Proof of Concept Promoting Reuse in Local Communities With Mercari, Yakult Sanyo, Akitakata City, and Miyoshi City

Mercari, Inc. Yakult Sanyo Inc. Akitakada City, Hiroshima Prefecture Miyoshi City, Hiroshima Prefecture

This is a collaborative project between Mercari, Inc., Yakult Sanyo Corporation, and Akitakata City and Miyoshi City of Hiroshima Prefecture. Together, we started a proof of concept where we collect usable items that people no longer need from Akitakata City and Miyoshi City and sell them on Mercari’s e-commerce platform Mercari Shops. So far, Mercari has partnered up with a total of 38 local governments across Japan (as of July 8, 2024) to sell their unwanted items on Mercari Shops.

Promoting Reuse together with the DIY store, local government, and residents

ECOMMIT Co.,Ltd. Saitama City CAINZ CORPORATION

In order to promote the local recycling-oriented society, Saitama City has held a slogan, “We work together and participate to create a recycling-oriented city Saitama)'', while CAINZ held “Let's all DIY the lives of the town (Kumimachi Plan)''.

Closed-Loop-Recycling of P-Con

OKABE Co., Ltd.

The collection of used P-Con in the Kanto region begun in October 2022, and "EcoP-Con", which is made of materials recycled from collected products, was launched in September 2023.

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.

Overseas Development of Infrastructure Maintenance Business

MITSUI & CO., LTD. SHO-BOND Holdings Co., Ltd.

SHO-BOND is a domestic leader in comprehensive maintenance support. It is engaged in research and development of construction methods and materials centering on the design and construction of roads, bridges, railways, ports, and buildings.

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.

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.

Revalue Project to create new value from factory waste

Panasonic Corporation

We are promoting the Revalue Project to create new value from factory waste in the form of totally new products, through creative design.

Recovering various types of valuable metals by a large-scale smelting and recycling complex

DOWA HOLDINGS CO.,LTD.

We have advanced technologies for recovering around 20 types of valuable metals, including various rare metals, which are contained in minute quantities in ores, as well as copper and zinc from various raw materials. We have cultivated these technologies through many years of mining and smelting business operation.

Recovery and Recycle System for Precious Metals in Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Residue

TAIHEIYO CEMENT CORPORATION

This is a project to efficiently recover and recycle precious metals such as gold and silver, which are contained in very small amounts in the incineration residue, by using the eco-cement system that stably and massively recycles municipal waste incineration residue.

Cloud services: Environmental effects of services based on low-carbon and resource-recycling systems utilizing our own data centers

FUJITSU LIMITED

Fujitsu provides a cloud service which using own data centers as a cloud service provides users with the following advantage: Resource optimization, Strengthening of　business continuity, Realizing stable operation of systems, and Reduction in maintenance burden.