Circular Yokohama held an event “Yokohama Circular Future Sessions”

  • Posted by Circular Yokohama Editorial Team
  • On 2022/11/17
Circular Yokohama, Harch’s online platform that aims to promote the circular economy in Yokohama, participated in a talk event titled “Yokohama Circular Future Sessions” on October 22nd. *This event was planned as part of “Yokohama Joint Development Exhibition 2022 (in Japanese)” held at Yokohama City Hall from October 21st to 28th. News Points Fourteen organizations gathered […]
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[Monthly Update: October, 2022] Being “Local Good Player” Brings Many Delightful and Exciting Opportunities

  • Posted by 室井梨那(Rina Muroi)
  • On 2022/11/11
We feel the winter is coming here in Japan. The past October brought us a lot of joy and excitement. We will walk you through our delightful moments! Local festival “HOSHITEN FAIR 2022 PLAY!! HOSHITEN!!” We joined Yokohama’s local festival, “HOSHITEN FAIR 2022 PLAY!! HOSHITEN!!” on 9 October. The event was held by the railway […]
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Circular Yokohama participated in event “Hoshiten Fair 2022 PLAY!! HOSHITEN!!”

  • Posted by Circular Yokohama Editorial Team
  • On 2022/10/27
Circular Yokohama participated in the event “Hoshiten Fair 2022 PLAY!! HOSHITEN!!” which was held in front of Tennocho Station on the Sotetsu Line in Yokohama. Workshops and markets where visitors could enjoy the charms of the Hoshiten Area “Hoshiten Fair 2022 PLAY!! HOSHITEN!!” is a fair where visitors could enjoy the charm of the area […]
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[Monthly Update: September, 2022] Circular Design Sprint Gives Us a Question “Does material have to be material?”

  • Posted by 室井梨那(Rina Muroi)
  • On 2022/10/18
The weather is getting colder day by day here in Yokohama, Japan. In September, we updated our collaboration with Kanagawa University. Here is the detail of the current and exciting project. Circular Design Sprint @UK Circular Design Sprint is a 3-day activity that aims to acquire circular design systems and thinking, presented by 「IDEAS FOR […]
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New Project Added: Shonan Eco Project

  • Posted by Circular Yokohama Editorial Team
  • On 2022/9/21
We have added a new circular project “Shonan Eco Project” in our database. 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. For more information, check the project page with the link down below.
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“Circular Economy in Europe: Policy and Case Study Report 2022” now on sale

  • Posted by Circular Yokohama Editorial Team
  • On 2022/9/16
Harch Europe has begun selling its “Circular Economy in Europe: Policy and Case Study Report 2022” from August 17th, 2022. Report background and objectives The world has seen many incidents in the past few years, from the Novel Covid-19 that spreads through the world in the blink of an eye from December 2019, to the […]
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[Monthly Update: August, 2022] We Not Only Care about the Local Economy But Also about the Global Economy

  • Posted by 室井梨那(Rina Muroi)
  • On 2022/9/6
Hello, Autumn! We have four months left in 2022. How fast time flies. Here are the new collaborations we entered in August! The latest episode of Zen Waves × Circular Yokohama collaboration Zenbird, an online magazine with a unique editorial focus on sustainable innovation and ethical lifestyle, has the podcast channel “Zen Waves, Good Vibrations […]
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[Monthly Update: July, 2022] Local Circular Market Has Opened in Yokohama

  • Posted by 室井梨那(Rina Muroi)
  • On 2022/8/10
Circular Yokohama is an online platform to accelerate the circular economy in Yokohama. We started our business in 2019 and have met many people working towards the same goal in the same region. To realize a circular economy in the city, however, the key is to create good connections among the local area and work […]
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Circular Yokohama starts 6-part “Circular Designer Training Course” with Kanagawa University

  • Posted by Circular Yokohama Editorial Team
  • On 2022/8/4
Circular Yokohama is a platform for accelerating the circular economy in Yokohama City in Japan. With the cooperation of Kanagawa University, we are starting a “Circular Designer Training Course” consisting of 6 sessions. The Circular Designer Training Course is a workshop for learning circular economy thought, so that participants can actually apply circular economy concepts […]
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Circular Yokohama contributes to local circular market “Yokohama Sunset Marché”

  • Posted by Circular Yokohama Editorial Team
  • On 2022/7/6
Circular Yokohama is a platform run by Harch, for accelerating the circular economy in Yokohama City. It is participating in Yokohama Sunset Marché (Yokohama Yugata Marché,) which is a local circular market. Sunset Marché combines the Japanese word for “evening” and the French word for “market.” Yokohama Sunset Marché is the opening market for the […]
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【Monthly Update: May, 2022】How We Learn the Circular Economy in a Fun Way

  • Posted by Circular Yokohama Editorial Team
  • On 2022/6/16
The past month was full of opportunities to meet new people! We visited various people and places to widen our circular economy knowledge. What did we find out? Take a look! Could Glass be Reformed into the Sand? It is 2022. Happy UN International Year of Glass! The UN General Council approved 2022 as a […]
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Regenerative Kelp Farming for Blue Carbon in Yokohama

  • Posted by Zenbird
  • On 2022/6/11
Trees have the ability to absorb CO2, but did you know that kelp has similar powers too? Kelp can absorb five times as much CO2 as cedar, plus it can grow up to four meters in just four months! Such hidden powers didn’t get unnoticed by Sachiumi Heroes director Tatsunori Tomimoto. Since 2015, Tomimoto has […]
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