The Struggle of Small to Medium-sized Enterprise to Face the Global Challenges of Decarbonization and a Guide to the Future

Abstract

Our company （Kayama Kogyo Co., Ltd.）, which performs intermediate treatment of industrial waste, is actively engaged in not only the proper treatment of waste, but also in efforts to decarbonize the world in order to realize a cleaner world. This paper presents our approach to decarbonization during the intermediate treatment of waste, which is an important part of the life cycle of various products. In addition, the report describes efforts to promote life cycle thinking to stakeholders and local elementary school students and summarizes issues to be addressed in the future.