Rubbish Situation
Apparently I was wrong. I saw my mother today with a yellow plastic bag, which turned out to be for used papers. Apparently our waste disposal company started to distribute these bags for selective collection of materials. We also received a calendar that lists the days on which the trucks pick up the plastic bags of the specific colours.
Looks like my woes about the Japanese system weren't justifiable. We're basically adopting their methods after all. I suppose I'm simply too lazy and faux rebellious to follow stringent orders as to how to dispose of rubbish...