japan is well  known for being a tidy place

日本是一個以整潔著稱的國家

but at the same time japan is  struggling with reducing plastic waste

但與此同時，日本也在努力減少塑膠垃圾的產生。

these days there is an issue especially in the  harajuku area with the amount of plastic waste  

最近，特別是在原宿地區，塑膠垃圾的數量是一個問題。

caused by the recent boba tea trend

泡茶風潮

tokyo has been  trying out new solutions

東京一直在嘗試新的解決方案

in this video i'll show you what they are

在這個視頻中，我將向你展示他們是什麼

and also share my favorite tips  to help you reduce plastic waste when in japan

同時也分享我最喜歡的在日本減少塑膠垃圾的小貼士。

we have arrived in front of the new type of  rubbish bin

我們已經來到了新型垃圾桶前

first let me explain to you how it works

首先讓我給你解釋一下它是如何工作的

this new rubbish bin is called SMAGO

這個新的垃圾桶叫SMAGO。

it's an acronym of sumato romibako which means smart rubbish bin that uses iot technology

是sumato romibako的縮寫，意思是使用了iot技術的智能垃圾桶。

also it is powered by a solar panel located on the top

同時，它還由位於頂部的太陽能電池板供電。

it can hold up to six times the amount of rubbish  

它可以容納六倍的垃圾量。

it has a sensor in it so if the amount  of rubbish reaches more than 80 percent  

它有一個傳感器，是以，如果垃圾量達到80％以上

it automatically compacts it

它自動將其壓縮

also i like  the fact that they draw Kyoro-chan on them

我也喜歡他們在上面畫京郎的事實

the recent plastic waste problem has been  caused because of the plastic cups used for  

最近的塑膠廢物問題是由於用來盛載食物的塑膠杯而引起的。

boba so i want to test something to see if i  also can help reduce this problem

波巴所以我想測試的東西，看看我是否也可以幫助減少這個問題。

i want to ask this Boba shop if it's possible for them to you  know let me use my own reusable bottle

我想問問這家波霸店，是否有可能讓他們讓我用自己的可重複使用的瓶子。

i bought them from a hundred dollar shop a while ago

我從百元店買了他們前一段時間

be  happy bottle and stainless straw okay let's check

快樂瓶和不鏽鋼吸管 好，我們來檢查一下

turns out not every shop  allows us to use our you know  

原來不是每家店都允許我們使用我們的你知道的。

reusable bottles so let's not give up i have  another bubble shop in mind so follow me

可重複使用的瓶子，所以讓我們不要放棄，我有另一個保麗龍店在心中，所以跟著我。

okay let's wait for our turn

好吧，讓我們等待輪到我們

that's so good i'm really happy

這是如此之好 我真的很高興

after  july 1st 2020 most of the stores in japan started to charge a fee for plastic  bags

2020年7月1日以後，日本大部分商店開始收取塑膠袋費用。

to promote the use of reusable bags and help to reduce the amount of plastic  waste

推廣使用可重複使用的塑膠袋，並幫助減少塑膠垃圾的數量。

the reusable bags are available in most stores

可重複使用的袋子在大多數商店裡都有賣的

for example 100 yen shops, 3  coin shops,supermarkets and convenience stores

例如100日元店、3家硬幣店、超市、便利店等。

this is the bag i use for  shopping it's hello kitty  

這是我用來購物的包，它是hello kitty。

have you ever forgotten to bring your reusable  bag when shopping

你有沒有在購物時忘記帶可重複使用的袋子？

somehow it often happens to me

不知為何，我經常發生

i tend to forget to put it back in my backpack

我往往會忘記把它放回我的揹包裡。

is it just me anyway i have a backup plan

只是我反正我有一個備份計劃

we can always make a bug using cloth

我們可以用布做蟲子

so i  recommend you to always keep extra Furoshiki clothes in your bag that you mainly use

所以，我建議你在包裡常備一些你主要使用的Furoshiki衣服。

these  particular clothes are called furoshiki in japanese

衣服的名字叫 "呋敷"。

Furosuki is a type of traditional  wrapping cloth

福祿壽是一種傳統的包袱布。

it can be used in multiple ways including using as Mybag

可以作為我的包包等多種方式使用。

it started in nara  period but it became popular during the edo period

始於奈良時代，流行於江戶時代。

Furoshiki is not as popular as before but it's  still a valuable tool in our lives even now

呋敷雖然不像以前那樣流行了，但即使到了現在，它仍然是我們生活中的重要工具。

if you ever want to buy one shop in  kamakura or kyoto sell authentic ones

如果你想買一個在鎌倉或京都的商店賣正宗的。

to be honest i had no idea how to  use furosiki until recently though  

老實說，我不知道如何使用furosiki，直到最近才知道。

my mom is kind of an expert  with it so i learned it from her

我的媽媽是一種專家與它，所以我從她那裡學到了它

i'll show you how to make a bag out  of it

我會告訴你如何做一個袋子了吧

at the very end of this video

在這個視頻的最後

so if you're interested let's practice  together

所以如果你有興趣的話，我們一起練習吧

okay let's head over to the next spot

好了，我們去下一個地方吧

my favorite go-to item for reducing plastic bottle waste is from Muji.

我最喜歡的減少塑料瓶浪費的物品是來自Muji。

follow me and i'll show you

跟我來，我會告訴你

as you can see on this photo from muji it has the  japanese kanji for water written on it

從這張無極的照片上可以看出，上面寫著日本的漢字 "水"。

the bottle costs 190 yen and you are able to refill it in  some Muji store at their refill station

瓶子的價格是190日元，你可以在無極商店的補給站補給。

sadly this option is not available in all Muji stores yet but by using the Muji water app  

遺憾的是，這個選項還沒有在所有的Muji商店提供，但通過使用Muji水的應用程序。

on our phones we are able to see what stores  have this service and where they are located

在我們的手機上，我們能夠看到哪些商店有這項服務，以及它們的位置。

let's try it

試一試

well that's it for today's  video did you guys learn something new

好了，這是它今天的視頻 你們有沒有學到新的東西。

although i'm still learning  how to reduce waste myself  

雖然我還在學習如何減少浪費，自己

i hope the information i've shared with you guys  today will be helpful to you in the future

希望我今天和大家分享的資訊對大家今後的工作有所幫助。

let's do our best to help reduce the plastic waste not  only in japan but in your country too

讓我們盡最大努力減少塑膠垃圾，不僅在日本，在你們國家也是如此。

hiroko out

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