Recycling initiative using a Handy plastic sensor

RICOH Company, Ltd.

The B150 is a handy sensor that uses near-infrared spectroscopy to distinguish resins.

Accelerating resource circulation (3R) and decarbonisation at construction sites using a digital platform

Takasago Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd. DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD. Veolia Japan GK Gifu Plastic Industry Co., Ltd. digglue.Inc

“Promoting Resource Circulation (3R) and Decarbonization at Construction Sites by Leveraging a Digital Platform” is an initiative launched by Takasago Thermal Engineering, Daikin Industries, Gifu Plastic Industry, Veolia Genets (Veolia Japan), digglue, and other partners across both supply and waste management sectors, aiming to reduce plastic waste.

Powering Sustainability through Collaborative Design

STMICROELECTRONICS K.K.

STMICROELECTRONICS, ELEPHANTECH Collaboration on reducing the carbon footprint (PCF) of a working solution for industrial sustainability.

Fashion sharing service for everyday clothes to decarbonize and reduce clothing waste

airCloset, Inc.

airCloset offers a subscription-based service that allows customers to rent and enjoy outfits coordinated by professional stylists based on their body type, preferences, and intended usage. The service is accessible nationwide in Japan with a simple online registration. Customers can enjoy the delivered clothing, return it, and receive their next set of outfits within a few days.

Acceleration of recycling waste plastics from small household appliances: Establishing large-scale collection routes and an integrated resource circulation process through advanced sorting technologies

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Future Ecology Co., Ltd. BIC CAMERA Inc. Veolia Japan GK digglue.Inc

Currently, the recycling of used small electronic devices aims to sort and recover metals with high resource value, such as iron, aluminum, and copper. As a result, the recycling rate of waste plastics from small household appliance is lower compared to the waste plastics recovered from the four items specified by the Household Appliance Recycling Law (refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, and televisions). Approximately 80% of these waste plastics are processed through thermal recycling, which reuses the heat generated from combustion as energy.

Efforts to Reduce Plastic Emissions and Promote Recycling in Business Activities

MEIJI YASUDA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

・Introduce office chairs that offset all GHG emissions throughout their lifecycle (from raw material procurement to production, distribution, sales, and disposal after use). ・Contribute to effective resource use and waste reduction by introducing office chairs made of recycled resin legs from collected used products and upholstery made from recycled waste fabric and domestic used fishing nets. ・Switch plastic files used in business activities to LIMEX material or paper files to reduce the use of plastic products.

Collaboration using the world's first new dissolution and separation recycling technology for the complete recycling of polystyrene.

FP Corporation DIC Corporation

In November 2020, DIC and FPCO announced plans to collaborate in the practical implementation of a closed-loop recycling system for polystyrene that maximizes the technologies, as well as the collection and recycling systems, of both companies. In this initiative, colored foamed trays will be recycled into new trays just like conventional white trays using a new dissolution and separation recycling technology, enabling a "tray-to-tray" recycling. Additionally, this effort aims to realize the closed-loop recycling that uses chemical recycling technology to recycle polystyrene to styrene monomer, which is the raw material for polystyrene.

Low-foamed PS containers created by Low-foamed PS sheet and New molding technology.

FP Corporation Sekisui Kasei Co., Ltd.

In response to our customers' needs to further reduce the use of plastic in the market, FPCO has been conducting research on product weight reduction utilizing PSP (polystyrene paper) foaming technology in collaboration with SEKISUI KASEI CO., LTD(SEKISUI KASEI).

closed recycling system of label backing release liner" Resource Recycling Project"

Resource Recycling Project NEION Film Coatings Corp． TOYOBO CO., LTD. Shionogi Pharma Co., Ltd.

label backing release liner typically uses composite materials of paper and 　 resin, which　are generally difficult to recycle. As a result, they become a large amount of industrial waste and are incinerated. In this project, we replace these label backing release liner with release liner for recycling made from PET-based synthetic paper. After use, the release paper is collected as valuable materials and subjected to material recycling. By using the recycled material again as a raw material for release liner for recycling, we achieve Film-to-Film recycling. This will enable the social implementation of closed recycling system of label backing release liner.

Educative activities to promote closed-loop recycling of PET bottles in collaboration with companies and an industry association

Japan Soft Drink Association Japan Airport Terminal Co.,Ltd. Tokyo International Air Terminal Corporation

The collection of PET bottles can be broadly categorized into 'Households related route collection', where they are discharged from homes, and 'Business related route collection', where they are collected from offices, factories and next to vending machines. PET bottles collected from households are easily recycled by sorting them into three parts segregation recycling (caps, labels and bottles), while bottles collected by 'Business related route' are often contaminated with foreign particles and not sorted into three parts segregation.

PASSTO, an all-in-one service of collection, sorting, and redistribution of unnecessary items to realize a circular economy.

ECOMMIT Co.,Ltd.

We have been working on redistributing unnecessary items for over 15 years. However, the biggest challenge we face is the infrastructure for recycling does not exist close to consumers while the infrastructure for discarding items is close to our daily lives. In order to solve this problem, we have developed an original brand called “PASSTO” that handles collection, sorting, and redistribution of unnecessary items all at once.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Seven & i Group PET Bottle Circulation Initiatives

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

The Seven & i Group has been installing plastic bottle reverse bending machines in our stores since 2012.

Initiatives to Reduce Packaging Materials

TOTO. LTD

Development of crush-proof cushioning technique achieved in one single cardboard for products of different sizes Sanitary ware is hard and less prone to scratching and dents; on the other hand, such products are heavy and can be fragile.

Resource Recycling Project

NEION Film Coatings Corp． TOYOBO CO., LTD. Shionogi Pharma Co., Ltd. TOPPAN INFOMEDIA CO., LTD. Mitsui Bussan Chemicals ., LTD

A material called release paper is used for the label mount. This release paper is an indispensable material in the printing and molding processes, but in many cases it is removed and discarded before reaching the consumer.

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.

Toner Cartridge Closed-Loop Recycling

Canon Inc.

In 1990, Canon launched its Toner Cartridge Recycling Program, the first such program in the industry. The program continues to operate today.

Started a demonstration experiment on store management of "100% renewable energy" utilizing electric vehicle batteries, high-performance solar panels, and electricity derived from "Graduate FIT"

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. SEVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN CO.,LTD. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. 4R Energy Corporation

EVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN Co., Ltd. has started a demonstration experiment to procure all electric energy for store operations from renewable energy sources at 10 Seven-Eleven stores in Kanagawa Prefecture since September 26, 2019 (Thursday).

World's first uses 100% of PET bottles collected at stores achieves complete recycling of PET bottles Premium Seven x 1 (Hajime) "1 (Hajime) Green Tea One Bottle a Day" released at Seven & i Group stores nationwide

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. Coca-Cola(Japan)Company, Limited

Coca-Cola(Japan)Company, Limited and Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. renewed their joint project product "1 (Hajime) Green Tea One Bottle a Day" (Food with Functional Claims), which has been a favorite since its launch in May 2017, using completely circular PET bottles (*1) recycled from collected PET bottles at Seven & i Group stores.

Considering Collaborating with DIC Corporation to Realize Chemical Recycling

FP Corporation DIC Corporation

FP Corporation believes that expansion of recycling activities is one of the most effective measures against climate changes and ocean plastic issue and is steadily executing its "FPCO Method recycling" of "Tray to Tray" and "Bottle to Tray" which have been established by FP Corporation as mono-material recycling systems.

Complete Material Recycling System for Disposable Diapers

TOPPAN INC. TOTAL CARE SYSTEM Co. Sumitomo Heavy Industries Environment Co.,Ltd.

Until now, disposable diapers composed of composite materials, such as plastic and pulp, have been regarded as unsuitable for recycling, and thus, after use, have been positioned as waste plastic and incinerated. Currently, pulp is recycled as a raw material for building materials,

Making New Bottles from Used Bottles Collaboration by consumers, local governments, and companies

Unilever Japan Kao Corporation Veolia Japan Group The Procter&Gamble Company of Japan Limited Lion Corporation

In Japan, many used containers of personal and home care products are not being recycled into new containers.

The “Mata Aeru (Let’s meet again) Bottle Project” to Promote Horizontal Recycling of PET Bottles

Suntory Holdings Limited

In 2011, Suntory Group became the first in the Japanese soft drink industry to establish a bottle-to-bottle mechanical recycling system*1 for PET bottles (produce), and the following year, in 2012, to introduce PET bottles made of 100% recycled materials (implement). Since then, we have promoted technological innovation over the years,

Value networks creation between organizations for circular economy

Circular Economy Association

We aim to establish the support system on value network creation for circular economy between organizations in accordance with the following approaches.

Experiments to design better plastic recycling models

ENVIPRO HOLDINGS Inc.

Post consumer recycled material (PCR) is a recycled material made from disposed post consumer goods.

Bottle-to-Bottle Tokyo Project in 2020

Japan Soft Drink Association

Time Line: Conducted during November, 2020 to February, 2021

Announcement to achieve 50% Bottle-to-Bottle recycling by 2030

Japan Soft Drink Association

Achieve 50％Bottle-to-Bottle Horizontal Recycling of PET Bottles by 2030. (vs total PET resin usage in sales volume)

Lithium Supply Chain in the Next Mobility Strategy of Toyota Tsusho

Toyota Tsusho Corporation

With an eye towards acquiring lithium resources, Toyota Tsusho began to conduct studies on global mining reserves in 2008, just as the popularity of lithium-ion batteries began to surge.

Seven Premium Lifestyle Body Cooler, which uses recycled yarn made from PET bottles collected by the group, will be released sequentially from 129 Ito-Yokado stores nationwide.

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. will release the functional underwear "Seven Premium Lifestyle Body Cooler" at Ito-Yokado, York-Benimaru, Sogo & Seibu stores nationwide from February 12, 2020 (Wednesday).

FPCO Method Circular Recycling

FP Corporation

The reason why we started recycling food trays is that in the 1980s, there was a non-buying movement in the United States for the negative impact on the environment of plastic food containers of restaurant chains.

Development and use of new sustainable material: cellulose fiber composition material

Panasonic Corporation

Cellulose fiber can be derived from various natural resources, such as wood residues from forest thinning, and other organic wastes, and it is now drawing attention as a resource with low environmental impact.

Contributing to the circular economy through the "Water Stand" business, a water server directly connected to the water supply

WATERSTAND Co., Ltd.

In 2012, we formed a business alliance with Coway (Korea) to expand our "Waterstand" business.

深刻化する廃プラスチック問題への貢献

Nippon Steel Corporation

With the aim of contributing to forming a circular economy through material recycling and reduction in energy consumption and CO2 emissions,

Life cycle assesment of steel product

Nippon Steel Corporation

We took the lead in developing a methodology to calculate the recycling effect of steel scrap into an international standard (ISO 20915) in cooperation with worldsteel,

鉄鋼スラグの有効活用

Nippon Steel Corporation

In the iron and steel-making process, over 600 kg of by-products, such as steel slag, dust, sludge, and used refractory bricks are generated for each ton of crude steel produced.

ペットボトルリサイクル繊維「＆+」™（アンドプラス）

Toray Industries, Inc.

Toray has positioned “&+” as the symbol of a growing public desire for PET bottle recycling activity while doing the marketing to consumers through retailers not Japan but worldwide. It was also targeting to expand the use of high-value-added fibers from PET waste globally.

Komatsu's Global Component Recycling Initiatives (Global Reman Business)

Komatsu Ltd.

To provide customers worldwide with Reman (* 1) components, Komatsu has established two global bases, one in Indonesia and one in Chile.

Material recycling of waste wood and circulation logistics

Tokyo Board Industries CO.,LTD

Our business model is to collect waste wood and turn it into a product (particle board) in which fixed carbon in wood has been recycled and contributes to mitigate global warming.