Aichi Prefecture has established the Aichi Environmental Innovation Consortium to drive carbon neutrality and tackle pressing environmental challenges through collaboration between industry, academia, government, and financial institutions...
Are you eager to incorporate sustainability into your corporate strategies, academic programs, or personal endeavors? Japan offers a unique blend of tradition and innovation, making it an ideal source of inspiration for sustainability, circular...
Specialty hat shop OVERRIDE has expanded its hat recycling service to 25 stores last month. Customers who bring in unwanted hats can exchange them for coupons to use on new purchases, promoting circular practices with customer incentives. Recycled...
ECOMMIT, a company specialising in the collection, sorting, and redistribution of unwanted items, has teamed up with Sacs Bar to introduce an in-store collection program for bags and wallets. This program will run from January 15 to 31, 2025, at 30...
Glass is a material that everyone sees almost every day but rarely notices. In any city, it is nearly impossible to look around without seeing glass in every direction. From residential and commercial windows to car windshields, and even the screen...
Dai-ei Environmental Co., Ltd., Resource Circulation Systems Co., Ltd., Yagikuma Co., Ltd., and Uniadex, Ltd. have launched the “iCEP PLASTICS Total Recycling Coordination Service” to address plastic waste in the construction industry...
ECOMMIT has published its first IMPACT PROGRESS REPORT, a major milestone in its mission to build a circular society by collecting, sorting, and redistributing unused items. The IMPACT PROGRESS REPORT outlines ECOMMIT’s sustainability roadmap...
Tiger Corporation has revealed the results of its circular model. Since launching its initiative in October 2021, the company has been collecting and recycling used stainless steel bottles from households across Japan, regardless of brand. By the...
Based on data from fiscal year 2016, the Ministry of the Environment announced that landfill sites in Japan may be exhausted by 2040. Currently, the recycling rate for general waste in Japan remains around 20%, ranking it 29th among the 34 OECD...
Sustainability-focused web media and support services Harch Inc will showcase its initiatives at the Circular Partnership EXPO, part of SDGs Week EXPO 2024 (EcoPro), held at Tokyo Big Sight from this coming Wednesday till Friday. SDGs Week EXPO 2024...