From What's New This Week from Japan for Sustainability (10 - 16 Jan. 2006):

Waste-to-Cement Material Recycling Project Awarded

The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced the winners of the 2005 Awards for Resource-Recycling Technologies and Systems on October 7, 2005. With the aims to promote resource recycling by inviting and encouraging excellent businesses and initiatives that reduce waste generation, reuse used products, and use recycled resources effectively, the program has been conducted jointly by the ministry and the Clean Japan Center since 1975.