Recycling Helmets
[Company / organization] Kajima Corporation
Helmets used at construction sites need to be replaced regularly for safety reasons. Kajima has worked to recycle these helmets since 2004.
Kajima collect helmets sold by TAIKO TRADING CO.,LTD, a member of the Kajima Group, as trade-ins when they become unwanted. When they joined the Japan Helmet Manufactures Association Recycle Center, the system became easy to implement at construction sites.
After helmets are collected from Kajima construction sites, the Japan Helmet Manufactures Association removes the chin-straps and other parts, and then the helmets are crushed and reused as raw material and fuel for the cement-making process.
Approximately 3,000 helmets are collected and recycled every year, resulting in a reduction of approximately 3,090 kg in CO2 emissions as compared to being disposed of as landfill waste.
- Recycle
- End-of-use
- Plastics
- Individual company
- Company in different category.
- NGO/NPO
- Currently under implementation (already in business)
- Case/initiative by individual company
