SEIJI WAGO/
SOBA DELIVERY PERSON
I' always finding cans and cigarettes in my basket, and one time I even found a bicycle
seat! I throw it all in the gomi. I use my basket not for garbage but to pick up empty
lunch boxes from offices around Akasaka.
GRANDPA/
GRANDFATHER
Nobody ever leaves anything very interesting in my basket; usually empty cans, rubbish,
junk ads. I just throw it all away. I sometimes use my basket to carry things around, like
big toys and tricycles. Today? Some sweet donuts for the grandkids.
EMI/
PART-TIME WORKER
The most interesting rubbish I've found in this basket so far is advertising flyers. What
do I do with them? Why, move them to another basket, of course! The biggest things I've
carried in this basket are futons and pillows: I used to work in a futon-cleaning place
and had to use this bike for deliveries!
Basket Cases
Photos by Pia
Recycling is easy. No need to drag your empties down to the nearest center: your
neighbor's bicycle basket is so much handier. This week we asked some unwitting garbage
collectors to share with us the pick of their litters.
KAZUHIRO OUCHI/
COMPANY EMPLOYEE
People are always leaving garbage and plastic bags in my basket. They should be putting
this junk in the garbage bins, which is what I end up having to do with it. Right now I'm
using my basket to carry some bread... to feed the pigeons!
DOGGY/
EASY RIDER
People leave really boring trash in this basket. I've never found yummy bones or
hamburgers, just stupid empty coffee cans. I've tried chewing a few but they're not really
worth the trouble. The biggest (and best) thing ever carried in this basket: why me, of
course.
TOKYO
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