Komeda Coffee Shop's incense sticks made from used coffee grounds offer a unique way to freshen up a room or bring comfort to those remembering a...
Tsuruta Town in Aomori Prefecture is upcycling waste wood from the renovation of Tsuru-no-Mai Bridge into unique products with added value for sustainability.
A new initiative in Sakai City is turning factory scraps into toys for gachapon capsules, including leather and metal remnants and non-standard vegetables.
'Sea Hammocks' installed by the Panasonic Holdings Corporation are made from recycled fishing nets and intended to spotlight the issue of marine waste.
Japanese snack food manufacturers are putting imperfect products up for sale to reduce food loss and offer affordable products amid rising prices for food.
Sanyu Plant Service is taking on the challenge of turning waste into resources by converting coffee grinds from a local Starbucks into feed for dairy cows.
In its first venture into selling used clothing, UNIQLO is upcycling used items refurbished in unique ways and offering them at a new pop-up store in...
Launching a new brand called "CACAO STYLE," Meiji aims to increase the ways people enjoy the aroma of chocolate and create new markets for the recycled...
Companies in Kanagawa Prefecture are teaming up to close the loop and reduce food waste by utilizing food residue from processing plants as feed at pig...
Japan’s bioplastics industry is advancing as smaller companies find creative ways to upcycle biomass waste, like making helmets from leftover scallop shells.
Upcycling is a common thread among projects chosen for the Osaka Expo, like benches made from used clothes and bio-toilets that turn sewage into fertilizer.
Explore your creative side as you decorate postcards with upcycled flowers and learn to make plastic-free food wraps using beeswax.
