Trash

On one of my first few days in Taipei, as I was out walking, I heard the song Edelweiss playing very loudly (similar to the sound you would hear from an ice cream truck). Not long after the sound, big trucks pulled up to the curb and people poured out of the buildings with bags and bags of trash. (And, recently, my roommate put up a schedule of when they pick up trash and recyclables, which we pre-sort into plastic, paper, and styrofoam. Trash and recyclables are picked up in front of our apartment 4 days a week at 6:30 p.m.)





The other thing I've noticed regarding trash is that there is almost no litter on the sidewalks or streets; however, I always have a hard time finding a trash can to put things in! Now, I've figured out that I can usually find them at bus stops.