Station:
NHK World (JP)
Status:
Running
Start:
2021-06-04
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Meet people around Japan who strive for a life without waste under the traditional philosophy of "MOTTAINAI," which values cherishing the things we have.
There is no Next Episode of Zero Waste Life planned.
S2025E11 - Pineapple Power
Uda Etsuko turns fibre from hard-to-process waste pineapple leaves into yarn and fabric for textiles in Okinawa. Expanding her operation to Indonesia, she hopes to take this untapped resource global.
Air Date: 30 Aug 2025 22:00 (CDT)
S2025E12 - Bamboo Lights the Way
Forester Omura Daisuke transforms harmful overgrown bamboo in the mountains of Japan into distinctive lights. Instead of seeing it as a nuisance he seeks ways for bamboo and humans to coexist.
Air Date: 27 Sep 2025 22:00 (CDT)
S2026E1 - Rubbish Remodeled
Air Date: 24 Jan 2026 21:00 (CDT)