Japan Leads Plastic Recycling

Did you know that Japan leads the world in plastic recycling?

There's lots of good facts about plastic recycling in this article from The Guardian, like this one:
Japan recycled 72% of PET bottles in 2010, compared with 48% in Europe and 29% in the US.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/dec/29/japan-leads-field-plastic-recycling