Super CARTENDER Kyushu/Recycle Town

TAU corporation

In January 2024, we opened “Super Car Triage Kyushu,” a complex facility in Miyaki town, Saga Prefecture, to consolidate our expertise in the reuse and recycling of damaged vehicles.

Switching from fossil resource-derived packaging materials to paper packaging materials for A3 MFP

RICOH Company, Ltd.

Until now, expanded polystyrene (EPS), a material derived from fossil fuels, has generally been used as packaging for transporting MFP products. The Ricoh Group is working to switch from EPS to recyclable paper packaging.

Recycling initiative using a Handy plastic sensor

RICOH Company, Ltd.

The B150 is a handy sensor that uses near-infrared spectroscopy to distinguish resins.

Sustainable Plastics Initiative (SusPla), collaboration among companies aiming to expand the market for recycled plastics

Sustainable Plastics Initiative（SusPla） ISHIZUKA CHEMICAL SANGYO Co.,Ltd. ISONO CO.,LTD. Ohmi Bussan, Inc. Sustainable Management Promotion Organization SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. DAIEI KANKYO Co.,Ltd. TAIBO Co.,Ltd DENSO CORPORATION Toyama Kankyou Seibi Co.,Ltd. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Panasonic ET Solutions Co., Ltd. Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

The Sustainable Plastics Initiative (SusPla) is an organization established to expand the market for recycled plastics through material recycling that contributes to quality improvement and stable supply.

Accelerating resource circulation (3R) and decarbonisation at construction sites using a digital platform

Takasago Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd. DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD. Veolia Japan GK Gifu Plastic Industry Co., Ltd. digglue.Inc

“Promoting Resource Circulation (3R) and Decarbonization at Construction Sites by Leveraging a Digital Platform” is an initiative launched by Takasago Thermal Engineering, Daikin Industries, Gifu Plastic Industry, Veolia Genets (Veolia Japan), digglue, and other partners across both supply and waste management sectors, aiming to reduce plastic waste.

Sorting and recycling integrated project certified by used plastic recycling

J&T Recycling Corporation The City of Sendai

This initiative aims to achieve both resource circulation and CO2 reduction by collecting plastic products along with plastic containers and packaging that municipalities have traditionally collected, thereby reducing the amount of plastic waste for incineration.

Obtaining and Utilizing the Accreditation for the Recycling Business Plan (the Second Accreditation) in the Low Concerning the Promotion of Resource Recycling of Plastics (the Plastic Resource Circulation Act)

MIECYUOKAIHATSU　COMPANY, LIMITED（DAIEI KANKYO GROUP) DAIWA HOUSE INDUSTRY COMPANY, LIMITED MAHO COLD-FOODS COMPANY, LIMITED THE PILOT INK COMPANY, LIMITED

We aim to return waste plastics to society by recycling pellets made of waste plastics (material recycling) that were previously treated by incineration and thermal recycling, to pallets and other recycled products.

Achieving car-to-car recycling from plastic derived from scrapped automobiles

K.K. Planic Toyota Tsusho Corporation Kojima Sangyo Co., Ltd.

Planic not only recycles used plastics from automobiles and home appliances but also recycles product plastics such as used pallets and containers.

Elephantech Unveils General-Purpose Multilayer PCBs With SustainaCircuits™ Technology

Elephantech Inc.

Elephantech has been mass-producing SustainaCircuits™, innovative printed circuit boards (PCBs) that reduce copper usage by 70-80% using printing technology.

Demonstration test on recycling of waste flat glass discharged from construction sites

TAISEI CORPORATION

Members, their roles, and key points of collaboration

Powering Sustainability through Collaborative Design

STMICROELECTRONICS K.K.

STMICROELECTRONICS, ELEPHANTECH Collaboration on reducing the carbon footprint (PCF) of a working solution for industrial sustainability.

Chemical recycling of PMMA for its everlasting beauty

SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd. The Japan Steel Works, LTD. Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture

The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (JSW)：Provides continuous plastic decomposition technology using twin-screw extruders "TEX" developed in 1997.