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Ministry of the Environment Launches “Sustainable Fashion Partner Programme” with Government, Industry and Academia; Membership Applications Now Open
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Sekisui House and LIXIL Build Aluminium Closed-Loop Recycling Scheme; 100% Recycled Aluminium Adopted as Standard in Entry Doors
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Aluminium for EV batteries: four companies including Panasonic build closed-loop recycling scheme to cut virgin metal use by 200 tonnes a year
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Nippon Steel Kowa Real Estate Deploys RECOTECH’s “pool” Resource Circulation Data Infrastructure Across Its Owned and Managed Office Buildings
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Mitsubishi Research Institute Launches Nine-Company Pilot for Plastic Packaging Resource Circulation Under Ministry of the Environment Project: Joint Use of Label-Removal and De-inking Equipment and Technology
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Möbius Packaging Demonstrates Material Recovery for Commercial Compressible Bottles, Targeting Price Parity with Virgin-Material Bottles through Closed-Loop Recycling
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CLAS Raises ¥1.38 Billion from Panasonic-Linked Fund and Others, Merging Assets with Panasonic’s Refurbishment Operations
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MobiSavi and Ehime Nissan to Launch Pilot EV Battery Collection and Repurposing Hub — A Step Toward a Self-Contained Regional EV Resource Circulation Model
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METI Revises Ministerial Ordinance to Expand Label-Free PET Bottles; Coca-Cola System to Roll Out Vending Machine Sales in October
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Automating waste homogenisation and size control: Nikko supplies cement raw-fuel production equipment to Amita Circular’s smart factory
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Tokyo Announces First-Round Results for Circular Economy Social Implementation Programme — Eight Projects Selected, Including Idle Office Furniture Sharing and Children’s Shoe Reuse; Second Round Now Open
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Circular Culture Hub “Sta.R” Opens Inside Hoshikawa Station in Yokohama, Offering Hands-On Circular Economy Experiences Through Salvaged Materials and Art
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Mitsubishi Kakoki, Kawasaki City, and Yumemigasaki Zoo Partner to Turn Food Waste into Compost, Products, and Revenue
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Shimamura Group Makes Clothing Collection Permanent, Building a Garment-to-Garment Recycling Scheme
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Ministry of the Environment Selects Nine Projects for Resource Circulation Acceleration Model Programme, Including Obayashi, Kubota and Pirika
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Sumitomo Corporation Invests in U.S. ITAD Provider GreenTek, Entering the Circular Use of Data Centre Equipment
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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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Gamagori City Launches Circular Economy Business Support Program, Open to Companies Outside the City
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Five soft-drink makers launch initiative to relax best-before-date rules at delivery, partnering with retailers including Seven-Eleven
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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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Saitama Prefecture Launches Circular Economy Initiative Centred on Existing Industrial Parks; Briefing Session Scheduled for July 28
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Ministry of the Environment Announces Selections for Regional Resource Circulation Support Programme: 26 Municipal CE Assessments and 19 Pilot Projects
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Daikin Industries and Itochu Corporation Form Comprehensive Partnership for Closed-Loop Recycling of Commercial Air Conditioners, Targeting Regulatory Certification
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Japan’s food loss falls 30,000 tonnes year-on-year in fiscal 2024; commercial sector rises on dining-out recovery
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Amada, Tokyo Steel, and Enviropro Launch High-Quality Closed-Loop Recycling and CO₂ Tracking Initiative for Industrial Machinery
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Ministry of the Environment Selects Eight Projects for Advanced Plastic Resource Circulation Initiative, Expanding Pilots in Construction and Retail with Cainz and Shimizu Corporation
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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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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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