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September 27, 2003
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Mitsubishi Plastics Starts Eco-Labeling
Mitsubishi Plastics Inc. has established an environmental labelling system and i...
September 27, 2003
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World's Largest Life Cycle Assessment Database Goes Live
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has been developing a database f...
September 27, 2003
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Ito En Develops Plastic that Incorporates Used Tea Leaves
Ito En Ltd., a major supplier of tea leaves and beverage products in Japan, anno...
September 27, 2003
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Suntory Introduces Sludge-Free Wastewater Treatment System
Suntory Limited and Kurita Water Industries Ltd., Japan's leading companies in t...
September 27, 2003
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Scallop Shells Used to Prevent Sick House Syndrome
JAY Chafflose Corporation was established in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, northern Japan ...
September 27, 2003
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Recycling Used Disposable Diapers
Japan's Unicharm Corporation, a manufacturer of disposable baby diapers, and inc...
September 27, 2003
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NEC Launches Service to Buyback, Refurbish and Resell Used PCs
Japan's NEC Corporation and NEC Personal Products, Ltd. started on July 22, 2003...
September 27, 2003
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Mobile Dishwashing Truck Eliminates Event Trash
Local festivals are an important part of community life in Japan, and food stall...
September 27, 2003
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"Voyage to the Future" Raises Environmental Awareness in Asia
The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (Nippon Hoso Kyokai, or NHK) aired a special ...
September 27, 2003
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Japan Highway Public Corp. Promotes Recycling
The Japan Highway Public Corporation, a nonprofit government organization managi...
August 14, 2003
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Power Generation Tests with Wood Biomass
Shikoku Electric Power Co. in western Japan has conducted tests to generate elec...
August 12, 2003
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Fuji Xerox Launches Business Printer Recycling Nationwide
Japan's Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. started collecting used business printers from cust...
August 7, 2003
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NEC Establishes Home-PC Recycling System
Japan's NEC Corporation has established a recycling system for used personal com...
August 3, 2003
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Rubber Wood Biomass Project in Thailand Approved as CDM Project
A project to generate electricity in Thailand using biomass (in this case, scrap...
August 1, 2003
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Idea Competition for "Eco-Community" Project Funding
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) held an open competition on proposals ...
July 30, 2003
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Broken Baseball Bats Turned into Chopsticks
Chopsticks recycled from broken wooden baseball bats are being sold at departmen...
July 25, 2003
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Matsushita Group Attains 98.2% Recycling Rate at Domestic Plants
Japan's Matsushita Group, consisting of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and i...
July 22, 2003
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Breakthrough in Technology for Recycling Paint Sludge
The Society of Agricultural Recycling System (AGRES) in Japan has developed a te...
July 21, 2003
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Ueno Zoo Uses Recycled Meals: Animals are Delighted
The Ueno Zoo, one of Japan's best-known zoos, has been recycling waste material ...
July 4, 2003
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Nippon Express Begins Waste-Free Moving Service Using New Packing Materials
On June 1, 2003, Nippon Express Co., a major freight company in Japan, began a n...
July 2, 2003
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Toshiba to Launch 'Disappearing Ink' in Autumn
In fall 2003, Japan's Toshiba Corporation will launch sales of "disappearing" pr...
June 23, 2003
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Waste Combat Hero Unit Drama 'Wakerun-ja' a Hit
A new public relations project for separated waste collection started by Fuku...
June 21, 2003
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Jonathan's to Install Food Waste Processor at 100 Restaurants
Jonathan's Co., a family restaurant chain in Japan, will introduce food waste pr...
June 19, 2003
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Colored Glass Now Recyclable
The Kansai Center of Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science a...
June 17, 2003
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Thirteen New Recycling Ports Designated
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) designated 13 addi...
June 16, 2003
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MOE Embarks on Fuel Cell Project Powered by Food Waste
Japan's Ministry of the Environment has decided to launch a project that uses fo...
June 13, 2003
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Fuji Heavy Industries Develops Automobile Shredder Residue Separation System
Fuji Heavy Industries, a manufacturer of automobiles, railroad vehicles and mach...
June 11, 2003
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Seiko Epson Corp. Achieves Zero Emission at All Domestic Locations
Seiko Epson Corporation announced that it has achieved zero waste emissions by r...
June 8, 2003
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Recycling of Household Appliances Exceeds 10 Million in FY2002
Japan's Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indus...
June 7, 2003
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METI Promotes Acquisition of CO2 Emission Credits through Law Amendment
Japan's Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI) recently proposed a partia...
June 6, 2003
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Japan Post to Collect Used Home PCs
Japan Post decided to use its parcel delivery service to collect used personal c...
June 2, 2003
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Railway Company Kintetsu Recycles Commuter Passes
On March 20, 2003, Kinki Nippon Railway Co., known in Japan as Kintetsu, togethe...
May 31, 2003
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By-Product of Beer Makes Tomatoes Sweet
Japan's Asahi Ecology Co., jointly established by Asahi Breweries Ltd. and Shin ...
May 27, 2003
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Expanded Polystyrene Recycling Reaches 39%
The Japan Expanded Polystyrene Recycling Association, or JEPSRA, recently releas...
May 15, 2003
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Ministry Applauds Containers and Packaging Recycling Measures
On January 18, the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Teleco...
May 4, 2003
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Japan Ministry Announces Basic Plan for Sound Material-Cycle Society
Japan's Ministry of the Environment released its Basic Plan for Establishing a S...
April 29, 2003
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Kyoto City to Test Fish Containers for Experimental Resource Recycling
Kyoto City plans to start a demonstration test this summer (2003) that aims to e...
April 24, 2003
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Citizens' Group Opposes Waste of Tropical Timber for Election Poster Boards
A Japanese non-governmental organization named HUTAN (which means "forest" in Ma...
April 18, 2003
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Reusable Cups Used in Soccer Stadium
Japan's Ministry of the Environment will conduct a study on the use of reusable ...
April 11, 2003
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Home Appliances Recycling Law Sees Steady Progress
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) published a report on February 14, 200...
April 5, 2003
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Earthworm-Compost Instructors Wanted
Starting at the end of January 2003, the Science Educational Foundation of Japan...
March 28, 2003
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Seeing is Believing: See-through Garbage Truck Teaches Shinagawa Kids
Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward uses a "see-through garbage truck" to teach nursery sch...
March 25, 2003
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Food Delivery Truck to Collect Vegetable Waste
Mos Food Services, a Japanese hamburger store chain, announced that the company ...
March 24, 2003
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Environment Ministry to Create PCB Waste Database
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) is working to create a database on pol...
March 21, 2003
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Hokkaido Housing Community Has World's Top Solar Power Ouput
On February 8, 2003, Misawa Homes Hokkaido Co. launched sales at a new housing d...
March 20, 2003
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Yokosuka City Recycles Raw Garbage into Automobile Fuel
In the fall of 2002, Yokosuka City in Kanagawa Prefecture completed an experimen...
March 19, 2003
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Promotional Goods Made from Recycled Materials
Fuji Xerox General Business Co., Ltd. (FXGB), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji ...
March 14, 2003
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FamilyMart to Adopt On-Site Microwave Disposer for Food Waste
FamilyMart Co., one of Japan's leading convenience store chains, will install on...
March 10, 2003
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Waste Volume at Record Levels, But Recycling Improves
Japan's Ministry of the Environment recently released figures on the amount of w...
March 6, 2003
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