What Takatoshi does

Takatoshi Co., Ltd. (高俊興業株式会社) is a privately held Japanese industrial waste management company founded in 1978 and headquartered in Nakano-ku, Tokyo. The company operates an integrated waste lifecycle business — collection and transportation of industrial waste via a fleet of 180+ GPS-tracked vehicles, intermediate processing and disposal at two eco-plants (Tokyo Rinkai Eco-Plant, commissioned 2004; Ichikawa Eco-Plant, commissioned 1998) plus a satellite transfer center opened February 2026, and sale of recycled outputs including recycled crushed stone, reclaimed sand, ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Customers are primarily construction companies and developers, with secondary service to manufacturing firms and government entities across the Kanto, Tohoku, and parts of West Japan regions. Revenue is generated through per-trip collection fees (¥21,000–¥40,000 depending on vehicle size), per-cubic-meter processing fees (¥1,000–¥12,000 depending on waste type), sale of recycled materials, and dispatch of waste classification supervisors to client construction sites.

The company's core technology differentiator is its proprietary high-precision sorting and reutilization system (高精度選別再資源化システム), which combines mechanical sorting (vibration wind separators, trommel screens, gravity separators, magnetic and eddy-current separation) with advanced optical sorting (CCD color cameras registered as Patent No. 5836046, near-infrared material sorting). The system processes construction mixed waste — historically a low-recycling-rate waste stream — into reusable aggregates, metals, and other materials at a 90%+ recycling rate (target 96%+), materially exceeding Japan's national average of approximately 63% for construction mixed waste. Takatoshi also holds licenses for special management waste including asbestos, mercury-containing products (notably fluorescent lamps, where it is the only Tokyo Super Eco-Town facility with this capability), and lithium-ion batteries. The firm invests in R&D through its Takatoshi Central Technical Research Institute and maintains a joint pending patent with Toyota Motor Corporation and Psyclers Inc. for worker capability analysis technology in waste sorting operations.

Takatoshi is family-managed under the Takahashi family, with Takahashi Jun as President and CEO since 2015. The company carries no external venture capital or private equity exposure, has 428 employees as of June 2026, and reports a revenue run-rate approaching ¥10 billion (~$65–70M USD). It maintains ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 39001 certifications, is Eco-First certified by the Ministry of the Environment (April 2024), is a registered LiB Partner (September 2025), and joined the RE100 renewable energy initiative (December 2024). Its principal operational risk in evidence is the May 2025 lithium-ion battery fire at the Tokyo Rinkai Eco-Plant, which has suspended processing at that facility.

Name

Takatoshi

Legal name

高俊興業株式会社

Website

https://takatoshi.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Takatoshi is a Tokyo-based, privately held industrial waste management company operating collection, intermediate processing, and recycling for construction and manufacturing clients across Japan, differentiated by a proprietary high-precision sorting system that achieves 90%+ recycling rates on construction mixed waste.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Waste Management

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

Landfill Operations & Disposal Services (IMAIAFAL)

Keywords

• Industrial waste collection
• Waste transportation services
• Construction waste recycling
• Intermediate waste processing
• Resource recovery services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nakano

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations

Revenue model

1. 産業廃棄物収集運搬サービス: Collection and transportation of industrial waste using a fleet of 180+ vehicles across Kanto and parts of Tohoku/West Japan. Revenue is charged per trip based on vehicle type and distance, with pricing ranging from ¥21,000 to ¥40,000 per trip depending on truck size.
2. 産業廃棄物中間処理・処分サービス: Intermediate processing and disposal at Tokyo Rinkai Eco-Plant and Ichikawa Eco-Plant. Fees are charged per cubic meter based on waste type, ranging from ¥1,000/㎥ (cardboard, metal scrap) to ¥12,000/㎥ (mixed waste). Special handling for asbestos-containing waste, mercury-containing products, and lithium-ion batteries incurs additional charges.
3. 分別指導員派遣サービス: Dispatch of waste sorting supervisors to client construction sites to assist with waste separation, site organization, staff training, and reporting. Helps clients meet regulatory requirements and improve recycling rates.
4. 再生資源販売: Sale of recycled materials produced from waste processing, including recycled crushed stone, reclaimed sand, ferrous metals, aluminum, and non-ferrous metals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Takatoshi provides industrial waste collection, transportation, intermediate processing, and recycling services across the Kanto region and parts of Tohoku/West Japan. The company operates a fleet of 180+ GPS-tracked vehicles and runs two proprietary processing plants — Tokyo Rinkai Eco-Plant (~700 truckloads/day capacity) and Ichikawa Eco-Plant — using a patented high-precision multi-stage sorting system that achieves 90%+ recycling rates on construction mixed waste, well above Japan's national average of approximately 63%.

Product overview

Takatoshi operates as an integrated industrial waste management company offering a full-cycle portfolio of services: collection and transportation (using a fleet of 180+ vehicles with GPS tracking), intermediate processing (using its proprietary high-precision sorting resource recovery system at two eco-plants and one satellite center), and recycling. The core offering is the proprietary 産業廃棄物処理一元管理システム (integrated waste management system) which unifies manifests, dispatch, and invoicing. The two main facilities — Tokyo Rinkai Eco-Plant (9 waste types including mercury products, 2004) and Ichikawa Eco-Plant (8 waste types, 1998) — are supported by the newly opened Tokyo Rinkai Satellite Center (2026) for transfer/storage and the Takatoshi Central Technical Research Institute for R&D. Additional services include waste battery processing, classification instructor dispatch, and factory tours.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 東京臨海エコ・ファクト: 東京スーパーエコタウン事業として東京都大田区城南島で操業する中間処理施設。2004年12月操業。
• 市川エコ・ファクト
• 東京臨海サテライトセンター
• 高俊中央技術研究所

Products and services

• Industrial Waste Collection and Transportation (産業廃棄物 収集運搬) Collection and transportation of industrial waste using a fleet of over 180 vehicles (2t/4t/10t dump trucks, container trucks, flatbeds, and crane trucks/ユニック) across the Kanto region and parts of Tohoku/West Japan. All vehicles equipped with GPS, dashcams, and digital tachographs; 24-hour dispatch available. Priced per trip from ¥21,000 (2t dump) to ¥40,000 (10t dump).
• High-Precision Intermediate Waste Processing (高精度選別 中間処理) Intermediate processing service using Takatoshi's proprietary multi-stage sorting system (vibration wind separator, trommel screen, jumping screen, gravity separator, aluminum sorter, color sorter, non-ferrous metal sorter, near-infrared material sorter) to achieve 90%+ recycling rates on construction mixed waste. Priced per cubic meter from ¥1,000 (cardboard, metal scrap) to ¥12,000 (mixed waste).
• Industrial Waste Recycling and Recycled Material Sales (産業廃棄物リサイクル) Resource recovery and sale of recycled materials produced from construction waste processing — including recycled crushed stone, reclaimed sand, ferrous scrap, aluminum, and non-ferrous metals. Targets 96%+ recycling rate.
• Waste Battery Processing (廃電池類の処理) Specialized processing of waste batteries (including lithium-ion batteries and other waste batteries) through partnered certified contractors to prevent fires and ensure safe disposal.
• Classification Instructor Dispatch Service (分別指導員派遣) Professional dispatch of waste classification instructors to client construction sites for planning separation methods, maintaining collection areas, conducting education sessions for site workers, and generating separation status reports. Helps clients meet regulatory requirements and improve recycling rates.
• Tokyo Rinkai Eco-Plant (東京臨海エコ・プラント) Second processing facility, commissioned December 2004, located in the Tokyo Super Eco-Town (Ota Ward, Tokyo). Handles 9 types of industrial waste including mercury-containing products (fluorescent lamps); processing capacity of approximately 700 truckloads per day (4t dump equivalent). The only facility in the Tokyo Super Eco-Town network capable of handling mercury-containing products in the Tokyo area.
• Ichikawa Eco-Plant (市川エコ・プラント) First processing facility, commissioned October 1998, located in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture. Processes 8 categories of industrial waste including construction mixed waste using multi-stage crushing and precision sorting equipment for resource recovery and landfill reduction.
• Tokyo Rinkai Satellite Center (東京臨海サテライトセンター) Transfer and storage facility for construction waste, operational since February 2026, located in Ota Ward, Tokyo. Enclosed work building (1,396.50 m²) and management building (89.60 m²) on 2,703.48 m² land with 648 m³ storage capacity. Handles 7 waste categories for construction sites with high-speed shutters and dust collection system to prevent dust dispersal.
• Takatoshi Central Technical Research Institute (高俊中央技術研究所) R&D center for resource recovery, quality improvement, and plant efficiency, renamed from Technology Development Research Laboratory in August 2016. Focuses on precision sorting technologies (color sorting, NIR material sorting, fine dust sorting), artificial turf recycling, and worker capability analysis technology. Located in Ota Ward, Tokyo.
• Factory Tour Program (工場見学プログラム) Guided tours of Tokyo Rinkai Eco-Plant and Ichikawa Eco-Plant covering facility overview, dumping yard, central control room, manual sorting conveyor, and mechanical equipment. Available by appointment for prospective clients, government officials, industry peers, and students.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90%+ recycling rate on construction mixed waste (vs. ~63% national average)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature15 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministry of Environment, Japan (環境省) — LiB PartnercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 September 2025Registered as LiB Partner with Japan's Ministry of Environment (registered September 2025). Committed to promoting fire prevention awareness and proper disposal methods for lithium-ion batteries and other waste batteries. Participated in the Ministry's fire prevention awareness campaign (November 2025).
• Tokyo University of Technology (東京工科大学)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2025Takatoshi participates in Tokyo University of Technology's cooperative education program (コーオプ教育プログラム). Two applied chemistry students were accepted for on-site training at Tokyo Rinkai Eco-Plant from April 14 to June 3, 2025. The program aims to cultivate engineers with practical skills and occupational values.
• Chiba Prefecture (千葉県)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 March 2025Takatoshi renewed its registration as a 'Chiba SDG Partner' (ちばSDGsパートナー) in March 2025. The program, established by Chiba Prefecture in 2022, encourages companies to set concrete environmental and social goals and pursue sustainable development initiatives.
• Renewable Energy 100 Declaration RE Action Association (再エネ100宣言 RE Action 協議会)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2024Takatoshi joined the RE100 Declaration RE Action initiative, committing to transition to 100% renewable electricity by 2050. The company already uses renewable energy for all its facilities since April 2022.
• Toyota Motor Corporation (トヨタ自動車株式会社)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Joint patent application filed by Takatoshi, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Psyclers Inc. for worker capability analysis technology in waste sorting operations (November 2022). The three-company collaboration develops analysis processing apparatus and methods for evaluating and analyzing the capabilities of workers performing waste sorting tasks.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Daiseki Co., Ltd. Japan's largest industrial waste management company, providing collection, transportation, intermediate processing, and recycling services across multiple waste streams. Directly comparable to Takatoshi in core services, end-market (construction/manufacturing), and Japanese operating footprint, but at a much larger scale.
• Daiei Environment Co., Ltd. Japanese waste management company focused on industrial and municipal waste collection, treatment, and recycling. Similar vertically integrated service model with multiple processing facilities, comparable customer base, and comparable scale to Takatoshi's eco-plant operations.
• Envi-Pro Holdings, Inc. Japanese environmental services group operating across industrial waste collection, recycling, and resource recovery. Comparable in business mix, geographic concentration in Japan, and end-market exposure to construction/manufacturing waste generators.
• Nihon Clean Corporation: Japanese waste collection and processing company with a strong focus on construction and industrial waste. Operates processing plants and recycling facilities comparable to Takatoshi's eco-plants; closely matched in customer profile and service offering.

Broad incumbents

• JFE Environmental Solutions Corporation: Subsidiary of JFE Steel Group providing industrial waste treatment, recycling, and soil remediation. Operates at a larger scale and as part of a broader steelmaking portfolio, offering overlapping industrial waste management capabilities with Takatoshi but with deeper resources and a wider geographic reach.
• DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. Diversified Japanese materials and environmental services company with an Environmental Management segment covering industrial waste treatment and recycling. Operates Eco-Plants comparable to Takatoshi's facilities but as part of a much broader corporate portfolio (mining, smelting, electronics).
• Asahi Kasei Corporation: Major Japanese diversified industrial conglomerate with environmental solutions (membrane, water, waste) operations that overlap with Takatoshi's waste processing capabilities. Far larger and broader, but a relevant incumbent in the environmental services space in Japan.
• Stericycle, Inc. U.S.-based waste management company specializing in regulated waste streams including hazardous and special waste. Comparable in handling regulated/special management waste streams (mercury products, batteries) but operates a much larger and more diversified international footprint.
• Clean Harbors, Inc. North American environmental and industrial services company offering hazardous waste management, recycling, and disposal. Comparable to Takatoshi in handling difficult waste streams (asbestos, mercury, batteries) and industrial customers, though at significantly larger scale and geographic breadth.
• REMONDIS SE & Co. KG: One of the world's largest privately held recycling, service, and water companies with operations in industrial and construction waste. Comparable vertically integrated service portfolio (collection → processing → recycling) and family-controlled governance structure, but at a much larger global scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

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Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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