Tokai Shigen Co., Ltd.

Tokai Shigen Co., Ltd. (東海資源株式会社) is a Japanese recycling company focused on the collection, sorting and sale of waste paper and related recyclable materials. It was established as a company in March 2005 and began operating its head office in July of the same year, later opening the Tokai Recycling Center in Nakatsugawa in February 2007. The company is headquartered in Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, with major operations also in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture. The core of the business is the purchase and sale of papermaking raw materials such as cardboard, newspapers and magazines, alongside community resource collection, office waste-paper collection, industrial waste-paper collection, newspaper-dealer collection services, confidential document processing, industrial waste collection and transport, and PET bottle sorting and compression under contract to Nagoya City. The company handles roughly 700 tons of waste paper per month at its head-office plant and about 800 tons per month at the Tokai Recycling Center, plus about 120 tons of PET bottles per month at the head office. Tokai Shigen operates a network of waste-paper recycling stations, branded as "古紙リサイクるん" (Koshi Risaikurun), across Nakatsugawa, Ena, Mizunami, Toki, Kiso District and the Nagoya area. These stations accept paper and certain other materials and offer a points card that gives one point per kilogram of waste paper, redeemable for shopping vouchers. The company also provides corporate waste-paper and confidential document collection services, and it recruits staff for what it describes as work to protect the global environment and create resources. As of the company profile, Tokai Shigen employed 29 people (27 men and 2 women) plus 14 contracted workers, with annual sales of 380 million yen in fiscal 2023, 390 million yen in fiscal 2024 and 410 million yen in fiscal 2025. Its main bank relationships include Gifu Shinkin Bank and Juroku Bank. Group companies include Chuo Shiyu Unyu Co., Ltd. and Tokai Co., Ltd. The company remains privately held and active in the Tokai region of central Japan.

Tokai Shigen Co., Ltd. was established on March 3, 2005, with capital of 10,000,000 yen. Its head office began operations on July 1, 2005, in Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. The company was founded to engage in the purchase and sale of papermaking raw materials, including cardboard, newspapers and magazines, and to provide collection services for households and businesses. On February 1, 2007, the company opened the Tokai Recycling Center in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, expanding its processing capacity and its presence in the eastern part of the Tokai region. The center handles waste paper and other recyclables and is equipped with a large baling press, sorting equipment, a truck scale and a large system shredder. Over the following years, Tokai Shigen broadened its service range beyond simple waste-paper collection. It added community resource collection, office waste-paper collection, industrial waste-paper collection, newspaper-dealer collection services, confidential document processing, industrial waste collection and transport, and PET bottle sorting and compression under contract to Nagoya City. The company also developed a network of waste-paper recycling stations under the "古紙リサイクるん" brand, with locations in Nakatsugawa, Ena, Mizunami, Toki, Kiso District and the Nagoya area. These stations accept paper and certain other materials and offer a points card that gives one point per kilogram of waste paper, redeemable for shopping vouchers. By the mid-2020s, the company reported monthly waste-paper handling of about 700 tons at its head-office plant and about 800 tons at the Tokai Recycling Center, plus about 120 tons of PET bottles per month at the head office. It employed 29 people plus 14 contracted workers, and reported annual sales of 380 million yen in fiscal 2023, 390 million yen in fiscal 2024 and 410 million yen in fiscal 2025. Its main bank relationships include Gifu Shinkin Bank and Juroku Bank. Group companies include Chuo Shiyu Unyu Co., Ltd. and Tokai Co., Ltd. The company remains privately held and active in the Tokai region of central Japan.

• Company established with capital of 10,000,000 yen

• Head office begins operations in Nishi-ku, Nagoya

• Tokai Recycling Center opens in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture

• Koshi Risaikurun Toki Hida Oiwake store double points campaign

• New school year and new life support: accepting waste paper from the end of the fiscal year

• Koshi Risaikurun Aisai store begins app points

• Koshi Risaikurun Oharu Yatsuya store opens

• Koshi Risaikurun Inazawa Kusakabe store opens

Regional recycling and resource-recovery company serving households and businesses in the Tokai region, combining convenient drop-off stations with corporate collection and confidential document services.

• Waste paper collection and sale

  Purchase and sale of papermaking raw materials such as cardboard, newspapers and magazines.

• Community resource collection

  Collection of recyclable resources from local communities, schools and neighborhood associations.

• Office waste paper collection

  Collection of waste paper from offices and businesses.

• Industrial waste paper collection

  Collection of waste paper from industrial and commercial sources.

• Newspaper dealer waste paper collection service

  Collection service for newspaper dealers.

• Confidential document processing

  Secure processing of confidential documents, with recycling into paper products after processing.

• Industrial waste collection and transport

  Licensed collection and transport of industrial waste.

• PET bottle sorting and compression

  Sorting and compression of PET bottles under contract to Nagoya City.

1. 1東海資源株式会社の古紙リサイクルステーションは24時間いつでもOK！tokaishigen.com
2. 2会社概要tokaishigen.com
3. 3Tokai Shigenwikidata.org