Japan took the material wealth, following rapid economic growth has lifted living standards of people. Especially in cities, mass production and consumption leads to production of large volumes of waste. Japan initially managed its waste by burying them in the mountains or use it to reclaim land offshore. However, this approach soon reaches its limits. industrial waste from factories and construction sites had nowhere to go except to the countryside and the less populated outer islands. These mountains were used causing far more pollution. When illegal dumping has been exposed, so much accumulated waste. pollution by garbage is difficult to tackle because it comes from many sources, both domestic and industrial. Victims and perpetrators are not visible to the other, which makes the situation more complex and difficult to resolve.
This film features Japanese citizens who questioned their legislation on waste and recycling campaign started deliberately. She recalls the challenges that the city of Nagoya face when he pulled out a new restoration plan, and focuses on a typical site of illegal dumping in Teshima Island, Kagawa Prefecture.
waste problems in Japan are far from over. The film ends with the key question: How can production and waste consumption to minimize the future?
