Garbage Collection

I am now on the second floor of the dormitory on the North side of the building so I have a better view than before. Now I look out of the garbage collection area.
Here is the view from the top of the dormitory, the sixth floor.

There are 6 recycling bins and 6 garbage bins that are filled everyday. The janitor, a Mr Du, sorts the garbage everyday. He goes through each garbage/recycling bin and separate out any paper and plastic for recycling. The only items that actually are garbage are those that are composable. I think that anything that was processed before does NOT get to the landfill.

Every garbage area in Tainan is the same. There is an army of recyclers that salvage anything of value from the garbage. On the streets you see them like this.

This valuable stuff, is locked up against thieves who might steal the recyclables.

I see these recyclers at their job and they seem some of the happiest people in Tainan.

The recycling watch words are: "Reduce, reduce, repair, and recycle", Taiwan is way ahead in this game. There are no Goodwill/Salvation Army, the garbage is processed by experts. If there is anything of value, it isn't wasted.

But even at a national level recycling is a goal. This building at the Taibei International Floral Expo is entirely built from recycled bottles.