Upcycling of waste plastic in collaboration with local government

S.lab Inc.

・Members/roles Kamakura City: Collection of used plastic resources from citizens Keio University: Overall project management and raw material development, printing operation and design for 3D printing S.lab Inc.: Joint development and providing pellet type 3D printing equipment ・Points of collaboration We aim to upcycle used plastic materials which is collected from local communities with a high added-value 3D printer. We make it easier to carry out these activities by collaborating with local government. There are also many private companies that cooperate and provide technical assistance in our activities.

closed-loop system

FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.

We established our company-wide recycling policy in 1995, under which we have been collecting products used by customers for recycling and reuse.

ApeosPort-VI C RC" series of recycled full-color digital multifunction devices that use reusable parts for 84% of the main unit weight

FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.

Since 1995, FUJIFILM Business Innovation began collecting, reusing, and recycling used products, and launched remanufactured digital multifunction products as the ApeosPort-VI C RC series in September 2022.

Environmentally Friendly, Proprietary Technologies

Elephantech Inc.

We have succeeded in mass production by creating our unique manufacturing method, the Pure Additive™ method (forming circuits by heaping only the necessary number of necessary materials), which combines metal inkjet printing and electroless copper plating processes from the conventional manufacturing method (Subtractive method: layering materials and scraping off unnecessary materials).

About resource recycling of used ink cartridges

ecorica.inc

We have realized the first system in Japan to collect and reuse used cartridges of inkjet printers on a nationwide scale.

Realization of a recycling-oriented society through solar power generation

Niimi Solar Company

Currently, various technologies are being used to recycle solar panels, but our "Solar Panel Pyrolysis Plant using Sakumoto’s Method" is the only technology in the world that can decompose organic matter without emitting carbon dioxide and extract high-purity materials from solar panels.

A service that realizes long-term use of network equipment "Network as a Service"

NetOneNEXT Co.,Ltd.

NetOneNEXT Co., Ltd. Incorporating the utilization of used ICT assets as a service component, we will support the proposal of new value and the construction of a sustainable social infrastructure.

Eco-products Database

Green Purchasing Network (GPN)

The Eco-products Database is the largest database that discloses environmental information about products and services along the Green Purchasing Guidelines.

Yokosuka recycle plant project

TBM Co., Ltd.

The Yokosuka recycling plant project started on August 30, 2021. The plant is scheduled to be operational in the fall of 2022.

Upcycling of LIMEX

TBM Co., Ltd.

Currently being implemented in some regions in Japan; we will accelerate our efforts in line with the start of operation of our own LIMEX and plastic recycling plant scheduled for 2023.

Reduction of GHG emissions and fossil fuel consumption through recycling industrial waste

Daiseki Co.,Ltd.

Our main business consists of the collection and transportation of industrial waste (such as waste oil containing waste solvent, waste acid, waste alkali, and sludge), intermediate treatment, and recycling.

Remanufacturing of Multifunction Devices

Canon Inc.

Since 1992, Canon has undertaken remanufacturing of used multifunction devices.We collect used devices and break them down into parts, which are washed and cleaned using optimal techniques.