Download: J4CE Noteworthy Cases/Initiatives 2022
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Launched "Wear to Fashion" in collaboration with ITOCHU Corporation to realize a truly circular fashion future.
ECOMMIT Co.,Ltd. ITOCHU Corporation
As part of our efforts to address the issue of fashion loss (clothing disposal), we launched a service called “Wear to Fashion” in 2022 in collaboration with ITOCHU Textile Company, which provides RENU, a polyester made from recycled used fibers.
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Bottle-to-Bottle Closed Loop Recycling Projects in 2022
Japan Soft Drink Association
Since 2020, beverage industry has implemented numerous activities to promote bottle-to-bottle recycling (Closed Loop Recycling) of PET Bottles. Our initiatives continue into 2022 where we continued promoting test events and educative activities focused on resource circulation and minimizing marine litter.
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Recycling of used backing paper (release paper) for sticker and label products
Japan-Earth Conscious Labeling
The following members of the supply chain in this resource recycling project are the constituent members. (1) Companies using stickers and labels: Proper separation of release paper and proper shipping Intermediate treatment companies: Proper collection and transportation (3) Recyclers: Utilization of release paper as a resource (4) Base material manufacturing companies: Development and manufacture of base materials that are easy to recycle (5) Printing and processing companies: Adopt easy-to-recycle base materials, print, process, sell, and promote recycling.
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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.
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A new resource circulation model for office plastic waste in Tokyo
Terrarem Group Co., Ltd.
Tokyo Metropolitan and M.M. Plastic, as a pioneering in plastic material recycling, are collaborating with waste generators such as Mitsubishi Estate, Mitsui Fudosan, and Tokyu Land are conducting demonstration project.
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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.
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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.
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Polyester type mono-material labelstocks "MMP50CA BP401 8SK"
LINTEC Corporation
Containers made of various material like PET, PP and PE are used around us, these are attached self-adhesive label reflected the image of the product. For general self-adhesive label, acrylic type or rubber type adhesive that are different material from containers is used.
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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.
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Bottle-to-Bottle Closed Loop Recycling Projects in 2021
Japan Soft Drink Association
In 2020, we implemented tests and educative activities with various stakeholders in Tokyo to promote bottle-to-bottle recycling, which means Closed Loop Recycling of PET Bottles.
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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.
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Sumicle®, a polyethylene product for packages and containers that contributes to achieving horizontal recycling
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.
In order to achieve horizontal recycling of plastic packages and containers, it is desirable to unify the resin material types.