The recycling and trash in the Netherlands is like a TARDIS: the tiny above-ground bin turns into a massive below-ground storage vault. Where else is doing this sort of tidy rubbish collection?
@th In Northern Norway we have full pneumatic automated garbage systems in our building. You simply sort your trash into colored bags (green for compost, red for paper, blue for plastic, etc.) and then drop them into a garbage chute which feeds into a very large underground tank, and once a week a garbage truck comes and sucks all the garbage out of the neighborhood.
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@eviloatmeal I was very surprised to see how many refuse streams there were in Finland, although they seem to use a different color scheme.
@th Here we don't generally have recycling bins just sitting around in public spaces like that, but we do have a lot of separation: Bottles work on a deposit and return system, so you pay a deposit for any bottle you purchase, and you get that back as cash when you recycle them. Glass and metal go in a separate container, usually found in your neighborhood. E-waste goes in a separate bin located in stores. Then there's sorting between compost, paper, plastic, carton (like waxed juice boxes).