Unit 2: Government legislation to reduce negative externalities: Rubbish in Japan

A great BBC video clip and article about a zero waste town in Japan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7499954.stm video
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7502071.stm article

a) How does the council legislation reduce the negative externalities associated with waste?
b) What benefits are there to the town citizens of this system?
c) Comment on the likely success of such a scheme if it was introduced to your town/village/city