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Jeplan

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

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.

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Currently Operating in Three Regions

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July 31, 2025

Mizuho Financial Group: TANAKA PRECIOUS METAL GROUP Announces Business Partnership with JEPLAN to Realize a Decarbonized, Circular Society

Jeplan has partnered with Mizuho Financial Group and Tanaka Precious Metals to advance a decarbonized circular society. This collaboration highlights Jeplan's commitment to sustainability and...

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October 23, 2024

Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN announce the launch of the commercialization by Axens of the Rewind® PET chemical recycling process

Jeplan celebrates a significant milestone as Axens and IFPEN announce the commercialization of the Rewindr PET chemical recycling process. This innovative collaboration positions Jeplan at the...

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October 26, 2023

Axens, IFPEN And JEPLAN Announce The Start-Up Operation Of Rewind® PET Industrial Unit In Japan For The Chemical Recycling Of PET

RUEIL-MALMAISON, France — October 26, 2023 — Axens, IFPEN and JEPLAN entered into a partnership in 2020 to develop and license an innovative recycling process, called Rewind® PET, that can be used...

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June 13, 2023

UAE's Rebound, JEPLAN explore set-up of recycle PET market

Through a joint study, Jeplan and Rebound will seek the participation of partner companies in the UAE to establish a supply chain for recycled PET in the UAE

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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)

ペットリファインテクノロジーは2021年にペットボトルのリサイクル工場を再稼働しました。 We restarted our operation of plant, making Bottles from Bottles, on May 27, 2021.

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October 11, 2018

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

A Tokyo-based startup specializing in the business of recycling clothes is slated to proceed to the final stage of an annual global startup competition.

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