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Ministry of the Environment Launches “Chuko-Spa! LIFE” Reuse Promotion Campaign, Unveils Reuse Portal Site
Takenaka Corporation Develops Concrete Combining Recycled Aggregate and Low-CO2 Cement, First Used in Exhibition Facility for GREEN×EXPO 2027
Aoyama Trading sews “don’t throw it away, bring it back” tags into clothing linings, encouraging used clothing collection on nearly all products
With a Mass Balance Approach, TOPPAN Now Covers Polypropylene and More, Launching New Recycled-Material Film Brand “ReLayer”
NEDO Adopts R&D Project to Produce Chemical Feedstock from Waste Pyrolysis Gas, Targeting a Carbon Utilization Rate of 27% or More by 2030
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Mitsubishi Materials’ Copper Recovery Project from E-Scrap in the Netherlands Selected as EU Strategic Project
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Ministry of the Environment Launches “Chuko-Spa! LIFE” Reuse Promotion Campaign, Unveils Reuse Portal Site
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Takenaka Corporation Develops Concrete Combining Recycled Aggregate and Low-CO2 Cement, First Used in Exhibition Facility for GREEN×EXPO 2027
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Aoyama Trading sews “don’t throw it away, bring it back” tags into clothing linings, encouraging used clothing collection on nearly all products
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With a Mass Balance Approach, TOPPAN Now Covers Polypropylene and More, Launching New Recycled-Material Film Brand “ReLayer”
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NEDO Adopts R&D Project to Produce Chemical Feedstock from Waste Pyrolysis Gas, Targeting a Carbon Utilization Rate of 27% or More by 2030
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ReNet Japan Forms Capital and Business Alliances with Three Companies Including SG Holdings and a JX Metals Group Firm, Linking Collection to Material Recovery for Small Appliances
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Toyotsu ChemiPlas and two partners to produce high-purity recycled polyol from waste polyurethane foam
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“Fear of Data Loss” Keeps Old Phones and PCs in Drawers: Tokyo Partners with NTT Docomo and KDDI to Support Data Transfer and Erasure for Collection
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Obayashi Completes Experimental Building “Open Lab 3” Reusing Structural Members from a Demolished Building; 57% of Steel Frame Made from Reused Material
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Sorting Aluminum Scrap by Alloy Type for Closed-Loop Recycling: TRE Group, Nippon Light Metal, and Mizuho Bank Selected for Ministry of the Environment Demonstration Project
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High Public Interest in Waste Issues, but Only 13.4% Understand the Term “Circular Economy”: Cabinet Office Releases Preliminary Survey Results
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Mitsubishi Materials’ Copper Recovery Project from E-Scrap in the Netherlands Selected as EU Strategic Project
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Ministry of the Environment Launches “Chuko-Spa! LIFE” Reuse Promotion Campaign, Unveils Reuse Portal Site
News
Takenaka Corporation Develops Concrete Combining Recycled Aggregate and Low-CO2 Cement, First Used in Exhibition Facility for GREEN×EXPO 2027
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Aoyama Trading sews “don’t throw it away, bring it back” tags into clothing linings, encouraging used clothing collection on nearly all products
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With a Mass Balance Approach, TOPPAN Now Covers Polypropylene and More, Launching New Recycled-Material Film Brand “ReLayer”
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NEDO Adopts R&D Project to Produce Chemical Feedstock from Waste Pyrolysis Gas, Targeting a Carbon Utilization Rate of 27% or More by 2030
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ReNet Japan Forms Capital and Business Alliances with Three Companies Including SG Holdings and a JX Metals Group Firm, Linking Collection to Material Recovery for Small Appliances
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Toyotsu ChemiPlas and two partners to produce high-purity recycled polyol from waste polyurethane foam
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“Fear of Data Loss” Keeps Old Phones and PCs in Drawers: Tokyo Partners with NTT Docomo and KDDI to Support Data Transfer and Erasure for Collection
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SATO and Recycle Nakadai Partner to Pursue High-Quality Material Recovery: Takeaways from a German Trade Fair
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For Those Who Want to Build a Business at the Right Pace, Not Just Fast: The Kamakura Circular Award Opens Applications
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A third option for food loss. Too Good To Go, the food-loss reduction app now in Japan, takes on redistribution and upstream optimisation
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Visualising Data, Connecting Intentions: The Challenge of “matinno,” the Material Circulation Platform Supporting Circular Architecture
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A community’s strengths can be built from its waste. Why Japan needs Zero Waste® facilitators now more than ever
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Where Is Yokohama’s Circular Journey Headed? “Circular City Yokohama” Today [Yokohama City and the Circular Economy: Vol. 2]
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Seaweed-Derived Adhesive Points the Way to Circular Temporary Spaces: Three Companies Develop LOOPGLUE, Expanding Circular Design Possibilities Through Easy Disassembly and Non-Destructive Removal
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[Report] Kao’s “Ishinomaki Recycreation” Initiative: Ten Years of Social Impact Made Visible — What Value Does Resource Circulation Create for Local Communities?
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Systems Over Awareness: How Totoya’s Zero-Waste Franchise Is Driving Cultural Change
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Toward Responsible Production and Consumption, and Reliable Collection and Circulation Systems: Industry, Government and Academia Explore the Implementation of Sustainable Fashion
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Giving Circular Business a Tangible Form: Prototyping Essentials with Daijiro Mizuno [CBDS Kyoto Report]
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No one chooses a product just because it’s “good for the environment.” Lessons in circular business from disposable vinyl umbrellas and Kyoto’s traditional crafts [CBDS Kyoto Report]
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The Many Dimensions of the Circular Economy: A Reading for the New Cabinet Era
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Toward the Circular 15-Minute City: Designing Circular Neighbourhoods That Bring Prosperity to Communities
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