Back Market Japan launched a new buyback service last week to provide a convenient way for consumers to trade in their used electronics. They aim for a more sustainable market for smartphones, tablets, and earphones by allowing customers to conduct...
digglue Inc. will be introducing a web application aimed at making recycling easier for consumers in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. In collaboration with Lion Corporation, the app will determine whether used refill packs for household products can be...
On October 31, high school students from Fukuoka Women’s Commercial High School launched a project to promote the circulation of used clothing in their community. With support from Mercari Inc. and Nakagawa City, students are collecting...
Unison Co., Ltd. has launched the “Circular Pave Project,” an ambitious initiative aimed at transforming discarded solar panels into a valuable resource in the construction industry. Japan faces a looming challenge: the anticipated mass...
Tokyo-based Environmental Solutions Architect Co., Ltd. (ESA) announced the completion of 120 million yen in Series B extension funding. The funding, which brings ESA’s total to 930 million yen, will support the nationwide rollout of the...
JEPLAN Co., Ltd., in partnership with Axens and IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN), announced last week the commercial deployment of the Rewind® PET chemical recycling process. The approval follows a successful demonstration at JEPLAN’s Kitakyushu...
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Tokyo Environmental Public Service Corporation announced last Tuesday the launch of a second round of public applications for digital transformation (DX) projects aimed at supporting the circular economy...
Gamagori City in Aichi Prefecture, in partnership with Harch Inc. and Circle Economy, has launched a new dashboard to track progress in transitioning to a circular economy. The dashboard, called the “Gamagori Data Explorer,” aims to...
Mitsui Sumitomo Trust Bank and Harch Inc. have published a new guide aimed at helping municipalities transition to circular city models. The “Circular City Transition Guide,” released last week, explains how local governments can shift...
Asahi YOU.US, Ltd. has partnered with Kintobi Shiga, a milling and noodle manufacturing company based in Gamagori City, Aichi Prefecture, to develop a sustainable craft beer and a reusable cup called the “Forest Tumbler Wheat Bran.” The craft beer...