A new agreement involving the municipalities of Nakafurano, Furano, Minamifurano, and Shimukappu has formed to promote the horizontal recycling of PET bottles in Hokkaido. This collaboration brings together Asahi Soft Drinks, Japantech and PET...
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) has developed a new technology to recycle plastic from used IC cards, such as credit cards, that contain metal components. In collaboration with partner companies, DNP has established a circular scheme that covers...
Tanaka Precious Metals Group announced a new business partnership with JEPLAN that aims to drastically reduce carbon emissions from its metal recovery operations and establish a new circular system for plastics. The partnership will tap on...
The Japanese government has announced specific new standards to certify plastic products with superior environmental designs, a move aimed at accelerating the country’s transition to a circular economy. The criteria, published by the Ministry...
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...
On March 17, the Ministry of the Environment held the second meeting of its public-private-academic consortium aimed at building a recycled plastics market for the automotive sector. During the meeting, the ministry announced its goal to supply...
Six organizations, including Kashima City in Ibaraki Prefecture, Refineverse, Mitsubishi Chemical, Toyo Seikan Group, Kewpie, and Kasumi, signed a partnership agreement to create a circular system for plastic containers in Ibaraki Prefecture. Dubbed...
The Eco Mark, operated by the Japan Environment Association, has announced plans to draft a new certification standard titled “Chemical Recycling Process for Converting Waste into Chemical Raw Materials and Related Products Version 1.”...
In the fiscal year 2023, the lightweighting rate of designated PET bottles reached 28.4%, with a recycling rate of 85.0%, according to the Plastic Waste Management Institute. On December 24, the Japan Plastics Circulation Utilisation Association...
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...