New project Added: Web Iikamoichi, AppliQué

Posted by Circular Yokohama Editorial Team
On 2020/11/17

We have added a new circular project “Web Iikamo Ichi” and ”AppliQué” in our database. “Web Iikamo Ichi” and ”AppliQué” are run by EPO Morinooto based in Aoba ward, Yokohama. For more information, check the project page on this website.

Recycling business bridge the gap between administrations and citizens: Yokohama City Resource Recycling Business Cooperative

Posted by Rina
On 2020/10/2

Have you ever heard of the word “Earth Overshoot Day?” It is a day that marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds nature’s budget in that year. Unfortunately, Earth Overshoot Day has been getting earlier year by year. It is time we had to take action […]

No one will be left behind: Foodbank Yokohama brights the future in Yokohama

Posted by Rina
On 2020/10/1

Food waste is one of the biggest social issues that should be dealt with in the world. According to the government of Japan’s website, the amount of domestic food waste in 2019 was up to 6,430,000 tons, which means we waste 50 kilograms of food for each person per year in Japan. Food Banks are […]

New project Added: ZERO PC

Posted by Circular Yokohama Editorial Team
On 2020/9/30

We have added a new circular project “ZERO PC” in our database. “ZERO PC” is the computer upcycling project led by People Port Inc trying to make the environmental impact by their business zero and supporting domestic refugees and poor children. For more information, check the project page on this website.

New Project Added: Yokohama Blue Carbon

Posted by Circular Yokohama Editorial Team
On 2020/9/29

We have added a new circular project “Yokohama Blue Carobon” in our database. Yokohama City, as “SDGs Future City,” leads the Yokohama Blue Carbon Project. It works on utilizing ocean resources and regenerating marine ecosystems and the local Fishing Industry. For more information, check the project page on this website.

New project added: Spent Coffee Ground Cellulose Nanofibers

Posted by Circular Yokohama Editorial Team
On 2020/8/19

We have added a new circular project “SCGs Cellulose Nanofibers” in our database. Izuru Kawamura and Noriko Kanai team (Kawamura laboratory), Yokohama National university, released in April, 2020 that cellulose nanofibers were successfully derived from spent coffee grounds(SCGs). This study shows that SCGs cellulose nanofibers can be used as alternative resources and will potentially contribute […]

New project added: The Yokohama Reuse Bin Project

Posted by Circular Yokohama Editorial Team
On 2020/7/31

We have added a new circular project “The Yokohama Reuse Bin Project” in our database. This project is to produce the Yokohama-exclusive beverage and reusable glass bottles in Yokohama. It conceives the regional circle of the bottles and the local consumption of the juice and approaches environmental issues as well as supports the local communities. […]

New project added: Eco Picture Diary

Posted by Circular Yokohama Editorial Team
On 2020/7/31

We have added a new circular project “Eco Picture Diary” in our database. Eco picture diary project encourages children to be aware of environmental issues and to consider its solutions through making a poster. The project is held every summer to help local companies create new circular businesses in Yokohama. For more information, check the […]

New project added: Food Bank Yokohama

Posted by Circular Yokohama Editorial Team
On 2020/7/30

We have added a new circular project “Food Bank Yokohama” in our database. Food Bank Yokohama is a non profit organization that collects food that would not be used or would be discarded along the food supply chain and distributes it to homeless people and welfare facilities in Yokohama. Furthermore, Food Bank Yokohama provides various […]

New project added: Jellyfish Research Laboratories

Posted by Circular Yokohama Editorial Team
On 2020/5/14

We have added a new circular project “Jellyfish Research Laboratories” in our database. The project is led by an biotech startup funded by Idemitsu Kosan, a Japanese petroleum company. Jellyfish Research Laboratories works on improving biodiversity, marine conservation and life science. The project explores the possibility of utilizing jellyfish as biomass resource in producing personal […]

New project added: Yokoyoko Project

Posted by Circular Yokohama Editorial Team
On 2020/4/23

We have added a new circular project “Yokoyoko Project” in our database. The project is a local-for-local project led by Yokohama city and Yokohama-cho in Aomori prefecture as part of “Zero Carbon Yokohama” initiative. The goal of the project is to provide renewable energy generated in Yokohama-cho for the local companies in Yokohama city. As […]

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