Collection of refill packs and film-to-film recycling

Kao Corporation Lion Corporation Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd. Welcia Yakkyoku Co., Ltd. Hamakyorex Co., Ltd. The City of Kamakura

Kao developed a technology to recycle refill packs into refill packs, and launched film-to-film recycled products with Lion, a competitor in the same industry. Ito-Yokado and Welcia Yakkyoku set up collection boxes in their stores to collect refill packs and sold film-to-film recycled products. Hamakyorex established an efficient aggregation system using return delivery to Welcia Yakkyoku.

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.

リサイクル技術開発・環境配慮設計によるマテリアルリサイクル率向上

Association for Electric Home Appliances Panasonic Corporation TOSHIBA CORPORATION Hitachi Global Life Solutions, Inc. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation SHARP CORPORATION Sony Corporation

A system for the collection and recycling by manufacturers(Panasonic, Toshiba, Hitachi GLS, Mitsubishi, Sharp, Sony, etc.) of four home appliances* handed over from retailers.

Utilization of waste food for power generation revenue and waste reduction by recycling

Yanmar Holdings Co., LTD. Panasonic Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. Chiyoda Manufacturing Ltd.

Every day, about 10 tons of waste food is generated in the production of cut vegetables, which poses a problem in terms of waste treatment.

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.