Epson Atmix Corporation, a group company of Seiko Epson Corporation, announced on earlier this month the completion of its new metal refining factory in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture. The facility, which begins operations this month, will recycle...
Circular economy experts from Japan and Taiwan will meet on Monday, 23 June, to explore how Asia can steer the global shift towards a circular economy. The three-hour forum, “How Can We Design Circular Futures from Asia?” will be held at the Glass...
Last week, Japan’s Cabinet approved the 2025 Environment, Circular Economy and Biodiversity White Papers, combining three statutory reports into a single volume. Its contents urge an overhaul of production and consumption to keep future growth...
Two established Ishikawa-based companies, ceramics maker NIKKO COMPANY and chemical materials manufacturer Komatsu Matere Co., Ltd., have jointly developed “like a Paper Cup”, a sustainable tableware set designed to promote reuse over...
The “Tatami REBIRTH” project, launched at the Yanagawa Tachibana-tei Ohana, a designated cultural property in Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture, combines traditional craftsmanship with concepts of a circular economy. Led by the company...
On 8 May, Shimizu Corporation announced the launch of a new material recycling scheme that involves sorting diverse types of plastic waste on-site at construction locations by material type and selling the recyclable materials for profit. This...
A new coffee roasting facility, ATARAO, is a collaboration between Ergana Design and COVE COFFEE ROASTERS. Together, they’ve introduced a system that reuses 100% of collected coffee grounds as a fuel source to roast new coffee beans, turning what is...
ADP Corporation reveals a unique solution to the longstanding issue of recycling used sublimation transfer paper. Traditionally difficult to process through material recovery systems, this paper is now being successfully repurposed into RPF (Refuse...
The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of Japan has approved three collaborative projects designed to accelerate the transition to low‑carbon, circular economies in India, Indonesia and Palau. The schemes, proposed by AMITA HOLDINGS CO., LTD...
Kameoka City in Kyoto Prefecture has launched the Meguru Hiroba Project, a recurring community programme designed to bring sustainability closer to its residents. Centred around the Circular Kameoka Lab, which opened in August 2024 in Hozu Town, the...