Download: J4CE Noteworthy Cases/Initiatives 2022
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Eliminate Polystyrene Foam Packaging for Large TVs Using enviromentally concious biodegradable biopolymer
Sony Group Corporation
Sony has been transitioning from plastic packaging to paper packaging for small products. For larger and heavier products like TVs, polystyrene foam has remained the primary cushioning material due to it robust resistance during transportation.
Promoting elimination of waste (release paper), improvement of production efficiency at customers’ factories, and resource recycling support after use with the “Heat Labeling System,” which is a thermal bonding method that does not require release paper!
KOTOBUKI SEIHAN PRINTING CO.,LTD
Tack labels, to which a glue agent is applied in advance, are utilized by removing the labels from the label release paper during the process of attaching the labels to the products, and the release paper portion is no longer needed. The amount of release paper used by the entire domestic manufacturing industry is said to amount to 116 million m2 per month, most of which is disposed of or incinerated without being recovered or reused as a resource. We have developed a heat label that uses a heat-sensitive adhesive method that does not require release paper, even though it is pre-applied with a glue, thereby eliminating the need for release paper itself, which accounts for about 40% of the entire label. By proposing solutions to reduce the use of product resources from the design stage and solve the issues faced by stakeholders at each stage, we are working with our customers to reduce waste and costs incurred during the production of release paper, eliminate waste (label release paper) generated after label application, improve work efficiency during production, and support resource recycling after use.
Promoting total solution proposals that accompany customers at each stage with “thermal transfer foil”!
KOTOBUKI SEIHAN PRINTING CO.,LTD
Thermal transfer is a technique in which, by applying heat and pressure to a heat-resistant film with a pattern printed on it, the pattern (ink layer) is instantly applied to the base material (molded product). Normally, in the case of direct printing, the more multicolored the pattern, the greater the increase in base material loss due to printing errors and printing work time, resulting in poor yields and requiring more time for delivery. In the case of hydraulic transfer, not only is a large amount of waste fluid generated after the transfer process, but the process also takes time, resulting in longer time for delivery.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.