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Jeplan

Fostering a circular economy by collecting used clothing and household items to recycle and re-sell.

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Masaki Takao

Co-Founder & CEO at Jeplan

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Employees 51–100
Headquarters Japan
Jeplan envisions a world in which we circulate everything, meaning all used or unwanted personal belongings are collected, the materials are recycled, and new products are released and sold. Starting with cotton and polyester, the company is reimagining waste disposal to reduce the use of petroleum and diminish carbon emissions. Based in Japan, Jeplan has established collection points around the country in collaboration with major retail and apparel brands to gather discarded clothing. Jeplan then recycles the materials and sells them back to these brands and their consumers, fostering a circular economy. One of their projects recycled used clothing into bio-ethanol that was then used to sustainably power a car. Jeplan is striving toward a goal of recycling 10 percent of the entire world's used and unwanted clothing.
Energy & Environment

Currently Operating in Seven Regions

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Press Mentions

May 20, 2018

Riversimple

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July 29, 2021

JEPLAN has just started a PET Bottle Chemical Recycling factory operation. It's a commercial scale!! (production capacity 22,000 ton/year)

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October 11, 2018

Tokyo-based clothes recycling newbie to advance to Startup World Cup 2019 | The Japan Times

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December 13, 2017

Sustainable development: a complex balancing act between our current and future generations

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December 13, 2017

Sustainable development: a complex balancing act between our current and future generations

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Work at Jeplan

Posted May 19, 2022

【人事総務部】人事総務課 課長/係長

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Posted May 8, 2022

【人事総務部】法務課長（機関法務）

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Posted March 21, 2022

【技術戦略担当】SDGs事業領域における化学的リサイクル技術の研究開発・戦略立案！

Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

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Posted February 15, 2022

既存リサイクル事業のDX推進およびビジネス開発

Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

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Posted February 5, 2022

【経理財務部】IPO・経理実務

Remote/Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

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Posted January 26, 2022

【技術開発センター】技術開発メンバー・積極募集！

Ogimachi, Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0867, Japan

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Posted January 26, 2022

PRT【電気主任技術者】SDGs事業／リサイクルから製品へ「循環型社会」をつなぐ大切なポジションです

Ogimachi, Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0867, Japan

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Posted January 26, 2022

【技術開発センター】SDGs事業領域における国内外のケミカルリサイクルプラントのプロセスエンジニア業務を担っていただきます

Ogimachi, Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0867, Japan

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Posted January 26, 2022

【技術開発センター】開発、高分子化学、分析の契約社員/派遣社員募集

Ogimachi, Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0867, Japan

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Posted January 26, 2022

【営業業務課】当社や自社ブランドBRINGの広報PR

Ogimachi, Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0867, Japan/Ebisunishi, Shibuya City, Tokyo 150-0021, Japan

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Posted January 26, 2022

PRT【営業(製品販売)】世界初のリサイクル技術で循環型社会の実現を目指す

Ogimachi, Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0867, Japan

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Posted January 26, 2022

PRT【プラントオペレーター】化学系大卒/経験者限定／リサイクルから製品へ「循環型社会」をつなぐ大切なポジションです

Ogimachi, Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0867, Japan

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