Japanese garbage collectors experimentally use e-scooters during work

Garbage collectors in a Japanese city on Wednesday began riding electric kick scooters to move around collection sites on a trial basis to reduce the risk of heat-related illnesses and the physical burden of the distance they cover.It is the first utilization of e-scooters during garbage collections in Japan, according to the city government of Sagamihara, near Tokyo. Garbage collectors there are estimated to run about 6 kilometers a day.Workers generally travel between designated collection sites, about 5 to 30 meters apart, without riding trucks.The average age of workers at one of the wa…READ FULL ARTICLE