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NEWS RELEASE
July 27, 2021
To members of the press
ONWARD KASHIYAMA Co., Ltd.
SANYO SHOKAI LTD.
SENKO Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
RECOTECH inc.

Two Apparel Companies Join New Resource Recycling Platform
Demonstration Project
ONWARD KASHIYAMA and SANYO SHOKAI Partner with SENKO Groupto Participate in RECOTECH's Waste Plastic Resource Recycling Initiatives
Using Integrated Forward/Reverse Logistics
ONWARD KASHIYAMA Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Tsunenori
Suzuki; "ONWARD KASHIYAMA") and SANYO SHOKAI LTD. (Head office: Shinjuku-ku,Tokyo; Representative Director, President & Chief Operating Officer: Shinji Oe; "SANYOSHOKAI") have partnered with SENKO Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (Head office: Koto-ku, Tokyo;
President and Representative Director: Yasuhisa Fukuda; "SENKO Group"), which provides logistics
operations for both companies, to take part in a resource recycling platform demonstration project
operated by RECOTECH inc. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Mamoru Nozaki;"RECOTECH") that utilizes integrated forward/reverse logistics to efficiently collect and recycle
waste plastics.
[Background & Challenges]
With the growing severity of marine plastic pollution in recent years, the reduction and recycling ofplastic waste has become an urgent issue. A 2016 report by the UK-based Ellen MacArthur
Foundation warned that with currently available estimates, "Without significant action addressing thespeed at which plastics are used today, there may be more plastic than fish in the ocean, by weight, by2050."
In response to these circumstances, various initiatives are now being made on a global scale todevelop a circular economy and achieve a sustainable society. Efforts are also being made throughout
the Japanese apparel industry, with programs aimed at collecting clothes at stores for recycling orreuse. Yet the majority of plastics generated throughout the supply chain are only limited to thermal
recovery, regardless of how clean those plastics are when collected. Efficient collection of theextremely broad range of waste plastics disposed of at logistics sites and stores is essential formaterials recycling, and developing an industry-wide framework to achieve this is consideredextremely important.
[Details of Demonstration Project]
ONWARD KASHIYAMA and SANYO SHOKAI have partnered with the SENKO Group, which
covers the delivery and logistics operations for both companies, to take part in this resource recycling
platform demonstration project that utilizes integrated forward/reverse logistics to efficiently collectand recycle waste plastics. The demonstration project involves sorting plastics disposed of at bothcompany's logistics warehouses, stores and other sites by weight and type, collecting the plastics
using the SENKO Group's delivery vehicles, and recycling them at materials recycling plants.
The demonstration project uses the "Material Pool System (MPS)" resource recycling platform systemand the "GOMiCO" waste material tracking web application provided by RECOTECH for tracking
and managing the amount and types of waste plastics visually to ensure traceability of each process
within the reverse supply chain. The project has received "recycling certification" from the Tokyo
municipal government, making it possible to achieve integrated forward/reverse logistics using nonapproved vehicles.
Image of Demonstration Project

Apparel transport/delivery
Transport ascompressedpackaging

Resource recyclingplatform system ensures
traceability

Delivery cycles,
waste plastic
collection

Return with
waste plastic

Temporary storage andvolume reduction atlogistics center

Re-pelleting andproduct reuse
options[Overview of Project]
Project period:
June 22 to August 31, 2021
Collection sites:
ONWARD KASHIYAMA Shibaura Building No. 3 & No. 4 (Minato-ku,Tokyo)
Sanyo Shokai Employee Sale Venue Science Museum
SANYO SHOKAI Blue Label / Black Label Crestbridge Harajuku HouseSANYO SHOKAI Black Label Crestbridge Shibuya StoreSANYO SHOKAI Paul Stuart Aoyama Store
Accepted Items:
Hanger covers (transparent plastic film) used during deliveries, packaging
plastic such as knits and cut-and-sew
Examples of plastics accepted for collection

[Future Developments]
Initiatives involving many companies spanning numerous industries will be essential in the future toachieve waste recycling efforts that are difficult to implement for individual companies. To accelerate
its efforts to develop a framework for efficiently recycling and reusing resources, RECOTECH is
calling for participation by apparel companies that generate large quantities of clean plastic as well asother brands to join its resource recycling platform, and is asking each site to examine the amount ofwaste plastic generated from a broader perspective.

[Overviews of Companies]■ ONWARD KASHIYAMA Co., Ltd.
Head office:3-10-5 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Established:
September 1947 (Kashiyama Shoji Co., Ltd. [Date that current ONWARD
HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.] was established)
Representative:
Tsunenori Suzuki, President and CEOLine of business: Planning, manufacturing and sales of men’s clothing, women’s clothing,children’s clothing, personal accessories, etc.
URL:
https://www.onward.co.jp/Inquiries about this release:
ONWARD HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. Corporate Planning Div. Public Relations Sec.
TEL: 03-4512-1070
E-mail: nhn-kouhou@onward.co.jp■ SANYO SHOKAI LTD.
Head office:6-14 Yotsuyahonshio-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Established:
May 11, 1943
Representative:
Shinji Oe, Representative Director, President & Chief Operating Officer
Line of business: Manufacturing and sales of men’s clothing, women’s clothing and accessories
Product sales at department stores, specialty stores and directly managed storesaround Japan
URL:
https://www.sanyo-shokai.co.jp/Inquiries about this release:
SANYO SHOKAI LTD. Corporate Communications Dept., Public Relations Line
TEL: 03-6380-5055
E-mail: kouhou@sanyo-shokai.co.jp■ SENKO Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
Head office:Shiomi SIF Bldg., 2-8-10 Shiomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo
Established:
July 1946
Representative:
Yasuhisa Fukuda, President and Representative Director
Line of business: Logistics, trading and commerce, business support, living support
URL:
https://www.senkogrouphd.co.jp/
Inquiries about this release:
SENKO Group Holdings Co., Ltd. Public Relations Office
TEL: 06-6440-5156
E-mail: kouhou@sknet.senko.co.jp■ RECOTECH inc.
Head office:Established:

KS floor, 5F Resona Kudan Building, 1-5-6 Kudanminami, Chiyoda-ku, TokyoMay 2007

Representative:
Line of business:

Mamoru Nozaki, Representative Director
Waste management consulting, commissioning support for environmental
equipment and plants, sales of eco-products
URL:
https://recotech.co.jp/Inquiries about this release:
RECOTECH inc. Public Relations Office
TEL: 050-5433-8035
E-mail: info@recotech.co.jp

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