Japan Partnership for Circular Economy

Japan Partnership for Circular Economy

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Sorting and recycling integrated project certified by used plastic recycling

[Company / organization] J&T Recycling Corporation The City of Sendai

Members, their roles, and reason for cooperation

Members:

Sendai City (recycling plan applicant),

our company (recycling business operator)

Points of collaboration:

recycling visualization, social cost rationalization, 

environmental impact reduction


Time started (or to be started)

Start date: April 2023


Technology and business model

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.


Achievements and goals

Launching an initiative to collect plastic products that were previously incinerated and transform them into new garbage bags for local cleaning and gardening products.


Reference URL

https://www.jt-kankyo.co.jp/topics/221003_%E4%BB%99%E5%8F%B0%E5%B8%82%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B4%E3%83%9F%E5%86%8D%E5%95%86%E5%93%81%E5%8C%96%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%20.pdf (In Japanese)