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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.
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Contribution to Circular Economy through the Provision of Our Unique ESG Financing Framework "MY Sustainable Finance"
MEIJI YASUDA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
To meet the diverse ESG financing needs of corporate customers, we have established and started operating "MY Sustainable Finance," our unique comprehensive ESG financing framework that covers three products: "Green Loans," "Social Loans," and "Sustainability-Linked Loans."
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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.
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Contributing to the Effective Use of Resources through Remote Tire Pressure Monitoring Services
Bridgestone Corporation TRANSTRON Inc. Yazaki Energy System Corporation
- Bridgestone / Bridgestone Tire Solution Japan Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Bridgestone"): Planning, development, and provision of tire related solution services which consist of tire supply, tire maintenance, remote tire pressure monitoring, etc.
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Promotion of recycling building material resources by upgrading the routine collection system
TAISEI CORPORATION NIPPON EXPRESS
By ensuring sorting and quantity control of scrap at the construction sites, integrated logistics management (collection, transshipment, and delivery management) based on 3PL (3rd Party Logistics) was made possible and efficient cooperative transportation between multiple construction sites and multiple receiving plants was realized.
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Recovery and Reuse of Auto Parts from End-of-Life Vehicles
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
When an automobile accident happens and its insurance company pay the claim in full amount of the automobile insurance, the ownership of the vehicle is transferred from the insurance policyholder to the insurance company. As a non-life insurance company, we acquire a large number of end-of-life vehicles nationwide as a result of automobile accidents. In order to reduce environmental impact, we have been making efforts to place the acquired end-of-life vehicles into recycling and reuse processes.
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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).
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Regarding the Use of Recycled Plastic
TOTO. LTD
As part of our initiative to promote the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) in our products, we are actively utilizing recycled plastic. In Japan, we use over 100 tons of recycled plastic each month. The main application is in the tank part of toilets, where over 80% is comprised of recycled plastic. In addition, we are increasing the adoption of recycled plastic in other components such as washlets, system baths, and kitchens.
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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.
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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.
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Eliminate Polystyrene Foam Packaging for Large TVs Using enviromentally concious biodegradable biopolymer
Sony Group Corporation
Sony has been transitioning from plastic packaging to paper packaging for small products. For larger and heavier products like TVs, polystyrene foam has remained the primary cushioning material due to it robust resistance during transportation.
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Collaboration for Obsoleted Cosmetics into Building Materials
Tokyo Gas Real Estate Co., Ltd. NIHON L'ORÉAL K.K. Tokyo Gas Co.,Ltd.
Who's Involved & Their Roles: L'Oréal Japan will supply obsolete cosmetics. Tokyo Gas Real Estate will incorporate these materials into their building projects.
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" Paper Cup to Paper Cup" - Recycling of beverage paper cups
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. Japan Airlines Co.,Ltd. TOKAN KOGYO CO.,LTD.
This is the first project in Japan to recycle used beverage paper cups back into beverage paper cups. In order to reduce waste and increase recycling of paper resources, three companies in the supply chain collaborated to endeavor the horizontal recycling from paper cups to paper cups.
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Energy efficient purification of bioethanol
Sulzer Japan Limited
Sulzer’s unique design for distillation and dehydration enables bioethanol production with very low steam consumption. Our design is tailored to maximize the heat integration and minimize the OPEX for a sustainable bioethanol production. Our long-standing experience in bioethanol purification ensures a reliable and proven design for advanced bioethanol. We offer complete process plants solution for 1G-bioethanol from edible feedstocks, 2G-bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass, Advanced bioethanol from gas fermentation (3G-4G).
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Promoting elimination of waste (release paper), improvement of production efficiency at customers’ factories, and resource recycling support after use with the “Heat Labeling System,” which is a thermal bonding method that does not require release paper!
KOTOBUKI SEIHAN PRINTING CO.,LTD
Tack labels, to which a glue agent is applied in advance, are utilized by removing the labels from the label release paper during the process of attaching the labels to the products, and the release paper portion is no longer needed. The amount of release paper used by the entire domestic manufacturing industry is said to amount to 116 million m2 per month, most of which is disposed of or incinerated without being recovered or reused as a resource. We have developed a heat label that uses a heat-sensitive adhesive method that does not require release paper, even though it is pre-applied with a glue, thereby eliminating the need for release paper itself, which accounts for about 40% of the entire label. By proposing solutions to reduce the use of product resources from the design stage and solve the issues faced by stakeholders at each stage, we are working with our customers to reduce waste and costs incurred during the production of release paper, eliminate waste (label release paper) generated after label application, improve work efficiency during production, and support resource recycling after use.
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“Resource recycling of waste materials” <Printed materials that cannot be used as finished products (waste paper)>
KOTOBUKI SEIHAN PRINTING CO.,LTD
In the printing process, registration, color adjustments, and other steps generate printed materials that cannot be used as finished products (waste paper). Waste paper generated at our company is separated according to the type of material used, shredded to prevent customer information from being leaked, and then collected by recycling companies. After being recycled into raw materials at each recycling company, the waste paper is delivered to paper manufacturers, where it is regenerated as new products or as refuse derived fuel (RPF) for making products.
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Promoting total solution proposals that accompany customers at each stage with “thermal transfer foil”!
KOTOBUKI SEIHAN PRINTING CO.,LTD
Thermal transfer is a technique in which, by applying heat and pressure to a heat-resistant film with a pattern printed on it, the pattern (ink layer) is instantly applied to the base material (molded product). Normally, in the case of direct printing, the more multicolored the pattern, the greater the increase in base material loss due to printing errors and printing work time, resulting in poor yields and requiring more time for delivery. In the case of hydraulic transfer, not only is a large amount of waste fluid generated after the transfer process, but the process also takes time, resulting in longer time for delivery.
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PS Recycle Technology
Sulzer Japan Limited
For pyrolysis of polystyrene, which Sulzer perform with its technology partner VTT, combining the strength of Finland’s strongest research organization with Sulzer’s existing SuRe™ styrene technology. Testing different polystyrene wastes including contaminations of polyethylene and polypropylene has been shown to achieve a 64% yield for styrene monomer. The quality of the monomer is suited to the production of polystyrene in all qualities, including for food packaging applications.
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Bio Fuel Technology License
Sulzer Japan Limited
Under the cooperation with BASF, our joint development target is to improve the existing MaxFlux and BioFlux technologies for plastic recycling and biofuels with leading catalyst and adsorbent technology in terms of yields and energy consumption, thereby lowering the carbon footprint of the technology and improving CAPEX and OPEX requirements.
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Circular Polymer Technology
Sulzer Japan Limited
Sulzer is a key shareholder in Worn Again Technologies, a company dedicated to textile recycling. In 2022 we announced that the first pilot plant will be built in Winterthur, Switzerland, and that Sulzer has increased its share in Worn Again Technologies. Building on our experience in the process development and licensing of polylactic acid (PLA) polymers and co-polymers, Chemtech is creating a portfolio of process technologies for biobased polymers. In 2022, significant progress was made on establishing pilot plants to test different raw materials, such as lactic acid, and developing formulas to modify properties of PLA polymers. Sulzer’s unique ring-opening technology to produce biopolymers such as PLA is suited to producing other biopolymers and co-polymers. It has been our goal to have a pilot plant platform available to test different synthesis routes and formulas on different scales to accelerate process development – and this was implemented in Switzerland in 2022.
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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.
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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)''.
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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.
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Partnering with Saga City, tested incentive system for Local Resource Circulation
ECOMMIT Co.,Ltd. Saga City AEON KYUSHU Co., Ltd.
We signed the “Agreement on Collaboration on Environmentally-Friendly Local Resource Circulation, etc.'' with Saga City.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Environmentally Friendly, Proprietary Technologies
Elephantech Inc.
We have succeeded in mass production by creating our unique manufacturing method, the Pure Additive™ method (forming circuits by heaping only the necessary number of necessary materials), which combines metal inkjet printing and electroless copper plating processes from the conventional manufacturing method (Subtractive method: layering materials and scraping off unnecessary materials).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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"HT-S400" soundbar using recycled plastic that pursues acoustic performance, flame retardance, and color stability.
Sony Group Corporation
Acoustic performance: We have been developing recycled plastics for many years to ensure that the acoustic performance quality of products made from recycled plastics meets Sony's high sound quality standards comparable to that of virgin plastics.
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No Plastic in the individual packaging; "Xperia PRO-I", "Xperia 1 III" (SIM-free model)
Sony Group Corporation
Xperia has so far reduced the use of plastic in packaging, eliminating plastic components or replacing them with paper materials.
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Full-frame mirrorless interchangeable lens camera "Alpha 7 IV“; maintains functionality while also being environmentally conscious and resource-saving through the use of recycled plastic for the camera body and reduction of plastic in packaging materials
Sony Group Corporation
We are committed to reducing environmental impact at all stages of the product lifecycle, including product development, supply chain, production, and packaging.
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"WH-1000XM5" wireless noise-canceling headphones featuring recycled plastic and environmentally conscious packaging
Sony Group Corporation
We have developed a recycled plastic that has both a high recycled material ratio and high quality and have adopted this recycled plastic for the resin material used in several parts of the headphone body.
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“LinkBuds” truly wireless headphones with high recycled plastic content and environmentally conscious packaging
Sony Group Corporation
We have developed a high-quality recycled plastic with high recycled material ratio and have adopted this recycled plastic in several parts of the headphone body as well as for the charging case.
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A service that realizes long-term use of network equipment "Network as a Service"
NetOneNEXT Co.,Ltd.
NetOneNEXT Co., Ltd. Incorporating the utilization of used ICT assets as a service component, we will support the proposal of new value and the construction of a sustainable social infrastructure.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Upcycling of LIMEX
TBM Co., Ltd.
Currently being implemented in some regions in Japan; we will accelerate our efforts in line with the start of operation of our own LIMEX and plastic recycling plant scheduled for 2023.
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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.
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Reduction of GHG emissions and fossil fuel consumption through recycling industrial waste
Daiseki Co.,Ltd.
Our main business consists of the collection and transportation of industrial waste (such as waste oil containing waste solvent, waste acid, waste alkali, and sludge), intermediate treatment, and recycling.
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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.
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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.
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Food Waste Recycling Solution
NTT BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Well Create Co., Ltd.
The Food Waste Recycling Solution is a solution service that contributes to the reduction of food loss and the promotion of food recycling. This service is provided nationwide by NTT BUSINESS SOLUTIONS (abbreviated as NTT-BS),
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Enhanced use of recycled resin
Panasonic Corporation
To efficiently utilize resin recovered from used home appliances in addition to metals such as iron, copper, and aluminum, our recycling factory, Panasonic Eco Technology Center Co., Ltd. (PETEC), and Kato Plastic Recycling Factory of the Appliances Company work together for resin recycling.
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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.
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GUNPLA Recycling Project ~The Future created with GUNPLA funs~
BANDAI SPIRITS CO., LTD. BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc. BANDAI NAMCO Amusement Inc. BANDAI LOGIPAL INC. PS Japan Corporation
BANDAI SPIRITS collects plastic runners of GUNPLA (model kits of Gundam Series) from approximately 200 amusement facilities operated by BANDAI NAMCO AMUSEMENT. The collected runners are transported by BANDAI LOIGIPAL, and sorted out for 3 ways of recycling.
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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.
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Establishment of biomass PET supply chain
Iwatani Corporation INDIA GLYCOLS Indorama
India Glycols : Production of Biomass Ethylene Glycol (MEG) from sugar cane waste molasses as a raw material
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Contribution to PET bottle recycling by realizing aluminum catalyst PET
Iwatani Corporation Indorama Toyobo Co., Ltd
Toyobo : Develops Aluminium Catalyst (TOYOBO GS Catalyst 🄬) and possesses patented technology
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Self-Contained Food Recycling Loop
AEON Co., Ltd. DAIEI KANKYO Co.,Ltd. AEON AGRI CREATE CO.,LTD AEON RETAIL Co.,Ltd. The Daiei Inc.
We have built a food recycling loop and established a regional resource recycling model. It has been done by the following approach. (1) DAIEI KANKYO Co.,Ltd., a waste disposal company, composts food waste generated at stores of group companies such as AEON Retail Co., Ltd., The Daiei Inc.
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Initiatives to realize circular type society through automobile
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. DeNA SOMPO Mobility akippa Inc.
We promote the following under the objective to reduce the amount of industrial waste when our automobile policy holders are in need of car repair due to accidents.
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Offering of expense insurance policy that contributes to the reduction of food loss
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. Second Harvest Japan
With the aim of creating a system that contributes to the reduction of food loss.
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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.
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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,
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Development of Flake to Preform (F-to-P) Direct Recycling Technology for PET Bottles
Suntory Holdings Limited Kyoei Industry
Suntory Holdings, which owns the beverage manufacturer Suntory Beverage & Foodl, and Kyoei Industry, a recycled materials manufacturer involved in the recycling, processing and sale of synthetic resins, have been advancing activities to reduce the environmental impact of PET bottle production,
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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.
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Dow-Toppan Circular Economy Project for International Sports Competitions
TOPPAN INC. Dow Chemical Japan Limited
The two companies signed an MOU for a long-term strategic partnership for the Tokyo 2020 Games, which increased opportunities for new business development.
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Returnable beer bottle collection project
Brewers Association of Japan ASAHI BREWERIES, LTD. Kirin Brewery Company, Limited Sapporo Breweries Limited Suntory Beer Ltd. ORION BREWERIES, LTD.
The five member companies of the Brewers Association of Japan (Asahi Breweries, Ltd., Kirin Brewery Company, Ltd., Sapporo Breweries Ltd., Suntory Beer Ltd., and Orion Breweries, Ltd.) mainly use returnable beer bottles for their bottled beer products sold in Japan.
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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.
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A service for laptop users called "Battery Life Cycle NAVI"
Panasonic Corporation
A example is the offer for an optional service for Panasonic laptop users called Battery Life Cycle NAVI.*1 The service is designed to prolong the life and increase the value of our products.
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Recycling of Beverage PET Bottle Plastic For Use As Caps on Cosmetics Packaging
Kirin Holdings Company,Limited Kirin Beverage Company,Limited FANCL Corporation Attenir Corporation
Kirin Holdings Company, Limited, is proceeding with various joint development projects with FANCL Corporation (pronounced fahn-kell).
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Initiatives for the “3Rs” (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle)
SOHGO SECURITY SERVICES CO.,LTD.
ALSOK is advancing Companywide initiatives based on the “3Rs”, or reduce, reuse, and recycle.
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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,
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Investing in the world's first plastic waste reduction bond
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.
In July 2020, Henkel in Germany issued the world's first corporate bond with limited use of funds for the purpose of reducing plastics waste. Dai-ichi Life and Dai-ichi Frontier Life have collaborated with Henkel for issuance and purchased the entire issuance amount.
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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.
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Collection and recycling of bumpers replaced for repair
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Kojima Sangyo Co., Ltd. Toyota Tsusho Corporation
Toyota has collaborated with related companies to collect bumpers that were repaired or replaced due to accidents or other incidents and recycle them for reuse as resources.
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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.
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Drastic reduction of plastic packaging of headphones.
Sony Group Corporation and group companies
Existing headphone packaging used blister packaging to directly show the actual product, making it easier to convey the product nature.
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The service offers "food refrigeration" as a value with refurbishment scheme
Panasonic Corporation
As a model for “products as a service,” we have implemented a scheme to provide display cases with refrigerators/freezers, combined with a refurbishment service for those refrigerators and freezers
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Building renovation "TENNOZ Rim"
Panasonic Corporation
We are promoting the following activities based on a circular economy concept. One example is building renovation: A building that we had used as a showroom and for other purposes for nearly 20 years was renovated through a joint effort with our partners.
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A lighting leasing service "Akari E Support"
Panasonic Corporation
A IoT-based service that we offer is the Akari E Support*1 service, a lighting leasing service for corporate customers. By paying a monthly fee, customers can enjoy the LED lighting of their choice, as well as additional services such as repairs, without owning the lighting.
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Changing to paper cartons for Consumer Camera Accessories
Sony Group Corporation and group companies
Conventional packaging materials for consumer camera accessories used to be plastic such as blister packs to directly show the actual product so that the product characteristics could be easily understood.
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Produce Energy and Resources from Sludge Circular Sludge Treatment System
Veolia Japan GK
Electricity is produced using digestion gas generated from wastewater sludge treatment and is supplied to the local community as renewable energy.
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Utilization of IoT-linked electrically-assisted bicycles for sharing service
Panasonic Corporation
A business model is our “sharing service.” The service consists of bicycle parking areas
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Reduction of plastic packaging of PlayStation®5
Sony Group Corporation and group companies
Compared to the PlayStation®4 and its peripherals, plastic trays were replaced with pulp cushions, plastic cable bands were replaced with paper ones, plastic bags that were used to hold accessories were eliminated to the extent possible, and plastic display windows in accessory packaging boxes were eliminated.
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Introducing SORPLAS ™, Sony’s Original Flame-Retardant Recycled Plastic, to TV rear covers to reduce the use of virgin plastic by approximately 60%
Sony Group Corporation and group companies
Since 2010, Sony has been actively using SORPLAS™, a recycled plastic with a high rate of recycled content, in its design to reduce environmental impact.
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Bottle-to-Bottle Tokyo Project in 2020
Japan Soft Drink Association
Time Line: Conducted during November, 2020 to February, 2021
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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)
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Japan Beverage Industry "Reduce" initaitives and results
Japan Soft Drink Association
Working together with Liaison Committee of Associations Promoting 3R and The Council for PET Bottle Recycling, the industry has reduced weight of each PET Bottle by 27.6% in 2022 compared to 2004.
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Recycling Helmets
Kajima Corporation
Helmets used at construction sites need to be replaced regularly for safety reasons. Kajima has worked to recycle these helmets since 2004.
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Recycling Work Clothes
Kajima Corporation
From the perspective of durability and other aspects, Kajima uses polyester-cotton blend fabric for the work clothes worn by Kajima employees. Kajima also recycles work clothes just like helmets.
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Reuse Products Business
RICOH Company, Ltd.
Since the introduction of our first recycled copier in 1997, Ricoh has continuously expanded the lineup of recycled models.
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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.
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Bio-PP / PE dissemination activities
Iwatani Corporation
Production will start at Lyondell basell from 2019 Our handling started in 2021
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Recycling of used lithium-ion batteries
DOWA ECO-SYSTEM CO., LTD.
In October 2018, we participated in a joint collection scheme for used lithium-ion batteries launched by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, and ECO-SYSTEM AKITA CO., LTD. and ECO-SYSTEM SANYO CO., LTD. registered as the battery recycling facilities.
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Manufacturing recycled materials by melting inorganic waste such as incinerator ash
DOWA ECO-SYSTEM CO., LTD.
DOWA ECO-SYSTEM's subsidiaries, Meltec and Meltec Iwaki recycle inorganic waste such as incinerator ash, which is usually landfilled, by the coke bed type melting furnace.
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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.
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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.
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Concrete with Recycled Cement using Waste Fresh Ready-Mixed Concrete Sludge. 「Eco-Crete R3」
Kajima Corporation
Concrete work involves unavoidable waste of about 1% to 2% of the ordered concrete and there may be surplus. When surplus concrete is returned to the ready-mixed concrete plant, the aggregates are removed and the remaining cement content(sludge) is discarded as industrial waste.
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Biodiesel-fuel production and biogas power generation from food waste
DOWA ECO-SYSTEM CO., LTD.
In 2009, BIODIESEL OKAYAMA CO., LTD. started manufacturing and selling biodiesel fuel made from used cooking oil. In April 2021, BIODIESEL OKAYAMA CO., LTD. started a biogas power generation business fueled by food waste.
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Eco-friendly package "Biomass ECO Cup"
NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
In April 2020, the NISSIN FOODS Group has formulated Earth Food Challenge 2030 environmental strategy. There are two pillars of this strategy.
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Renewable Energy Strategy of Toyota Tsusho
Toyota Tsusho Corporation
Renewable energy business of Toyota Tsusho started in the US wind power generation business in 1987m and since then, it has expanded mainly in Europe and the US, and started the business in Japan in 1999, and now has the largest power generation capacity of 3.4GW(gross) in Japan.
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Recycle of car in Circular Economy Strategy of Toyota Tsusho
Toyota Tsusho Corporation
Since the establishment of Toyota Metal Co., Ltd. in 1970 for the purpose of proper disposal / recycling promotion and spread of scrapped vehicles, we have created automobile-related recycling businesses in Japan and overseas, aiming for effective utilization of limited resources, ranging from automobile production process waste to used automobiles.
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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).
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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.
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Effective use of resources and reduction of waste
Fujikura Ltd.
Reduce the amount of waste generated by improving the yield in the production process (Reduce).
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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.
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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.
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The PaperLab A-8000, a dry-process office papermaking system
Seiko Epson Corporation
The PaperLab shrinks users’ environmental footprint by using Epson’s unique Dry Fiber Technology (DFT) to recycle used paper. New paper is produced in a three-step papermaking process that consists of defibration, binding, and forming.
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Reduced disposal opportunities in integrated production control system upgrades
Yokogawa Electric Corporation
Yokogawa released CENTUM VP R6.08 integrated production control system for industrial plants, in January 2021.
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Closed loop recycle of secondary battery
ENVIPRO HOLDINGS Inc.
Aiming at mass disposal of EV batteries in the future, currently VOLTA recycles consumer batteries.
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Monomaterial barrier packaging
TOPPAN INC.
As the issue of plastic waste attracts increasing attention, demand is growing for eco-friendly packaging materials and many global enterprises are setting recycling targets for high-quality resource circulation of plastic packaging.
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Manufacture and sale of CfFA (Carbon-free Fly Ash): a concrete admixture that makes effective use of coal fly ash
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.
At the Ishinomaki Mill of Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd., the energy required for paper production is obtained from private power generation, and about 40,000 tons of coal ash is occured annually.
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Closed-Loop Recycling of Plastic
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Since 1999, before the Home Appliance Recycling Act came into effect in Japan in 2001,
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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.
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Microplastic countermeasure material
TEIJIN FRONTIER CO.,LTD.
The sales start time of the textile structure for clothing for microplastic measures is as follows. DELTAPEAK™ TL: 2015, DELTAPEAK™ FM: 2017, Thermo Fly™: 2020
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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,
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Retread tires that can reuse used tires
Bridgestone Corporation
The Bridgestone Group is developing a global retread service in which it collects worn out tires from customers, replaces the worn tread, and delivers tires that are again ready for use.
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Quality Control of Recycled Plastic
Veolia Japan GK
One of the issues which has been raised in plastic recycling business for some time is that the quality of recycled material does not meet the standard defined by clients.
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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,
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Sound management of mercury waste
Nomura Kohsan Co., Ltd.
Nomura Kohsan has been treating and recycling mercury waste since 1973 when it was established.
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Recycled polyester fiber products "ECOPET"
TEIJIN FRONTIER CO.,LTD.
We have been selling recycled polyester "ECOPET" since 1995 and have a sales record of more than 25 years. We sell “ECOPET” with two recycling technologies.
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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.
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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.
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Recycling of silicon wafers in metal powder products
Seiko Epson Corporation
Epson has declared a commitment to a vision of developing environmental technology, promoting resource recycling, and eliminating the use of underground resources by 2050.
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Japan’s First High-Rise Hybrid Wood-Built Hotel Using Hokkaido-Grown Pine
MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO., LTD.
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. ("Mitsubishi Estate") will open The Royal Park Canvas – Sapporo Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido on October 1, 2021. This will be Japan's first high-rise hybrid wood-built hotel.
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Regeneration of carbon black from used tires and its use for tire production
Bridgestone Corporation
Bridgestone Group has been searching for technologies to convert tires back into raw materials. In partnership with Delta-Energy Group LLC, Bridgestone Americas, Inc.
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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.
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Upgraded Recycling That Increases the Value of Materials (Application of Recycled Materials)
KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
Konica Minolta views plastic as one of the high-risk materials due to the fact that its raw material, petroleum,
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Design, development, manufacturing and sales of bio-engineering plastic "DURABIO" which is bio-based polycarbonate resin derived mainly from plant-based raw materials
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
DURABIO™ is a bio-based polycarbonate resin whose main raw material is plant-derived isosorbide. It features excellent performance, offering higher resistance to impact, heat, and weather than conventional engineering plastics.
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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.
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Building a recycling scheme for scrap iron
Panasonic Corporation
Jointly with Tokyo Steel Co., Ltd., we started a recycling scheme for scrap iron in July 2013. In this scheme, we recover the scrap iron from used home appliances and Tokyo Steel makes it into steel sheets. We then purchase the sheets back as a material for our products.
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Lamina® heat sealable paper that enables packaging to be made from paper alone
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.
In recent years, it has been growing interest in paper materials as an alternative to plastics. Lamina® is a packaging material that enables the creation of packaging using only paper, without the use of plastic.
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Collection and battery 3R in Japan
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
So as to meet the increasing requests for collection of nickel-metal hybrid batteries from dealers and dismantling businesses associated with the increasing use of hybrid vehicles,
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New Material: Paper-based Barrier Material SHIELDPLUS®
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.
In 2016, we began ramping up our development of applications for our paper-based barrier packaging material SHIELDPLUS®.
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Development of new markets that contribute to resource recycling by licensing Triporous™, a new material made from rice husks
Sony Group Corporation and group companies
Sony has independently developed Triporous, a plant-derived porous carbon material with excellent adsorption properties and has been offering it for licensing since 2019 after obtaining a wide range of patents from basic to applied.
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Contributing to the promotion of resource circulation through Large-scale processing of recycled materials in the copper smelting and refining business
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation
Using finite natural resources efficiently and preventing environmental pollution are essential for the sustainable growth of the entire world. JX Nippon Mining & Metals is endeavoring to promote circular use of nonferrous metal resources through its efforts to further increase the ratio of recycled raw materials such as e-scrap(*1) at its copper smelter and refineries.