you can’t burn, like metal and glass. Bags with blue lettering are for recyclable garbage, garbage like plastic containers and trays. However, stores are running out of these bags because Japanese companies cannot get enough naphtha from the Middle East to make the bags. People are also buying more bags because they are worried. Now, Nagoya has new rules that start today and go to June 30. You can put your garbage into clear bags instead of city garbage bags, but you have to write the kind of garbage on the bag before you put it out. Is this happening in other Japan cities? (139 words) Jaremaga now comes out online on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. To become a paid subscriber and read it 5 days a week, go to “Support Jaremaga” below for more information. You