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A worker from the Shirai Eco centre collects plastic bottles from recycling bins in the Omotesando area of Tokyo. Single-use plastic remains a huge problem in Japan, where even individual pieces of fruit frequently come packaged
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The bottles are cleaned at the depot in Adachi, northern Tokyo
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The bottles are then sorted by type
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The cleaned, sorted bottles are ready to be made into costumes and props for Plastic
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A set design volunteer punches holes in recycled plastic bottles that are to be used in a plastic wall
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Naoya Sakata, the scenographer for Plastic
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A finished wall made from recycled bottles is wheeled into place
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The dress rehearsal for PET Bottle Labyrinth at the Kanagawa Arts theatre in Yokohama
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Dancers wear a variety of recycled plastic outfits
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The performance is split into two parts: PET Bottle Labyrinth and Vinyl Umbrella Komachi
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A dancer back at the K-Ballet studios in Tokyo
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Performers take part in a rehearsal for the Vinyl Umbrella Komachi
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The rehearsal is held at the K-Ballet studios in Tokyo
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US ballet dancer and guest star Julian MacKay takes part in the dress rehearsal for PET Bottle Labyrinth
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A dancer watches the rehearsal through a window
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The dress rehearsal for Vinyl Umbrella Komachi is held at the Kanagawa Arts theatre in Yokohama
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People in Japan generate a third of the plastic waste produced by those living in the US, according to the OECD, and less than the average for the organisation’s European members
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Plastic waste has doubled globally in 20 years and only 9% is successfully recycled, according to the OECD group of developed countries
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