J-CIRCULARS

Name

J-CIRCULARS

Legal name

株式会社J-CIRCULARS

Website

https://j-circulars.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Packaging Waste Services (Pallets, Cardboard, Film, IBCs/Drums—Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Circular Economy & Waste/Materials Reporting (Zero waste, packaging) (EUAHAJAL), Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA) (EUAIANAH), C&D Transfer Stations & Consolidation (BPALAJAB)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Circular economy consulting
• Industrial recycling
• Solid fuel manufacturing
• Waste digitalization platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Kasugai

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection & Transportation: Collection and transportation of industrial and general waste through group companies (大和人民共和, 中部クリーンシステム, 名晃, 木村産業). Services cover 2 prefectures and 16 cities with 178 trucks.
2. Intermediate Processing & Recycling: Processing of waste plastics into RPF (Refuse Paper & Plastic Fuel) and CPF (Compressed Fuel), food waste recycling into feed/fertilizer/biogas, and mixed waste separation.
3. Resource Circulation Consulting: Consulting services including waste assessment, recycling process design, construction and operation, and joint promotion. Also offers cost reduction proposals through logistics optimization.
4. Waste Management Services: Waste visualization reporting, electronic manifest implementation and operation, and on-site waste management services at factories and facilities.
5. RPF/CPF Solid Fuel Sales: Production and sale of RPF (solid fuel from waste plastics) and CPF to paper manufacturers and cement companies. RPF achieves approximately 33% CO2 reduction compared to coal.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

J-CIRCULARS is a holding company that, through its four operating subsidiaries, delivers vertically integrated waste management services: industrial and general waste collection and transportation across 2 prefectures and 16 cities; intermediate processing including RPF/CPF solid fuel manufacturing from waste plastics and food waste recycling into feed, fertilizer, and biogas; resource circulation consulting for circular economy adoption; and waste visualization DX services via the Circular Platform and Circular Report cloud tools. The group's processing capacity reaches 36,000 t/year of waste plastic and 7,500 t/year of food waste with an approximately 87% combined recycling rate.

Product overview

J-CIRCULARS operates as a unified circular economy platform rather than a modular architecture. The core product is the サーキュラープラットフォーム (Circular Platform), which serves as the digital foundation integrating document management and electronic manifest capabilities. The サーキュラーレポート (Circular Report) is a waste visualization tool that extends the platform with data aggregation and reporting. These digital products are complemented by three service divisions: 資源循環コンサルティング (Circular Economy Consulting), 廃棄物マネジメント (Waste Management), and 再資源化ソリューション (Recycling Solutions), which together provide end-to-end services from waste collection and transportation through intermediate processing to final recycling and resource recovery. The platform leverages cloud infrastructure to centralize contracts, permits, invoices, and manifests, while the reporting tool quantifies waste volumes, recycling rates, and CO2 emissions. Services include the トピックECO回収 (Total ECO Recovery) solution for mixed waste collection, energ loops converting waste to solid fuel (RPF), and food loop systems converting food waste to feed and fertilizer.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• サーキュラープラットフォーム: Waste industry DX platform providing one-stop digital services for waste management, manifest management, contract/permit/license management, and reporting.
• サーキュラーレポート
• トータルECO回収

Products and services

• Circular Platform (サーキュラープラットフォーム) A one-stop cloud DX platform for the waste management industry that centralizes contracts, permits, invoices, and manifests in the cloud with electronic manifest management and CSV data export, enabling real-time verification, ISO audit compliance, and operational efficiency for waste-generating companies and waste service providers.
• Circular Report (サーキュラーレポート) A waste visualization and reporting tool for waste-generating companies that quantifies and visualizes waste emission volumes, recycling rates, CO2 emissions, and disposal destinations by month, supporting compliance and waste reduction initiatives.
• Recycling Solutions (再資源化ソリューション) Resource recycling solutions including collection, transportation, intermediate processing, and final disposal covering empty containers, food products, waste plastics processed into RPF/CPF solid fuel, and food residue converted to feed, fertilizer, or biogas.
• Waste Management (廃棄物マネジメント) Waste management services including waste visualization reporting, electronic manifest implementation and operation support, and on-site waste management outsourcing at client facilities to optimize operations and improve recycling rates.
• Circular Economy Consulting (資源循環コンサルティング) Consulting services covering circular economy proposals, waste reduction, decarbonization/CO2 reduction, and cost optimization for supply chain-wide resource circulation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Waste disposal cost reduction of 20-35% (case study results)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• 大和人民共和株式会社 (Consortium member)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026J-CIRCULARS is a member of a 12-company consortium selected by Japan's Ministry of Environment for the FY2025 supplementary budget Feasibility Study on establishing a stable supply system for recycled plastics for automobiles. J-CIRCULARS is responsible for waste plastic collection, sorting, and recycling to build a stable supply infrastructure for recycled materials in the Chubu region.
• 木村産業株式会社coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2025Capital partnership to expand the group's geographic coverage from Tokai region to Hokuriku region. Kimura Sangyo specializes in construction mixed waste collection, intermediate processing, and RPF manufacturing in Toyama City, 富山県.
• アスエネ株式会社coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 March 2025Business partnership to strengthen corporate environmental response through mutual complementarity between 'waste management' and 'carbon emission visualization.' Asuene provides CO2 emission visualization and reduction cloud services and SX consulting, while J-CIRCULARS provides waste data analysis through Circular Report.
• 全日本空輸株式会社 (ANA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 July 2024Collaboration on 'Plastic Film Resource Circulation Scheme' where ANA's stretch film waste is collected by 大和人民共和 and recycled into trash bags for use at Centrair airport.
• 中部国際空港株式会社 (セントレア)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 July 2024Collaboration on 'Plastic Film Resource Circulation Scheme' where stretch film waste from ANA is recycled into trash bags for use at Centrair airport, developed with Aichi Prefecture.
• 株式会社名晃coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 March 2024Capital partnership with a company specializing in mixed waste (mainly waste plastics) collection, transportation, and intermediate processing in Gifu Prefecture. Partnership aims to create a leading resource circulation platform in the Tokai region through mutual collaboration on processing methods and geographic expansion.
• 東京建物株式会社minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 September 2023Pilot demonstration experiment for plastic bag resource circulation. Joint initiative with Kirin Beverages to verify circulation operations and product specifications for recycling boxes, with plans for expanded use.
• キリンビバレッジ株式会社minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 September 2023Pilot demonstration experiment for plastic bag resource circulation. Joint initiative with Tokyo Tatemono to verify circulation operations and product specifications for recycling boxes, with plans for expanded use.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Dowa Holdings: Japanese diversified waste management and recycling group operating across industrial waste treatment, recycling, and environmental services. Directly comparable as a vertically integrated Japanese waste/recycling platform with multiple processing subsidiaries.
• Recycle One: Japanese recycling company specializing in waste plastics, RPF manufacturing, and resource recovery. Comparable as a competing RPF producer and waste-plastics processor in the same Japanese market.
• Daiei Kankyo: Japanese industrial and special waste management company providing collection, intermediate processing and recycling services. Comparable as a regional-to-national Japanese waste/recycling operator with overlapping customer segments.
• Daiseki: Japanese industrial waste management and recycling company focused on collection, intermediate processing, and recycled-fuel production. Closely comparable operating model and customer base to J-CIRCULARS' industrial-waste subsidiaries.

Others

• Asuene: Japanese CO2-emission visualization and SX consulting SaaS provider partnered with J-CIRCULARS (Circular Report integration). Comparable as an adjacent ESG-data platform that complements waste-data streams rather than competing directly.
• Sumitomo Osaka Cement: Cement manufacturer and one of J-CIRCULARS' named RPF/CPF buyers. Comparable as a downstream offtaker and adjacent circular-economy operator in waste-derived alternative fuels.

Broad incumbents

• Hitachi Zosen: Large Japanese engineering and environmental systems company with significant waste-to-energy, recycling, and industrial-waste plant businesses. Overlaps with J-CIRCULARS in intermediate processing and recycling infrastructure, but at much larger scale.
• Veolia Japan: Japanese arm of global waste management group Veolia, offering industrial waste services, recycling, and circular-economy solutions. Competes for the same Japanese enterprise waste-management accounts as J-CIRCULARS.
• JFE Engineering: Engineering arm of JFE Group with substantial waste-to-energy, recycling plant and environmental solutions businesses. Overlaps with J-CIRCULARS on the equipment and large-project side of waste/recycling infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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