Recycling in Japan can get pretty complicated. You are expected to sort your garbage into burnable, non-burnable, paper, glass, plastic, and so on until you have 10 or MORE separate categories of trash. (see this New York Times article for a dizzying overview on the complicated nature of recycling – complete with a slide show)
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Tired of your furniture and daily necessities taking up all the floor space in that tiny little apartment of yours? Apartment Therapy is featuring five great design ideas to help maximize your space in style from Italian designer, Tumidei Spa.

I especially appreciate how the bed (or in some cases multiple beds) can be stored away to create more floor space in most of the designs.