Saturday, October 22, 2005
Treasure huntThere must be a reason why the Japanese are so obsessed with garbage. They waste so much time separating garbage into tens of categories, from small metallic parts to large cloth items, unlike our basic one-dumpster approach best suited for simple-minded people. But now we know why.
On Thursday, a worker at a garbage incinerator plant in Saitama, Japan, found 31 million yen (nearly US $270,000) in the trash while sorting out woodchip and plastic waste. The money was mostly in bundles of 10,000 yen bills. Amazingly, he turned it in to police. They will now hold the cash for six months, and if the rightful owner doesn't make a claim, will release the money back to the garbage company and the honest worker. Of course, if the owner does want his money returned, he'll probably have to pay a large fine for mixing paper money with plastic. He'll be lucky to get back half.
- posted by Woofwoof @ 5:55 AM
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31 million yen sounds a lot more impressive than $270000. Probably feels like monopoly money.
# posted by 
: 22 October, 2005 15:58
: 22 October, 2005 15:58
Toze,
I was so tempted to click and send you a picture, but I'll resist this time. Thanks.
Cindy, Gary,
It isn't much, but that's why it's in the garbage. You should see what people keep in their homes.
I was so tempted to click and send you a picture, but I'll resist this time. Thanks.
Cindy, Gary,
It isn't much, but that's why it's in the garbage. You should see what people keep in their homes.
They spend all that time sorting garbage, and turn around and burn it? How environment friendly is that?
# posted by : 23 October, 2005 07:10
: 23 October, 2005 07:10
Hmmm,
$270,000 in cash. I knew that things were expensive in Japan, but, I didn't know that they just chucked money out willy-nilly. But, they probably have to sort out the coins from the cash . . .
$270,000 in cash. I knew that things were expensive in Japan, but, I didn't know that they just chucked money out willy-nilly. But, they probably have to sort out the coins from the cash . . .
Connecticut,
That surprised me but it's true. The Japanese incinerate their unrecycled trash because their land is too expensive to use as landfill. You can tell the incinerators by their tall, ugly chimneys rising high above many cities.
John,
A yen is worth about a penny. I'm not sure what the coin is made of, but it's thin and light, and feels like a plastic token. Probably worth even less.
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That surprised me but it's true. The Japanese incinerate their unrecycled trash because their land is too expensive to use as landfill. You can tell the incinerators by their tall, ugly chimneys rising high above many cities.
John,
A yen is worth about a penny. I'm not sure what the coin is made of, but it's thin and light, and feels like a plastic token. Probably worth even less.
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