Kobe City Starts Japan's Largest Horizontal Plastic Recycling

 Kobe City and 16 retail / daily necessities manufacturers / recyclers have collaborated to realize a recycling-oriented society, set up collection boxes at 75 stores in the city, and separately collect refill packs of used daily necessities such as detergents and shampoos. The project "Kobe Plastic Next", which aims for horizontal recycling to return to the refill pack, started on October 1st.

Aiming to collect 5 tons / year (future target 10 tons / year) in the first year, we will disseminate information such as public relations / enlightenment to citizens and collection results.

The challenge is "horizontal recycling" (film to film), in which refill packs (film containers) for daily necessities are collected and recycled and then returned to the refill packs. , We will promote efforts to make it an activity that spreads from Kobe to the whole country.

From daily necessities manufacturers, 10 companies including Kao, Lion, Kose, P & G Japan, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, and Milk Soap Kyoshinsha are participating.

A joint press conference was held on September 29, and Kao Executive Officer (ESG Management Division) Dave Manz said, "As a manufacturer that provides products rooted in everyday life, consumers play a leading role in the environment. We hope to support ourselves so that we can make socially friendly choices and actions. This project embodies that. How to better interact with plastics that support a comfortable and prosperous life. Through this initiative, we would like to collaborate in developing new technologies and realize horizontal recycling of film containers. "


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