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...
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in February set out revisions to shift the country from a linear to a circular economy, stressing that circularity must be designed across the whole product life cycle, not left to individual...
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...
Saitama Prefecture has begun a pilot system in Kazo City to promote urban mining through efficient recycling of rechargeable batteries. This program forms part of the “Circular Economy Promotion Subcommittee,” established within the...
What do you do with an old smartphone that you have replaced? What do you do to ensure your data remains private? To be honest, I’ve kept two old smartphones in the corner of my storeroom for years. I don’t mean to hoard e-waste...
The first mobile phones were designed to be solely communication tools. Over time, technology has advanced and transformed how mobile phones are used today. Smartphones today also serve as our wallet, camera, planner and diary. They carry a lot of...