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-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.

Recycling Vinyl Window Dark-Colored Frame Material—Recycling into Raw Material for Resin Frame Material—

YKK AP Inc.

We have already recycled scrap materials (polyvinyl chloride: PVC) generated in-house during vinyl window manufacturing into raw materials for vinyl windows, and started applying a new recycling method to products for shipment 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.

Recycling Vinyl Window Frame Cutting Scrap - Recycling into Double Glazing Gasket -

YKK AP Inc.

In 2019, we began recycling scrap materials (polyvinyl chloride: PVC) generated in-house during the manufacturing of vinyl windows into raw materials for gaskets.

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.

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.

Chemical recycling of PMMA for its everlasting beauty

SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.

JSW will provide a technology to efficiently and safely decompose the used acrylic resin into MMA monomer by using its twin-screw extruder "TEX," which has been dramatically improved its mixing performance and is used for a wide range of applications.

Sumicle®, a polyethylene product for packages and containers that contributes to achieving horizontal recycling

SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.

In order to achieve horizontal recycling of plastic packages and containers, it is desirable to unify the resin material types.

SORPLAS™, Sony's proprietary flame-retardant recycled plastic with up to 99% recycled material utilization rate

Sony Group Corporation

SORPLAS is the result of a project initiated at Sony Central R&D Laboratories in 1995, which embodies the company's strong desire “adding new value to waste.”