Shirai Group is a waste collecting infrastructure company, operating throughout the Tokyo area. Waste collecting is an important function at the heart of any city. In the United States, they are a highly regarded industry because of its impact to economical development, but in Japan, they have been maintaining the segmentalized structure of industry and it is facing a turning point. Shirai Group thinks garbage should not be regarded as a waste but as a resource and should be used wisely. They are pursuing management and city-based infrastructural technologies that will advance the existing system of waste collection model, providing motivated staff that adopt world standard qualities. They are also promoting an environment for staff to communicate with civilians living in Tokyo. At the same time, they are corroborating with the organization that has high interest in environmental conservation such as Patagonia and other American waste collection companies, and coordinating internships for foreign students. It is by the use of these dynamic and innovative ideas in making changes to the use of energy throughout cities that we decided the Shirai Group worthy of our certificate.