{"id":140549,"date":"2021-05-14T13:54:06","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T04:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=140549&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-05-14T13:54:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T04:54:06","slug":"kumamoto-tests-sale-of-trash-for-shopping-bag-use","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kumamoto-tests-sale-of-trash-for-shopping-bag-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Kumamoto Tests Sale of Trash For Shopping Bag Use"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kumamoto City began a social trial selling the city\u2019s trash bags as substitutes for plastic shopping bags. In collaboration with 28 local Lawson shops that previously sold 3-yen plastic bags to customers, the town gives customers options to purchase small (5 liters\/ \u00a54) or medium (15 liters\/ \u00a512) sized bags that can be used for the local trash collection. The city has been running a similar project at local supermarkets, too. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city.kumamoto.jp\/hpkiji\/pub\/detail.aspx?c_id=5&amp;type=top&amp;id=34643\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kumamoto City<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kkt.jp\/nnn\/news100fuf23tvf0pksrhw3.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KKT<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-140550\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/kumamoto-lawson-.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/kumamoto-lawson-.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/kumamoto-lawson-.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/kumamoto-lawson-.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/kumamoto-lawson-.jpg?w=1371&amp;ssl=1 1371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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