An employee of Re-Tem, a factory specializing in recycling metal and other types of industrial waste from the greater Tokyo metropolitan area, operates a crane as they sort waste in Ota on September 10, 2026. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Shredded metal waste is seen on a conveyor belt at Re-Tem, a factory specializing in recycling metal and other types of industrial waste from the greater Tokyo metropolitan area, in Ota on September 10, 2026. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Employees of Re-Tem, a factory specializing in recycling metal and other types of industrial waste from the greater Tokyo metropolitan area, take apart robot vacuums in Ota on September 10, 2026. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

An employee of Re-Tem, a factory specializing in recycling metal and other types of industrial waste from the greater Tokyo metropolitan area, sorts through waste in Ota on September 10, 2026. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

An employee of Re-Tem, a factory specializing in recycling metal and other types of industrial waste from the greater Tokyo metropolitan area, operates a crane as they sort waste in Ota on September 10, 2026, as planes are seen at Haneda International airport. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Employees of Re-Tem, a factory specializing in recycling metal and other types of industrial waste from the greater Tokyo metropolitan area, look for hazardous materials as they sort waste in Ota on September 10, 2026. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Employees of Re-Tem, a factory specializing in recycling metal and other types of industrial waste from the greater Tokyo metropolitan area, take batteries out of robot vacuums in Ota on September 10, 2026. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

An employee of Re-Tem, a factory specializing in recycling metal and other types of industrial waste from the greater Tokyo metropolitan area, walks towards waste to sort in Ota on September 10, 2026. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)