Zenbird Editorial TeamThe Tokyo Metropolitan Government and biodiversity developer Biome Inc. launched a large-scale citizen science initiative, the Tokyo Biodiversity Survey Summer 2026 beginning this month. The project encourages residents and visitors across the...
Suwa City in Nagano Prefecture has launched a project to rescue and reuse building materials from public facilities scheduled for demolition. B-Corp certified ReBuilding Center JAPAN, a local reclaimed wood specialist, secured the rights to salvage...
Last month, JGC Holdings Corporation opened its first bio-manufacturing research building on Port Island in Kobe Prefecture. This facility uses gas fermentation technology to produce chemicals and materials from non-fossil resources. The new...
Kimono Sunao Co., Ltd. is a Kyoto-based company specialising in traditional Japanese attire, and they have been selected for a national model project to promote the reuse and resource circulation of unused kimonos. The Ministry of the Environment...
Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare Co., Ltd. and JFE Engineering Corporation announced the successful generation of synthesis gas from used medicine packaging. The demonstration test utilised “PTP sheets,” the common plastic and aluminium blister...
