Circular Yokohama

Accelerating the Circular Economy in Yokohama

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New Project Added: Jellyfish Research Laboratories

  • 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 […]
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New Project Added: Yokoyoko Project

  • 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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What is Circular Yokohama?

Circular Yokohama is an online platform to accelerate the circular economy in Yokohama city. We aim to solve various local issues, create new job opportunities and achieve a thriving community by shedding light on goods, services and personal skills that have been overlooked in a conventional linear economy and making a transition towards circular economy.

PROJECTS

AppliQué

AppliQué is an apparel brand that collects cloth pieces and upcycles them into bags and other things by their hands and sells them online. “Meguru Nuno Ichi” is their new project started in June 2020.

Ikasa

Ikasa is an umbrella sharing service that allows users to borrow and return umbrellas at the umbrella spots quickly. Ikasa’s umbrellas are durable and repairable, which helps to reduce the number of disposable umbrellas.

TENTO

The shared office built with thinned wood Yamakita machi in Kanagawa Prefecture. The office is based in the co-working space “mass x mass” in Naka-Ku, Yokohama, and is expanding to other areas.

Coco&K.

Coco&K. imports lovely, eco-minded, fairtrade bags from the Philippines. The products are up-cycled from discarded aluminum juice packages. It helps the locals live independently and keeps the environment clean.

Aquaponics

Aquaponics is a system of “circular organic agriculture” that crosses hydroponics and aquaculture. It minimizes resource circulation and promotes local consumption to rvitalize local communities.

Zero Ring

“Zero Ring” is a project to circulate takeout bento boxes in the Minato Mirai area. The project aims to solve the problem of disposable containers waste by reusing takeout containers and make mealtime fancy and enjoyable.

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