Whether I set out to explore or share my lifestyle in a new country, its native people are quick to tell me that waste free living is impossible because they do not have bulk. Yet, I always end up finding it…
Japan was no exception. Before I left for my speaking engagement at Google Japan, Japanese friends told me: “Everything’s packaged there. There is no bulk in Japan”. I come back with a picture album to prove them wrong 🙂
Enjoy, take notes and learn from our zen friends. Some of these displays are amazing and ought to be replicated in other parts of the world!
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| Soft boiled eggs, cooking in hot springs in the Japanese Alps |
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| Rice (love the display!) |
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| Marinated Cucumber |
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| Sweet and savory baked goods |
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| Rice crackers |
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| Dried fish |
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| Sweet Pastries |
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| Large rice crackers |
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| Rice cakes |
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| Savories |
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| Nuts |
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| Green tea |
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| More baked goods |
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| Tea |
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| Not sure;) |
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| Chirimen jako (young salted dried sardines) |
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| Bonito flakes |
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| Skewers |
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| Sweet pastries |
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| More bonito flakes |
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| Pickled daikon |
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| Even more savories |
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| Pickled roots |
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| Spices |
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| Savories |
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| Not sure 😉 |
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| Dried persimmons |
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| Glazed/marinated fish |
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| Not sure;) |
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| Flavored popcorn |
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| Pickled eggplant |
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| Peanuts |
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| More savories |
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| Not sure 😉 |
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| Pickled veggies |
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| Street food, such as these vegetable buns |
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| And water fountains at the Osaka airport! |
For more pictures of the bulk that I discover during my travels, check out my Twitter and Instagram feed @zerowastehome, #bulkiseverywhere.
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Chaque fois que je m’apprete a explorer ou partager mon mode de vie dans un nouveau pays, ses habitants ont le reflex de me dire que le zero dechet y est impossible parce qu’ils n’ont pas de vrac. Et pourtant, je finis toujours par en trouver…
D’ailleurs c’etait encore le cas pour le Japon. Avant de partir pour ma conference chez Google Tokyo, mes amis japonais m’ont tous dit: “Tout y est emballe, rien n’y est vendu en vrac”. J’en reviens biensur avec un album photo qui les contredit 🙂
Prenez des notes de nos amis zen. Certaines de ces presentations sont magnifiques et meritent d’etre reproduites dans le reste du monde!
Pour davantage de photos sur le vrac que je decouvre lors de mes deplacements, jetez un oeil a mon compte Twitter et Instagram @zerowastehome, #bulkiseverywhere