Toyo Seikan Group Holdings joined Decarbonization Challenge 2026 Summer, organized by Earth hacks, to co-create new resource circulation systems with students. The 5-day program involved exchanging views and sharing examples, and the company won the Grand Prix, with the proposal to be considered for future social implementation.
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings participated in Decarbonization Challenge 2026 Summer, a business competition organized by Earth hacks Co., Ltd. The competition provides a forum for companies, local governments and government ministries and agencies to create new business ideas with current university students from Generation Z that contribute to realizing a decarbonized society. The Toyo Seikan Group shared challenges and initiatives through the 5-day program.
The company presented students with the challenge, “Design the coolest ‘resource recovery’ system in the world,” seeking proposals for a new system that offers an enhanced user experience while addressing current challenges in resource recovery.
During the program, the company shared the current state of resource recovery and the importance of circulation from the perspective of containers, taking into account the properties of materials such as metal, plastic, paper and glass. The students presented many innovative ideas, including proposals for new collection hubs designed around consumers’ daily movements and initiatives combining resource recovery with products. The student team that addressed the company’s theme won the Grand Prix.
The person in charge described the 5-day co-creation process as a valuable opportunity and indicated an intention to link the Grand Prix-winning proposal to consideration of its future implementation. In line with the purpose of the competition, consideration is expected to continue toward the social implementation of resource recovery.