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Other countries have just been doing this by hand. For example, in Japan, they will open up bags of trash from the dumpster, find your address from a discarded envelope, sort out what you should have recycled, then bag it and leave it at your door, with a stern warning and instructions on how to properly sort your trash next time.

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"For example, in Japan, they will open up bags of trash from the dumpster, find your address from a discarded envelope..."

Not near as prevalent as implied.

"Currently, more than half of 62 core Japanese cities are conducting garbage bag opening inspections but Fukushima's local government is the first one to disclose the names of the violators."

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/japan-to-name-and-shame-thos... Dated: Dec 20, 2024

The waste collectors in Christchurch, New Zealand do occasional spot checks of home recycling bins and leave a little note (checklist, actually) letting you know what shouldn't have been put in the bin. They take it away regardless in the first instance; not sure what happens in the second.

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