19-03-2022 Technology SSI Shredding tackles tough scrap in Japan SSI Shredding Systems, which has shredders operating in more than 65 countries across all seven continents, has highlighted its global…
27-10-2020 Plastics Japanese seek second life for used nappies Japanese disposable hygiene products manufacturer Unicharm has announced plans to set up a collection and recycling infrastructure for used absorbent…
01-09-2020 Business Plastics Japan boosts chemical recycling to tackle plastics Showa Denko has obtained a licence to process industrial waste and is ramping up its chemical technology to recycle plastic…
27-09-2019 Product Spotlight Technology Establishing the complete ELV/WEEE plastic recycling chain in Japan In 2018, Japan exported just over a million tons of plastics to other parts of Asia, down from 1.43 million…
22-07-2019 Editors’ Top Picks Non-Ferrous Metals Japan will recycle the Olympic flame Japan is turning to recycled metals to create the torches used for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Sustainability is…
19-04-2019 Plastics Galloo’s recycling technology is big in Japan Group Galloo Recycling’s subsidiary Ad Rem is building the ‘largest and most advanced plastic recycling facility’ in Japan. The new…
09-01-2019 Non-Ferrous Metals Research Japanese specialists find answer to recovering precious metals from cars Researchers at Kyoto University in Japan are investigating the selective dismantling of certain components from used vehicles to increase the…
10-12-2018 Business Plastics Japan environment minister calls for waste-to-energy reduction Japan’s state minister of the environment Minoru Kiuchi has said his country ‘needs to gradually shift to other forms of…
06-07-2018 Editors’ Top Picks Research Plutonium fuel recycling venture the only ‘realistic method’ for Japan Japan has built up a large plutonium stockpile, sparking international debate as to what will happen with the high-risk material….
08-02-2018 Editors’ Top Picks Research Smart sorting could save Japan’s car recyclers US$ 287 Japan – Sorting end-of-life car parts into 8 classes could increase recycling rates of alloy elements to over 97% in…
14-07-2017 Ferrous Metals Suzuki exceeds Japan’s car recycling targets Asia – Suzuki Motor Corporation recycled 392 998 end-of-life vehicles in Japan in the period April 2016-March 2017. The carmaker’s…
