[RECOTECH] Resource Circulation Data Platform "pool" Fully Introduced in 1,200 Facilities Under Yokohama City's Jurisdiction. Advancing Towards a Circular City: "Transforming a Major Consumption Area into a Major Supply Area."
RECOTECH Inc.'s resource circulation data platform "pool" will be fully introduced on April 1, 2026, in approximately 1,200 facilities under Yokohama City's jurisdiction, including ward offices, schools, and community centers. This initiative marks a significant step towards Yokohama City's goal of transforming into a "circular city" by managing resources at an "area unit" level, moving from a "major consumption area to a major supply area."
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RECOTECH Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Mamoru Nozaki) announced that its resource circulation data platform "pool" will be fully introduced on April 1, 2026, in approximately 1,200 facilities under Yokohama City's jurisdiction, including ward offices, schools, and community centers.
This initiative is not merely the digitalization of waste management operations; it is the first step towards managing resources at an "area unit" level within the city and transforming Yokohama City, one of Japan's largest municipalities, from a "major consumption area into a major supply area."
For Yokohama City's press release, click here.
■ Background of Introduction: Limits of Analog Management and the Need for Area-Based Resource Management
Previously, waste information generated daily in Yokohama City's related facilities was managed in a dispersed manner using paper or Excel, imposing a heavy burden on both the administration and collection operators for confirming collection records and reconciling billing, amounting to approximately 400,000 data processes annually. Furthermore, due to fragmented information, the actual discharge status per facility and per material could not be accurately grasped, leading to a structural problem where optimization of resource recovery for a circular society was not progressing.
RECOTECH is convinced that resolving "information discontinuity" in the supply chain is key to implementing a circular economy. To address this challenge, "pool" was adopted as the standard system for Yokohama City's route collection business, serving as a massive infrastructure that centrally manages resource data not just for single facilities but for the entire city as an "area unit," visualizing reverse logistics.
■ DX with "pool": Achieving "Three-Way Goodness" for Administration, Facilities, and Collection/Transportation
"pool" enables data conversion with minimal effort in on-site operations, requiring only "measurement and registration." In a pilot introduction conducted in approximately 200 facilities from December 2025, the workload for facility staff related to data registration and confirmation was reduced by approximately 70% compared to conventional methods.
This initiative is not merely the digitalization of waste management operations; it is the first step towards managing resources at an "area unit" level within the city and transforming Yokohama City, one of Japan's largest municipalities, from a "major consumption area into a major supply area."
For Yokohama City's press release, click here.
■ Background of Introduction: Limits of Analog Management and the Need for Area-Based Resource Management
Previously, waste information generated daily in Yokohama City's related facilities was managed in a dispersed manner using paper or Excel, imposing a heavy burden on both the administration and collection operators for confirming collection records and reconciling billing, amounting to approximately 400,000 data processes annually. Furthermore, due to fragmented information, the actual discharge status per facility and per material could not be accurately grasped, leading to a structural problem where optimization of resource recovery for a circular society was not progressing.
RECOTECH is convinced that resolving "information discontinuity" in the supply chain is key to implementing a circular economy. To address this challenge, "pool" was adopted as the standard system for Yokohama City's route collection business, serving as a massive infrastructure that centrally manages resource data not just for single facilities but for the entire city as an "area unit," visualizing reverse logistics.
■ DX with "pool": Achieving "Three-Way Goodness" for Administration, Facilities, and Collection/Transportation
"pool" enables data conversion with minimal effort in on-site operations, requiring only "measurement and registration." In a pilot introduction conducted in approximately 200 facilities from December 2025, the workload for facility staff related to data registration and confirmation was reduced by approximately 70% compared to conventional methods.