Circular Yokohama’s capsule toy machine lets you put PET bottle caps to win local circular goods

Posted by Circular Yokohama Editorial Team
On 2023/3/10

Circular Yokohama has created “Circular Gacha,” a capsule toy machine that visitors can play with by inserting PET bottle caps, with the aim of creating opportunities for people to enjoy experiencing regional and resource recycling. The capsules that serve as prizes contain recyclable goods manufactured by businesses in Yokohama City, and visitors can obtain one […]

“YOKOHAMA CIRCULAR DESIGN MUSEUM” at LUMINE Yokohama [EVENT REPORT]

Posted by Circular Yokohama Editorial Team
On 2023/2/15

From January 10 to 15, Circular Yokohama and LOCAL GOOD YOKOHAMA collaborated to hold “LOCAL GOOD DAY! Good communities circulate.” The event was held at the event space on the second basement floor of LUMINE Yokohama. Circular Yokohama held the “YOKOHAMA CIRCULAR DESIGN MUSEUM,” a mobile museum where visitors can see, touch, and purchase products […]

YOKOHAMA CIRCULAR DESIGN MUSEUM exhibits open at Hoshiten qlay!

Posted by Circular Yokohama Editorial Team
On 2023/2/10

Circular Yokohama opens its new office “qlaytion gallery” at Hoshiten qlay on 2 February. qlaytion gallery is a hub of local circular economy in Yokohama. We will hold many kinds of events and projects that are to accelerate the circular economy and sustainable society. Mobile Museum “YOKOHAMA CIRCULAR DESIGN MUSEUM is back for the first […]

YOKOHAMA CIRCULAR DESIGN MUSEUM exhibits at LUMINE Yokohama come Jan 10

Posted by Circular Yokohama Editorial Team
On 2022/12/21

Circular Yokohama will be holding a mobile museum, YOKOHAMA CIRCULAR DESIGN MUSEUM. It will exhibit from 10-13 January at LUMINE Yokohama, displaying various products linked with Yokohama’s circular economy. This comes together with the collaboration with LOCAL GOOD YOKOHAMA, an organization promoting circular lifestyles through social good, to hold the “LOCAL GOOD DAY!” event. LOCAL […]

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 […]

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 […]

[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 […]

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.

[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 […]

【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 […]

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 […]

【Monthly Update: February, 2022】Yokohama’s Youths are Intensely Learning Circular Economy

Posted by 室井梨那（Rina Muroi）
On 2022/3/9

The calendar tells us that the winter is over. That means the season of Sakura is coming up very soon here in Japan. This February, we had several opportunities to cooperate with local schools and universities. As we referred to in the last update, we aim to support sustainable education locally in 2022. Here we […]

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