Y)Natsumi. Do you know how much
trash comes out?
N) I have never thought about such
a thing.
Y) Is it so? Then, see this table.
| The amount of trash which comes out at about one year | The amount of trash of around one person | |
| 1985 | １２６，５２０ｔ
（４１８，６１９person） |
about ３０２ｋｇ |
| ↓after 10 years later | ↓ | ↓（３０ｋｇ increse） |
| 1995 | １６２，４０６ｔ
（４８９，３３４person） |
about ３３２ｋｇ |
Renewal day 99/02/12
Name Natsumi Kan
Y) This is the amount of trash which
comes out in Hachioji City where we are finished in one year.
N) It is terrific. The trash which
1 person took out increased no less than 30kg in 10 years.
Y) It was taken in the age of the
mass production, a large quantity consumption coming, and the way of the
circulation of the goods changed greatly. Because the method which did
a large quantity transport which a truck was used for became general, the
necessity to change the container of the goods to the light thing and so
on which didn't break easily and which was easy to carry came out.
N) For example they are a pet bottle
and a plastic tray.
Y) So. It is many container packages
of the paper and the plastic that there are particularly in the trash.
Then, when shopping is done, various container packages are being used
for the food as well being wrapped easily long ago from the reason that
it is clean nowadays and looks beautiful. However, such a thing is the
cause that the amount of trash is increased because it is thrown away as
a trash if it is used once.
About 60% of
the volume of the trash is a container package such as a bottle can, a
pet bottle, a box, wrapping paper.
| Others | ５．１％ |
| Wrapping paper | ９．５％ |
| Daily necessities | ９．０％ |
| Drink | ９．７％ |
| An article of food | ２６．３％ |
| Except for the container package | ４０．４％ |
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