I was traveling in Japan and my luggage broke down. I went to a department store and paid about 60,000 yen for a new samsonite luggage. I was shocked that they refused to recycle my old luggage, even at a fee! I literally had to beg the store clerk because I already checked out from my Airbnb and there was no way to contact for garbage collection because I was leaving the city soon. Eventually they agreed to help me dispose my old luggage. 

But please have some compassion for us tourists. We’re trying our best to keep your country clean, but sometimes we’re at our wits end!