72 Hours Of No Trash: USA Vs. Japan

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[@frankmoran4695]

Kind of a missed opportunity to teach the masses about composting and recycling.

[@avelynlee8432]

Frank Moran recycling is not the way to go. All the plastic since 1950, only 9% of it has been recycled to this day. Plastic just doesn’t get recycled. Not enough funding and too much work to recycle plastic. Zero waste includes plastic free

[@andrewkelly3702]

It’s better then nothing

[@kiddo.d.monster3518]

but at least the video shows that the two became aware of how much plastic there is in one day and we just don't notice it because we are so used to it...it's a step to awareness I guess

[@engiethefriendlyengineer]

That's something japan doesnt believe

[@arunak1818]

@@avelynlee8432 yeah alot of d plastic even if collected may not get recycled

[@mrleblanc]

Vegetable scraps are not "waste"... it's biodegradable

[@priscillareviews4847]

If it goes into a trash bag it becomes waste. Only biodegradable if it gets the chance to meet soil it can degrade into ☹️ sucks but a lot of our food trimmings just rot in bags

[@stephshot_]

Priscilla Reviews rotting veggie scraps will still biodegrade

[@priscillareviews4847]

@@stephshot_ Right but only if they make it into the dirt, I'd it's in a plastic trash bag that won't degrade for years and years were at square 1

[@malihafairuz1290]

Yes .

[@malihafairuz1290]

@@priscillareviews4847 but we can make compost.

[@kennethcolon4269]

I still think they didn’t get the point of no trash plus the way Japan recycling system is not the same as US

[@GlaciaDay]

Pretty much the same, we only recycle stuff like plastic (PET) bottles, cans, glass and certain types of papers. Japan has one of the lowest recycling rate out of all the developed countries. Plastics still get buried somewhere remote. Also as you can see in the video, everything gets wrapped beautifully in plastic so yeah, a lot of waste.

[@localmanagerkaren6277]

No trash means not polluting the earth because our garbage either goes in the ground or the ocean

[@eridejj]

We burn most trash here in Tokyo. Recycling who?

[@mei42na]

@@eridejj I guess you have never been to an incineration plant, recycling centers and final disposal sites in japan. Best way to understand the process and learn. They regularly offer tours.

[@ulyssismacalde2511]

No matter what, recycling plastics is still harmful. They still have to melt the plastics in order to recycle them. Besides, not all plastics end up getting recycled. They just end up in landfills. We still have to change our way of living. The best way is to use reusable containers rather than single use plastics

[@malcolmharvin-conner1107]

The people who made this are obviously INCREDIBLY NEW at doing anything close to resembling zero waste, which is good for people to see. However, the title is grossly misleading and it seemed like even though the challenge was to go zero waste they gave themselves so many passes that it seemed like a failed concept...

[@Kevin-qp3bw]

Seems like we got the same idea m8

[@neomulonelykeundae]

yea i also feel like the japanese girl (emi) didn't even try it's kinda frustating to watch:(

[@ArtSapda]

The Japanese girl looks so different In literally every shot

[@Woodshadow]

I was thinking the same thing

[@meat_loves_wasabi]

Cos of her various hairdos

[@gerardotrevino2232]

Racist

[@anitali9342]

Her voice too!

[@mnhakimkamsis8205]

@@gerardotrevino2232 she doesn't swear at her tho... what's wrong with you? Sis make it make sense.

[@plursocks]

Japan girl was not even trying at times. There are produce shops that have no plastic at all basically everywhere and most people carry handkerchiefs to dry their hands.

[@destinyeyoung0128]

Omg thank you for stating the handkerchief!! She has to be living in Japan for some time now . She should know this by now.

[@AG-ez5bi]

Also the way she was like "just subconsciously got a face mask..." the dumbest thing I've seen anyone do in a zero waste challenge... I get that Japan is difficult at times to be waste free because the recycling system allows for more plastic use, but she could have definitely tried harder

[@minshubay6740]

@@AG-ez5bi the face mask was from the USA girl though.

[@idonelovedastripper]

Min Shubay no it wasn’t. The face mask As in the beauty face mask was the Japan girl.

[@minshubay6740]

@@idonelovedastripper oh okay, I actually watched this sound off and I also missed the flag at the lower left so I thought it was the US girl.

[@Bella-xu1wq]

Why don’t they just compost the food scraps?

[@wb8695]

Exactly! I don't know why they're making a big deal out of edamame peels.. You could literally throw them in some dirt and they will decompose

[@Lotusxurl]

Well if they live in apartments, it may be harder to have a compost-depending on apartment rules and regulations of course, plus if they have roommates they may have to compromise, or they don't have gardens or anything, etc etc.

[@ashlyndavidsen8341]

THANK YOU!!!!

[@Strawberrypersonoffixial]

Because they did no research so they didn't realise it was an option

[@K1mst4]

XAN or else they might live in an apartment complex that only has a dumpster

[@fl1pst3r54]

All that plastic and Japan is still cleaner than the US lmao

[@kgal1298]

Because they don't put garbage cans anywhere and they're taught to respect their surroundings, they take trash home with them then throw it away. I know from experience. I do miss how clean it was.

[@allyssach]

Alice DB but japans recycling system is so much more effective. Everyone is taught to recycle and separate their trash and it’s considered disrespectful not to. They probably have so much less plastic waste even if they use more plastic packaging since it’s all recycled

[@asapkpoptv5352]

@@allyssach Actually in Japan they burn a lot of the plastic. Around 50%-70% of the plastic produced in Japan is incinerated.

[@treasuregivens4873]

We all live on the earth together tho so........

[@LovelyAngel.]

@@allyssach I've just finished a year-long internship at a Japanese company and my co-workers were terrible at recycling, I saw plastic in paper bins and pet bottles at metal can bins all the time. The cleaning ladies kept on hanging papers saying "please be careful which bins you're using" and it wasn't working at all...

[@sophiebelkin5953]

All of those vegetable scraps and most of those paper wrappings could have been composted!!! They turn back into soil for the earth instead of sitting in landfills and giving off greenhouse gases :((((

[@cheyennemcewan6121]

FOOD SCRAPS AND PAPER AND WOOD IS ALL BIO DEGRADABLE . I had to stop watching bc this was just so frustration to watch

[@avelynlee8432]

do you know what biodegradable means? Just because it’s food waste does not mean it will break down in the landfill. Oxygen is pumped out of garbage bags and it needs air to “biodegrade” it will release methane, a greenhouse gas. COMPOST YOUR PAPER, FOOD SCRAPS, AND WOOD NOT THROW IT AWAY AND LET IT “BIODEGRADE”

[@fionam5879]

If they don’t have home composting/compost collection it goes in general waste and will release methane (greenhouse gas) when it biodegrades in airless conditions that are not the same as composting.

[@avelynlee8432]

Fiona M right, when Cheyenne said they were biodegradable, that is only the case if you compost. You can drop off compost anywhere like farmers markets and stores. I know Whole Foods has a bun.

[@bethanybrengan9795]

Mei seems to be staying at a hotel in Tokyo. There's no real way for her compost her food scraps (and as other commenters have pointed out, throwing biodegradable items into the trash is not environmentally friendly). I really feel like Mei went out of her way to create as little waste as possible in a setting that wasn't friendly to zero waste living. (I don't know what the composting situation in LA is like.)

[@grace-lb2nw]

If you don’t compost food scraps it will produce methane

[@FrankieDoingIt]

Your friend couldve got the largest size drink from Starbucks & then poured some into yours

[@tr4ptamine]

4:12 “I love the environment but I need caffeine” don’t coffee pots and reusable mugs or cups exist?

[@miajimenez9802]

The Starbucks said that they weren’t filling up mugs and cups instead because of COVID

[@tamiyaharrison9774]

@@miajimenez9802 you can make it at home

[@livia9148]

Exactly She could just have made the coffee at home The only waste would be the used coffee grounds

[@priscillareviews4847]

@@livia9148 And the coffee grounds can be put into any garden soil outside!!

[@Kevin-qp3bw]

Isn't this supposed to be a challenge? They're just living their lives as usual :/

[@terrijones8127]

Isn't that the point?

[@arianeminka]

@@terrijones8127 No the challenge was not to produce trash

[@arianeminka]

@@manaalmubarak9194 I think they could've tried harder and not live on how they usually would, they should've tried different meals and maybe go to a farmers market etc.

[@arianeminka]

@@manaalmubarak9194 I agree but then the video idea was just not rly planned through haha:)

[@erintomatoes]

Emi..and Mei..... what are the odds of the exact same letters

[@recoil53]

Given that they are both female Asian names, pretty good actually.

[@ezychittar4640]

Damn dont they eat anything normal tf , like you can do a dish and eat it tommorow too less trash

[@alexxpie_]

misleading title, more like 72 hrs of trash but attempting no trash. there was an attempt. also who buys pre cut fruit wut

[@bekijs]

I have never been to USA, so I don't know about the recycling situation over there, but I know for sure, that Japan has strict recycling rules. When you will see trash cans - there will be like around 4 different kinds of containers for all types of materials and you also have to recycle in apartment buildings. So, I guess, that is why they use plastic more freely - because they recycle it all anyway.

[@lmaree200886]

Yes exactly! They recycle more than 70% of their trash plus anything left is incinerated as they don't have empty land for landfills. Many people are ignorant of this fact!

[@gizmo8453]

And the streets are way cleaner than in the USA. I know in my city, only the well off areas are kept clean

[@AWren-mh2zx]

It is really super great with their recycling, but the goal is to stop producing plastic. What I don't get is that Japan has all those amazing recycling rules, but most of their plastic looks to be brand new and newly produced, not reused. Does anyone know anything about this? Because I don't.

[@lmaree200886]

@@AWren-mh2zx Try Google? The information is easy to find.

[@bekijs]

@@AWren-mh2zx As I am not educated in manners of recycling plastic and how it looks when recycled, I have no clue. The process behind it could be anything & the plastic might also look new, dunno. This would perhaps depend on the fact, that they strive to recycle cleaned materials. In houses they really do wash the plastic containers before recycling, so that might influence the end product. And as much as we'd all like to get rid of plastic as a substance in general, we can't deny, that it would be challenging in packaging and producing food/drink products. I think it would just benefit the Earth a lot if more countries would develop recycling systems and actually keep up with them.

[@ashlygarg.3181]

The girl from Japan was just keeping track of the waste rather than preventing to use it

[@Tiiparty]

The LA girl literally rubbed and breathed on her reuable containers and was surprised people can't take her containers. Also in Japan they have a better recycling and trash processing than in the US so they could have gone into that as well instead of making it look bad in Japan

[@destinyeyoung0128]

I fully agree with your statement👍

[@ulyssismacalde2511]

But the problem is that recycling plastics require melting of plastics which still means that it's harmful to the environment

[@bewithyou9976]

1. Change the title to “How much waste I create in 72 hours” 2. Eat the edamame wtf

[@AkaSoul9]

she was showing the edamame pods, which could've been composted

[@joymariko5]

We don’t eat the edamame skin tho..

[@AG-ez5bi]

did these two even try, what the hell

[@mia1694]

To my sister in my japan, making a compost bin for your veggie scraps would be a really good alternative to just throwing them out (:

[@rozharris6834]

'Everything has plastic' is the most accurate description of living in Japan. ...But luckily we have a good plastic recycling system. /Also I'm shocked that the toilet had paper towels. Most public toilets have nothing, and people bring their own hand towels.

[@kaie5898]

Zero waste and low waste during a pandemic is so hard!!! Props to them. Would love to see “plastic free” for a week or month! I’m sure it would still be hard, but more doable for the average person.

[@GadgetsGearCoffee]

Zero waste store near me was still operating thank god

[@insomnibusXP]

I appreciate Emi's 2 attempts at getting the full use out of food. She's starting to think outside of the box and hopefully can expand to repurpose more items. Keep it up, Emi!

[@PlacestobeVG]

literally dyeing a perfectly white cleaning cloth into dirty brownish color and calling it 'cute' loool

[@poofighters]

It was cute-

[@liam20199lol]

At least she tried to not throw away the water. And it was cute-

[@VannieEats]

72 hours of no trash = not talking to your ex for 72 hours 😂

[@mikesilva3868]

Mst3k joke we made it doc I mean mac 🤣

[@priyanshiganesh6054]

💀

[@mikesilva3868]

@@priyanshiganesh6054 🕹

[@monicanguyen6734]

Ahh don’t call me out

[@alungcugil]

Did it 8 years of not talking to my ex.. why 72 hours of not talking if you broke up already? 🤔

[@psookkas]

My question: why and how are y'all eating out so much? Meal prep? Costco? Wholesale?

[@morewithmandy1050]

I thought that waste was garbage that didn't break down. So like the skins of veggies would be composted instead of considered waste? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@manon_0411]

After living in Japan and Korea for a total of two years and a half I can confirm that EVERYTHING comes in plastic. Single apple, single banana... Some of the worst in my opinion are candy and cookies/biscuits (whatever you call them). In Belgium, yes there's the outside plastic wrap and the hard-ish plasic sleeve inside to keep the cookies from crushing (even though sometimes the sleeve is more cardboard material) and I thought that was too much plastic until the day I brought my sister some cookies from Japan. It was a big box and they had the outside plastic wrap, the sleeve inside, but then every cookie was also individually wrapped in plastic. EVERY COOKIE. I'm talking bite-sized cookies. I was baffled, like we are doing just as good without that extra plastic wrapping back home. It's the case for many cookies and candies, with again bite-sized candies wrapped individually and put in a plastic bag. I wish big manufacturing companies would stop putting so much plastic packaging on their products. They'd save money, maybe we'd save a few dollars at the end of the month too, and it' be so much better for the planet !

[@elielelwy]

It’s like they weren’t even trying lmaoo

[@Kakkokawaii]

4:27 is no one going to talk about that cat shaped bread?!?

[@Phionerulz]

I didn’t realize how much plastic is in Japan

[@leledeed90]

It’s worse then that

[@nicholasyeow7918]

here is the thing though Japan's recycling system is very strict and mandatory actually.

[@Joe-yz7qx]

@@nicholasyeow7918 Don't know where you live but in my section of the USA is been manditory here since 1990.

[@lmaree200886]

@@Joe-yz7qx Yes but Japan recycles more than 70% of their trash and the rest gets incinerated. They don't even have landfills so they beat the US there!

[@Joe-yz7qx]

@@lmaree200886 I'd rather have landfills than incinerators. The single stream recycling system used in the states IS complete garbage though.

[@TaylorStrutton]

Do these ladies not know about recycling and compost? All those food scraps are compost and I'm glad the one finally went to a farmers market. Grocery stores are terrible for over priced and super packaged foods

[@K1mst4]

They might not half a farmer market near by since they in the city, and the composting might not be available since its prob an apartment complex.

[@MG-vi8wo]

Well compare Japan's recycle system to USA's. Shout out to USA girl tho, she did a really good job.

[@mallikaj7691]

EMI & MEI are anagrams and that has me 🤯

[@Monkeyingyang]

Did the US girls not think about making their own veggie rolls and coffee? Literally so easy to make stuff like that zero waste.

[@leledeed90]

The amount of unnecessary plastic wrapping in Japan, China and a lot of other countries just disgusts me. 🥺🤬 It’s so unreasonable and so bad for the environment that I don’t understand how it’s still legal.

[@sabrinavdb3929]

It’s just some plastic 🙄

[@gz6746]

maybe ur dad should have some plastic wrap on

[@nareshvak988]

@@sabrinavdb3929 wrappers can't be recycled they end up in dump yard or burned it will indirectly affect the nature! Bcoz of some greedy businessman whole earth is suffering

[@bekijs]

I don't know about China, but Japan does have very intense recycling policies (South Korea as well). There is simply no such thing as a common trash bin for all materials - it all has to be sorted and recycled. (encouraged to be washed before sorting as well, if possible) Perhaps that is why, they freely use so much of it.

[@123monguin4]

Japan had a terror attack on their food so that's a reason why everything is wrapped

[@bonniecarter4523]

This was not very well thought out or executed at all.... other commenters have already made the points why. Japan’s recycling system is super efficient. They didn’t mention biodegradable items. This was very surface level and not educational.

[@juanasojan2948]

Emi from Japan was cooking everything by herself while Mei was kinda buy everything from outside....This actually admits that how much ever we try to stay away and stop using plastic, it is very hard because everything is wrapped in plastic. Also who noticed their name is so similar? Like if you noticed!

[@yurielcundangan9090]

Japan: fancy wrapping skills L.A.: full of all plastics

[@QueenElsaVeganfromEurope]

True bro

[@smthidkTheGoat]

Likith Charan hey

[@MICHELLEP-s4c]

I will subscribe who will comment and subscribe my channel

[@Uroboroslover]

Still all plastic 😔

[@tamiyaharrison9774]

Japan literally has everything wrapped in plastic,what are you talking about

[@erryen]

wow Japan.. unbelievable. one carrot in a plastic?????

[@Mwoods2272]

We also have a single banana wrapped in plastic.

[@lofiyi]

I live in the states. At my local Korean market, they make use use plastic gloves to enter the store.

[@bkrpndr]

And a single egg in one plastic container

[@erryen]

Ariel Panadero wait that? are you serious.....

[@erryen]

Maurice W yeah i’ve seen that too :(

[@nivedha13]

can’t blame the girl in Japan. it’s very hard to avoid waste, especially plastic and other packaging

[@recoil53]

Watching videos of people living in Japan, it seems like everything in the grocery store is wrapped in plastic.

[@heenagidwani3696]

Really like how mei really tried her best so did emi. The concept of zero waste is to create least waste possible in your environment, I am happy they did try. Really appreciate 👍

[@aaronmeadows1667]

I'm 45, and I remember when we had to stop using paper to save the forests and start using plastic.

[@arianacorrea6576]

Tip from my friend who was a Starbucks barista, if you are going through the drive through with your reusable cup they do not wait until they have your cup to put the drink in ( at least at her store). They have to put it in a plastic starbucks cup and then transfer it to you cup and throw it away, unless you get a tea. So you are much better off going inside than the drive through if you want to use your own cup. Another thing, they have the trash cans that say trash and recycling…all get thrown into the trash bc usually they only have 1 dumpster.

[@evelina3798]

2:00 why on earth do grocery stores put single vegetables in plastic covering🤦

[@leledeed90]

I know it’s so bad. Why why why

[@ConchitaProductions]

I think they're imported from foreign countries, so they're trying to preserve them, or keep them clean because of COVID

[@bonniecamile299]

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[@sabrinavdb3929]

It’s just plastic 🙄

[@janimates2204]

Theft nah its been a thing before covid too😭but yea its probably the importing

[@zelly4914]

I feel like true zero waste involves being self sustainable: grow your own food, compost, reuse items, and simplify your life needs.

[@SciFactsYT118]

Completely random fact: The most popular item at Walmart is bananas. They sell more bananas than any other single item they have in stock.

[@geenadarling]

Their produce is garbage anyway. Also more expensive usually, at least in my area 🤷‍♀️

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[@thellamabears2111]

ok but i can vouch for this, we're always sold out of bananas

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[@trippingzzz]

can confirm, works at walmart

[@Lapras542]

Now isn’t the best time to do this, considering more things are being wrapped in plastic to try and avoid all of the COVID drama.

[@S.B.433]

Mae has the most perfect hair. Omg.

[@jodidonaldson2923]

Girls should of done some research first. Buy whole fruit cut it yourself. Chips/fries, buy individual potatoes in the produce section and make your own.

[@ShakespearesCordelia]

I'm just so confused... Why isn't the japanese girl just composting all the peels and stuff from the veggies? They're not trash...

[@baoyenaj5186]

Everyone has a cute hand towel (the size of a flannel) they carry in there bag to dry there hands in Japan. I was genuinely surprised the girl got a disposable for that. It was the first thing I bought when I arrived in japan

[@SalamiHoopz]

Whoever is Reading this: Your skin isn't a paper don't cut it Your body isn't a book don't judge it Your heart isn't a door don't lock it Your life isn't a movie don't end it it You're beautiful Be you.. Stay safe (by the way I’m also a small youtuber looking for your support ) I didn't create this quote Just wanna spread positivity❣️ Plzz

[@QueenElsaVeganfromEurope]

Thank you.

[@leledeed90]

Thank u I needed this

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[@JRTM1965]

@@bonniecamile299 no why

[@bahar6506]

To be honest, every country uses too much plastic into to many stuff

[@hannahdeloach5729]

do people not realize that emi isnt the person who got the coffee?

[@georges-anthonymoubayed7983]

“I just need caffeine” - your life must be so difficult I feel sorry for you

[@karolinecrevelin]

How is chopping your own fruits and vegetables a sacrifice? How is that so hard? The carrot in Japan scared the hell out of me, omg why?

[@ryanDogAdventure]

I joke with my students here. It’s really odd. But, now their charging a tax on ALL bags here in Japan. It’s a step.

[@lydia1285]

The responsibility should lie with the companies and producers not solely with consumers the amount of stuff especially produce thats needlessly packaged is insane

[@BUGt95.]

Napkins and wood skewers are compostable so are food scraps

[@akiangel1864]

Some of my relatives are living in Japan and they said that you should really segregate your trash since EVERY PIECE OF TRASH that is in a wrong bin u will need to pay $10 and they have a detector and I was shocked since here in our country it's so different...but I don't know if it's really like that there 💁 soooo yeahhh that's it u just read a prettyyy long comment 😁

[@devilmike93]

in japans defense she did more home cooking than america who coped out and basically did take out XD

[@BUGt95.]

Also japan recycles 84% of their plastic one if the highest rated in the world.

[@hussle8076]

Well japan has the one of the best recycling system in the world. So its a bit different there

[@daniwiggon2165]

EMI & MEI lol. Rearrange the letters 😂😂

[@HelloItsVG]

I would LOVE to go to Japan

[@GT_sSs]

Noice

[@randomyoutubeuser9577]

@@GT_sSs Nice spelling

[@NataliGreig]

Reine Goswami that spelling is on purpose

[@randomyoutubeuser9577]

@@NataliGreig Oops

[@florinceduke9283]

Dang aren’t there shops where you can bring reusable containers and you get fruits and vegetables and meals without any plastic

[@ศักดิ์ศรีฉั่วภักดี]

Miss Am : you buy a food every meal. Miss japan : you cooking by yourself. This is different way to compare wasted plastic.

[@TheFerretofEarth]

People seem to not know that everything is "biodegradable" it's just stuff that wasn't "living" biodegrade slower, and I mean waaaaaayyyyy slower.

[@hildyjo7358]

Stickers on fruit are food-grade and could technically be eaten/composted to reduce waste.

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[@QueenElsaVeganfromEurope]

Hey there.

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[@QueenElsaVeganfromEurope]

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[@MICHELLEP-s4c]

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[@acceptancebyembrace]

They both had trash. How was this no trash for 72 hours?

[@charlottethehousegoat5960]

If you freze your veg scraps, including peel, then when you need veg stock for something you can book them in water with a little salt for a while, and you have stock! Strain out the veg cuttings and put them in your compost.

[@nuraluqman2638]

I'm kinda confused about why they're not making their own food instead of buying some of the pre made stuff

[@zerowastehomestead2518]

I was very surprised to see Japan had so much more waste then the USA. Maybe people can email, message or talk to those in charge to reduce the plastic usage?

[@K1mst4]

You guys gotta chill, they tried their best and besides not everyone is privileged enough to have a farmers market, or cheap low waste supermarket near by. And some apartment complexes dont have composting bins. Also in the USA going to a low waste store is quite expensive

[@fbmw98]

*buys starbucks girls : "I love the environment, but i need caffeine" ladies just make your own god damn coffee. going to starbucks for a coffee is like going to mcdonalds for a burger.

[@aa32991]

They should have done this video after COVID-19.

[@zodge6765]

YES!

[@jumpingworm2290]

agreed

[@jumpingworm2290]

Zodge Nice videos btw

[@vomsgt6988]

Yep

[@chesca7295]

How can you plan for something that may have no end?

[@fitbyayaka]

There's no hand dryers in Japan because everyone carries around little towels with them. Everything is individually wrapped in plastic though

[@rudimental8917]

They use unnecessary amounts of plastic in Japan. Every time I go, I have to always remember to stop them from giving me plastic in 711 and family mart for just 1 tiny item.

[@amandafontaine2072]

Food scraps should be compost not garbage a great way to spread awareness on a simple step that can eliminate a decent amount of waste :)

[@dedeee-sx1js]

Sorry but that older version of this challenge with a different girl was better. Theses girls are so not trying

[@Neyobe]

Ah yes, another America vs Japan classic on this channel

[@rikame3332]

Please do this again with someone zero waste on hand to help!!

[@LivyCat28]

I don’t think they realize that they could put the veggie scraps in a compost-

[@sammybabi]

I really wish more people did a day of this. I think it would be so eye opening

[@natasha8058]

Now we are talking! This needs to be a big trend ! “No plastic challenge”

[@4ndr_s]

I'm surprised how the American girl is so dependent on pre-made/pre-sliced food

[@databass9545]

“I love the environment, I just need caffeine.” Clearly you don’t love the environment. The ultimate reason WHY zero waste will never happen. 😭😭

[@Mwoods2272]

Also they can't make coffee at home instead of giving large conglomerate's more money and waste gas driving to Starbucks.

[@minshubay6740]

Most people here in the comment section are so "PERFECT". /Roll eyes/ Look, if you're gonna be perfectionist in this, lesser people will try to go "zero waste". But if you're forgiving, you're gonna attract more people and as Auri in Goodful said, "many people producing less waste is better than a few people doing it perfectly".

[@ayarosen1035]

Zero trash is really misleading. Like going out for food, even with the glass containers produce a lot of both compostable and non compostable garbage, only it stays in the kitchen trash bin. This doesn't count the fact that LA girl drove everywhere and Tokyo girl didn't, etc.

[@krrish29288]

My goodness!! At least in India we cook at home for most of the time!!

[@peace-qk2fo]

Yes

[@jdwmyt]

Q: Why did the robber take a bath before he stole from the bank? A: He wanted to make a clean get away!

[@gingerbreadprime2392]

This seems pretty easy if u know how to reuse stuff

[@marroomydesigns]

Why are they counting biodegradable and compostable materials as trash?

[@noemirodriguez1025]

I feel like the woman in Japan didn’t try, she just went oh well

[@megsshifting9549]

i was so proud to see mei wearing the acab top

[@wolfroarxx6055]

japan really said: 0 waste?! whats that?

[@journeymanuel7069]

the baby yoda saying hi to me was the highlight of the video sry not sry 6:55