Japanese otaku now have special trash box just for merch of their former anime and idol crushes

That’s to make it easier to sort trash for recycling, and the concept of reuse is also the motivation behind the anime/idol crush trash box.

When you spot a trash can in Japan, it’ll usually also have a sign saying what kind of trash it’s for.

Follow Casey on Twitter, where he’s got plenty of old anime merch that he can’t bring himself to throw out.