TOKYO -- For newcomers to Japan, the biggest surprise may be the meticulous way garbage is sorted. There are specific collection days for combustible waste, noncombustible waste, glass bottles and cans, plastic bottles and hazardous trash, such as light bulbs and batteries.
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