Regeneration!

Four ideas about creating unexpected value from things that have seemingly outlived their purpose. A recycling company's stoic quest to make useful resources from waste. Waste from oranges squeezed for juice is turned into food for fish farming. People and a local railway company band together to revitalize their depopulated town into an attractive tourist destination. And the story of a German architect who has brought new residents to depopulated areas by renovating vacant old houses into beautiful buildings.

It is generally believed that 85% of air conditioners can be recycled, but this company's process raises it to almost 100%
Squeezed citrus waste is reused as part of the bait for cultured sea breams
The sea bream fed with citrus scum is called "citrus tai" and has become a local specialty
The Tenryu Hamanako Railroad (Tenhama Line), loved by local residents and tourists, has regained its vitality
An unstaffed station building of Tenhama Line has been converted into a fresh bakery
Traditional Japanese old houses have been regenerated by a German architect

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