Food & Biomass
SDGs Locker
SDGs Locker addresses food waste through an unmanned vending system that extends sales beyond store hours. A practical example of circular action embedded in everyday life in Yokohama.
業界
Plastic & Package
Reusable Toner Cartridges
Reusable Toner Cartridges offers a steady shift from disposable printing to reuse. A Yokohama-based initiative connecting design, quality standards, and everyday work practices.
Architecture & Interior
YOKOHAMA CIRCULAR DESIGN MUSEUM
The mobile museum presents circular living through design, materials, and local stories. A travelling exhibition that turns reuse into an engaging, hands-on experience.
Food & Biomass
Beer the First
Beer the First turns near-discarded food into craft beer with character. From unsold bread to leftover grape pomace, each brew gives new value to ingredients that might otherwise be wasted. It’s a fun and tasty step toward a local circulation.
Plastic & Package
Discontinued Nautical Chart Stationery
Upcycled Stationery Crafted from Discontinued Nautical Charts turns retired sea maps into one-of-a-kind everyday items. Each carrying a piece of Japan’s waters and Yokohama’s creativity.
Food & Biomass
the Sus-Sea Project
The Sus-Sea Project brings sustainable seafood to a university cafeteria as a Japan’s first such initiative. By choosing these meals, students support responsible fisheries and learn how everyday food choices connect to ocean sustainability.
Plastic & Package
Minato Mirai Circular City Project
What if an entire city worked together to go circular? The Minato Mirai Circular City Project connects over 30 facilities, companies, and citizens to make Yokohama net-zero by 2030.
Food & Biomass
Sachiumi Heroes
Sachiumi Heroes revives Yokohama’s coastal ecosystems through kelp farming. It is creating jobs, tackling climate change, and even turning seaweed into cookies and seasonings!
Education
Hoshiten Circular Library
Ever seen a traveling bookshelf? The Hoshiten Circular Library brings books and circular ideas to the streets of Yokohama. Borrow, share, and get inspired, one story at a time.
Education
Kurofune Soap
From kitchen waste to sustainable soap! Kurofune Soap turns used cooking oil and other discarded resources into beautiful, community-made soap—promoting a cleaner planet and cleaner hands.
Education
Coffee Grounds Art
Used coffee as a canvas? Discover Coffee Grounds Art, where leftover coffee is reborn as beautiful artwork and creative workshops. From waste to wonder, find how circular ideas are brewing in Yokohama.
Fashion
Food & Biomass
Seyamitsu Lab
Seyamitsu Lab is turning honey, flowers, and community into a circular future for Seya Ward.Discover how a local initiative is bringing people and nature closer—one bee at a time.
Education
Circular Gacha
A capsule toy machine that you can play by putting a bottle cap instead of a coin. It provides an enjoyable learning experience of local resources and materials circulation.
Plastic & Package
Kururi Works
Kururi works is an upcycling studio with the concept of “take discarded things and reborn them with value.” It is based in Kanazawa ward run by Takematsu Co., Ltd..
Education
Kanazawa School for Special Needs Education
The school is promoting career education and waste reduction project to build a sustainable society. It is actively interacting with citizens and businesses to contribute to the local community from the aspect of welfare.
Plastic & Package
Shonan Eco Project
Shonan Trading offers a physical experience of plastic recycling. It helps widen environmental awareness by pedaling, melting, and creating up-cycled products with your own hands.
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