Hakuhodo Product’s Inc. released the results of a survey examining decarbonisation communication in Japan. The study was conducted over a week in March among 210 general consumers and 206 corporate marketing managers, and revealed a distinct...
Industrial hose manufacturer Toyox Co., Ltd. is collaborating with the University of Toyama for a circular economy project to transform factory waste into consumer products. The project is titled “Hose Laboratory”, and brings together...
Startups Gab Inc. and Paper Parade Inc. have joined hands to start .Garbon Printing, a venture to convert hard-to-recycle corporate and municipal waste into carbonised black pigment and printing ink. They hope to replace conventional petroleum-based...
Izumiotsu City and Takaishi City in Osaka Prefecture have started collecting and recycling household used cooking oil, in a partnership to turn household waste into renewable energy. In Japan, households typically dispose of used tempura or cooking...
Panasonic Corporation is conducting another demonstration, this time with Osaka Prefecture, to reduce household food waste. By using artificial intelligence cameras installed inside refrigerators to monitor food inventory. A dedicated smartphone...


