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TAG: CIRCULAR ECONOMY

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Sustainability January 14, 2026

Japan’s Circular Economy Gains Momentum as REFINVERSE Group Advances New Recycling Technologies

Japan’s recycling sector faces structural challenges rooted in legacy frameworks, yet REFINVERSE Group is pushing the transition toward a true circular economy by developing profitable recycling...
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Sustainability January 14, 2026

REFINVERSE Powers Circular Future

REFINVERSE Group innovates to recycle industrial waste into new materials with greater value, using economic incentives to usher in a new age of sustainability.
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Sustainability December 08, 2025

BOOKOFF leads reuse revolution

Reuse retailer BOOKOFF is closing the loop and reducing waste by finding a second life for people’s beloved possessions.
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Sustainability November 30, 2025

BOOKOFF Group Expands Global Circular Economy Footprint Through Community-Centered Retail

BOOKOFF Group Holdings Limited is transforming secondhand retail through its community-based reuse model. By keeping products in local circulation and converting waste into new materials, the company...
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Manufacturing November 26, 2025

Sustainable Wood Innovation and Premium Craftsmanship: How Yamagataya Industry Is Elevating Japan’s Construction Future

As Japan shifts from new construction toward renovation and sustainability, Yamagataya Industry Co., Ltd. is leveraging its century-long expertise in high-quality wood solutions. From premium meiboku...
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Sustainability August 11, 2025

Hard to Beat: Japan’s Champion of Circular Retail

Hard-Off Corporation discusses how its circular retail model is fueling sustainable growth at home as well as powering its global ambitions across Asia and beyond.
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Manufacturing April 10, 2025

How Recycling Can Solve the Growing Waste Crisis

JEPLAN provides innovative recycling solutions to tackle global textile and PET bottle waste to promote a circular economy.
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Sustainability October 19, 2024

Pantech: A leading provider of plastic recycling services

Established in 1996, Pantech is a Japanese company that provides comprehensive waste plastic recycling services. It specializes in collecting plastic scrap generated by the consumer goods industry,...
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Sustainability January 19, 2024

Pantech: The international plastic recycling specialists

The Japanese firm Pantech has established itself as a leading provider of plastic recycling services, working with partners in Japan and overseas.
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Others April 05, 2023

AMITA designs and builds a valuable sustainable future

The AMITA Group has been turning unmet social needs into business opportunities and is focusing on sustainability through their "Social Systems Design Business" while aiming to establish a...
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Manufacturing October 07, 2021

Chubu Nihon Plastics: taking plastics recycling from land and sea, and onto space

For the past 50 years, Chubu Nihon Plastics has been engaged in the business of collecting defective or waste products discharged from plastic molding manufacturers associated with the automobile and...