[Nippon Yamamura Glass Co., Ltd.] Exhibition report on “Environmental Festa Hira Eco Festival” hosted by Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture
Nippon Yamamura Glass Co., Ltd. Press release: November 13, 2024 Exhibition report on “Environmental Festa Hira Eco Festival” hosted by Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture Promotion of “REBORN CAP PROJECT”, resource recycling activities in local communities Nippon Yamamura Glass Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, Representative Director, President and Executive Officer: Koji Yamamura, hereinafter referred to as the Company) will hold a ceremony at the Hotanigawa Incineration Plant in Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture on November 3, 2024 (Sunday/Holiday). We exhibited at the “Environmental Festa Hira Eco Festival,” which was attended by more than 230 people.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/55093/31/55093-31-3565e433d0066259bb95cb8f84ce9aef-3900×2925.jpg Also, on the day of the event, many people including Takashi Fushimi, Mayor of Hirakata City, visited and had the opportunity to experience our booth for themselves. Our company is working on the cap recycling project “REBORN CAP PROJECT” and will continue to actively participate in activities that allow local people to experience resource recycling. ■About “Environmental Festa Hira Eco Festival”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/55093/31/55093-31-99626a0a7d81ea549e67d7b6a2cb425b-1350×1004.png Exhibition date: November 3, 2024 (Sunday/Holiday) 10:00-15:00 (already held) Venue: Inside the Hoya River Incineration Plant (5-1-1 Taguchi, Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture) URL
https://www.city.hirakata.osaka.jp/0000048731.html ■About REBORN CAP PROJECT
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/55093/31/55093-31-6e110cad809bfeaae0f3bef5bf738528-3900×3680.png This is an activity promoted by our company that aims to recycle plastic bottle caps into new, valuable items and create a society that values things. We are looking for businesses and organizations that use plastic products such as PET bottle caps from all over the country to support this initiative. *Please see the PDF below for details. Additionally, this project has been registered in the “TEAM EXPO 2025” program/co-creation challenge at the Osaka/Kansai Expo, sponsored by the Japan Association for the 2025 World Expositions, a public interest incorporated association. [REBORN CAP PROJECT] TEAMEXPO2025 “Co-creation Challenge” page
https://team.expo2025.or.jp/ja/challenge/C10333 In 1973, Tokutaro Yamamura (then president) of our predecessor, Yamamura Glass Co., Ltd., started Japan’s first separate collection system in Japan, in which glass bottles were separated from household waste as recyclable waste and recycled as “bottle to bottle.” We have created a system to prepare for the coming recycling-oriented society. We will continue to strive to be a company that is needed by society. ■About circulating gacha
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/55093/31/55093-31-3cad9878dec2f6bc817b5a8f91b9e42a-1920×1440.jpg A circulating gacha is a capsule toy that can be spun by inserting a plastic bottle cap instead of coins or coins. The open collaboration hub “Open Collaboration Hub” operated by Fab Lab Hiroshima Aki Takada and LINE Yahoo Japan Co., Ltd. aims to contribute to the promotion of resource circulation by creating an opportunity for people to become interested in recycling and upcycling. LODGE” was jointly planned and developed. Circular Gacha has the following three characteristics and is used by various stakeholders such as circular economy
organizations, universities/educational institutions, and
environmental conservation organizations for their own purposes. *Installation location → ( Circulating gacha map ) 1 Playful (makes you want to try it): A new experience not found in previous gachas, where you can spin with a bottle cap 2 Portability: Product design for use in not only permanent installations but also mobile stores and various events 3 Open source: Free release of blueprints/assembly videos aimed at spontaneous ripple and propagation effects Toaster design (Open source data distribution website):
https://www.toaster.design/post/bottle-cap-gacha ■Contact information regarding this matter Japan Yamamura Glass Co., Ltd. Plastic Company Earth Care Promotion Group earthcare@yamamura.co.jp *For inquiries regarding participation in events using circulating gachas, please contact our website.
https://www.yamamura.co.jp/inquiry/inquiry_form.php