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...
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...
Pantec Corporation is addressing plastic waste with its “Filmate” brand, focusing on horizontal recycling for stretch film. Horizontal recycling converts used materials into new products of the same type. The “Filmate” brand...
Canon Inc. has launched a new sorting device capable of high-precision identification and separation of black plastic fragments, a development that could significantly enhance recycling processes. The company began taking orders for the device...
The Sustainable Plastics Initiative, known as SusPla, is set to hold its founding general meeting on July 16, promising to be a significant step toward expanding Japan’s market for recycled plastics. Administered by the Sustainable Management...
Hotel Granvia Kyoto has unveiled a unique display of objects made from repurposed acrylic partitions, once used to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. These new creations encapsulate remnants and imperfect items from traditional crafts...