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.

Used Diaper Recycling Project

ZUIKO CORPORATION

We started activities regarding used diaper recycling systems in 2021 out of concern that diaper usage was continuouly growing and that incinerating or using landfills only create CO2 or harmful greenhouse gases such as methane.

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.

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,

Development and Practical Implementation of Used Plastic Recycling Technology by R Plus Japan, a　Cross-Industry Joint Venture Company

R Plus Japan Suntory Holdings Limited

In accordance with the Suntory Group's Plastic Policy, Suntory MONOZUKURI Expert has been working with Anellotech, a US biochemical venture company, on the joint development of PET bottles made from 100% plant-derived materials.

Used paper food package recycling project "Let's Recycle Paper Cups"

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. Hamamatsu Green Wave Co.,Ltd. 特定非営利活動法人 エコライフはままつ Hamamatsu City

Paper food packages (paper beverage cups and various types of paper food packages) have often been deemed unsuitable for recycling because they are paper-plastic composite materials, or because they are dirty or wet from food residues,

Closed Loop Recycling of Waste Newspaper

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. procures waste newspaper as a raw material to produce and sell newsprint. Newspaper companies purchase newsprint from Nippon Paper Industries and publish newspapers, as well as collecting waste newspaper from newspaper printing factories and subscribers’, in order to sell as a raw material to Nippon Paper Industries.

Building the circulation-based model throughout the product life cycle by realizing and commercializing the recycling system of used disposable diaper

Unicharm Corporation Shibushi City,Kagoshima Prefecture Osaki Town, Soo District, Kagoshima Prefecture SORECYCLECENTER

In May 2016, Unicharm has joined the "Used Disposable Diaper Recycling Promotional Council" composed of 18 groups and individuals with an initiative of City of Shibushi, Kagoshima, and, on November 1, 2016,

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.

Anaerobic digestion technology to recover energy from kitchen refuse and industrial food waste

Kajima Corporation

Various initiatives are underway to effectively utilize organic waste, such as kitchen refuse and industrial food waste, which are discharged during daily life.

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.

Development and use of new sustainable material: an eco-conscious flooring substrate

Panasonic Corporation

In the area of housing materials, we exclusively developed an eco-conscious wood-based flooring substrate that utilizes 100% recycled wooden materials (excluding glue) made from construction waste.