2015
Paper Carton
Recycle Loop

Paper Carton Recycling
Annual Report

Dairy product manufacturers andpaper container manufacturers collaborate topreserve the environment related topaper containers such as milk cartons.

Committee for Milk Container
Environmental Issues

A message to members of the paper carton collection associations
Please contact schools, local authorities, public facilities, retail stores,banks and post oﬃces to gain their cooperation with regard to installinga collection box. At the same time, set up a system to enable collection
on a regular basis.When you do not know from where to collect, contact
the section in charge of the local government/public administration.

Recycling rather thanContact the following for more information:

trashing makes you<Secretariat of Japan Milk Carton Recycling Association>
Phone: 03-3360-1098, Fax: 03-3360-7090
4-6-7-201 Higashi Nakano, Nakano Ku, Tokyo 164-0003

feel better.

Committee for Milk Container Environmental Issues

This book has been produced using eco-friendly plant oil ink.

Published: January 2015

Chairperson’s message

Action Plan to Improve the Paper Carton Collection Rate

Almost four years on from the Great East Japan Earthquake, Japan still

By setting the goal of "Achieving a collection rate ofmore than 50% in fiscal 2015", the Committee for Milk
Container Environmental Issues (hereinafter referred
to as COMCEI) aims to enhance the paper carton
collection rate and recycling rate.
Specific initiatives are as follows.

faces a plethora of challenges: the reconstruction of the affected areas,
the cleanup and decommissioning of the Fukushima Nuclear Power
Plant, and the securing of energy sources. Meanwhile, the boost toexporting industries provided by the depreciation of the yen has
combined with the government’s postponement of its planned increase《Target》

in the consumption tax rate to raise hopes for an economic recovery inPaper carton
collection rate

Japan.

50% or morein fiscal 2015

Since last year, the revised Act on the Promotion of Sorted Collection
and Recycling of Containers and Packaging, enacted in 2008, has been
under review with an eye to further revision. In August, a call was put
out for public comment on the existing system, which suggests that thereview is approaching its final stages. Regardless of the outcome, we
remain resolute in our devotion to promoting the recycling of paper

Hirotada Nakamura

cartons and expanding our recycling initiatives with the aim of“encouraging each and every member of society to think and act for the
benefit of the environment”.

Chairperson
Committee for Milk Container Environmental Issues

Recycling of paper cartons, measured using a performance indicatorhold guest classes at elementary schools so as to enable children to

known as the collection rate, has plateaued over the last few years,

learn within their regular educational environment that “paper is an

despite having risen steadily since data collection began. Indeed, theextremely valuable resource”.

first ever year-on-year decrease in the collection rate came in fiscal 2011

The Local Organization Board established a framework that enabledin the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake, but this reverted

committee members to use a range of exhibits, quizzes, and panels at

to an upward trend in fiscal 2012, which continued in fiscal 2013.

the environmentally-themed events they hold nationwide to educate
visitors about paper carton recycling.

We responded to the slower growth in the collection rate by improving●To value the blessings of nature and help preserve theglobal environment so that the next generation of children
can enjoy peace of mind, we will strengthen our cooperation
with all parties working in the area of paper carton recycling,
and promote voluntary activities to improve the collectionrate.
●We will save resources and reduce environmental impact
by utilizing renewable paper cartons as high quality
resources.We will continue to promote the importance ofresource conservation through paper carton recycling.
[Major Activities]
1. Providing opportunities to enhance paper carton collection
in local regions①Hosting of a regional conference to promote carton
recycling and a workshop on milk carton recycling (the latteris co-sponsored with the Japan Milk Carton Recycling
Association, which is hereinafter referred to as JAMRA)②Hosting of discussion meetings among the parties
involved③Identifying people who can lead paper carton collection
activities (individuals who have potential to lead local
activities)④Participation in environmental events (such as Eco
Products and Eco-Life Fair)⑤Supporting the "Friendly Environment Loop Forum" (heldby JAMRA)

the ways in which our committee system is operated, and by focusing

Paper carton recycling boxes have been installed in a cumulative total

on activities aimed at raising members’ abilities in this area.

of more than 22,000 locations to help boost recycling. New

General Affairs Committee members visited local governments’developments include neighborhood associations seeking to makeenvironmental departments in order to gain their feedback on improving

recycling easier by placing a box on each floor of high-rise residential

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the effectiveness of public relations and collaborate on consumer

complexes instead of having one box for the entire building.

Activity topics

education and awareness-raising efforts. To ascertain the current status

The Paper Carton Recycling Annual Report 2015 summarizes these"Plan 2015"2of paper resource recycling, the committee carried out compositionand other efforts over the last year. Please take the time to read the

Friendly Environment Loop Forumanalysis studies at three locations into paper carton disposal.

report and give us your feedback.

The Publicity Committee continued its work on the fourth edition of “Milk3

18Collection status of welfare organizations

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Regional conference to promote carton recycling

Collection status of municipalities and citizens' groups

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Stakeholders' meeting to promote recycling

Recycling status of schools

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Recycling status of recycled paper manufacturers

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We will continue to work with diverse stakeholders including the Japan

Workshop on milk carton recycling

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input from relevant groups and businesses to help identify current

Milk Carton Recycling Association, a citizen’s group that is dedicated toOn-site lessons on milk carton recycling

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issues and challenges in recycling. The results are due to be publishedpromoting dairy carton recycling in Japan, to achieve our goal of a

Eco-Life Fair/Eco Products 2014

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"Learn and Play" with Milk Cartons Contest

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Composition analysis of paper cartons/Other activities

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The Events Committee was active in a broad range of activities thisyear. Through the committee, we participated in the Eco-Life Fair inpaper carton recycling rate in excess of 50% in fiscal 2015. We hope
you will lend us even greater support as we pursue these various

Activity Report Digest

efforts.

June, exhibited at Eco-Products 2014 in December, held joint paper
carton recycling workshops with local governments, and continued to

January 2015

Activity Report of fiscal 2014
Recycling status of retailers

Carton Recycling – Nationwide Collection of 20 Cases”, and soughtsoon.

2. Promoting domestic paper carton collection①Creation of opportunities for collection②Promotion of collection of 500 milliliter and 200 milliliter
paper cartons (smaller than the standard 1000 milliliter
cartons)③Setting up collection centers by installing paper carton
collection boxes (in cooperation with JAMRA)④Conducting an environmental campaign in which an
advertisement featuring our environmental message isposted on paper carton products (in cooperation with
suppliers)⑤Promoting paper car ton recycling for plant tour
participants
3. Promoting collection of paper cartons used outdoors andat the point of sale
①Study on how to collect paper cartons at workplaces andeducational facilities such as high schools and colleges②Support of collection of paper cartons used at food storesand restaurants (in cooperation with JAMRA)
4. Promoting activities in educational facilities and places oflearning①Hosting of on-site lessons on milk carton recycling atelementary schools (in cooperation with JAMRA)②Promotion of recycling of milk cartons used for school
lunches③Production and distribution of the "Milk Packn's
Expedition" DVD for children (in cooperation with JAMRA)④Support of "Learn and Play" with Milk Cartons Contest
5. Enhancing communication about recycling①Utilization of "Milk Carton Recycling – Nationwide Cases"(in cooperation with JAMRA)② Implementation of a basic survey on the present status
and trends of beverage paper carton recycling③Implementation of a Web survey on citizens' awareness ofrecycling and associated behavior④Enrichment of website contents of COMCEI and "Milk
Packn's Expedition"⑤International cooperation through paper carton recycling
movement

Paper carton collection rate in fiscal 201314

Paper carton material flow in fiscal 201316

Recycling of paper cartons
Dual loops of paper carton recycling

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Outline of COMCEIHistory

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COMCEI publications

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Members list

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1Activity topics"Plan 2015" : Status of our Efforts in the Fourth Year

"Plan 2015"
Action plan for paper car ton
recycling-Report on achievements of the fourth year-

Our four committees have promoted activities based on
the action plan.
1. General Affairs Committee(1)To achieve a collection rate of 50% or more
①Basic survey on paper carton recycling and calculationof the collection rate
In response to the lowering of paper carton collection
rates in the recent years, the Committee framed ahypothesis on this trend to gain an understanding of thevolume that was not calculated in the past surveys, basedon various hypotheses.We have conducted composition
analysis of mixed papers in Matsudo to determine thequantity of paper cartons disposed of as mixed papers.
②Hosting of a regional conference to promote carton
recycling
This year, the conference was held in Chiba andKanagawa. Prior to the conference, the Committee
members visited the local governments in these areas toobtain a general overview of the collection status in theareas. Then, based on the above-mentioned information,
they discussed ways to share information about thecollection method and problems that may affect thecollection rate.
③Installation of improved paper carton collection box
We built a small collection box for offices with limited
space while continuing to distribute collection boxes thatwere improved last year.
(2) We drew up and submitted our public comments on
the revision of Act on the Promotion of Sorted Collection
and Recycling of Containers and Packaging.
2. Publicity Committee(1) Promotional and educational projects①Expansion of website
We have revised the overall layout of the website's design
after reviewing it with the management company andutilizing an analytical tool.
②Uchiwa (paper fans) in three coloring picture designs
were created as the educational tools.

Organizational
Chart ofCOMCEI

GeneralAssembly

Administrative
Board

Planning andSteering
Committee

Friendly Environment Loop Forum③The committee worked to plan and edit the Annual
Report 2015.
(2) Collection promotion projects①The committee planned the publishing of the fourth
edition of “Milk Carton Recycling – Nationwide Collectionof 20 Cases” with the cooperation of JAMRA. In addition,
expert committee panels and JAMRA gathered information
about new cases, and updated the cases that wereintroduced in the third volume.
②The committee reviewed plans and designs of theeducational POP of recycling for mass merchandise
stores with the General Affairs Committee.
3. Event Committee(1) Environmental education and expansion of activities
through paper carton recycling① The committee hosted a recycling workshop in fivecities and stores, and on-site lessons at eight elementary
schools with the cooperation of JAMRA.
②It also participated in environmental fairs including the
Eco-Life Fair 2014, Adachi Global Environment Fair 2014,and Eco Products 2014.
(2) The committee also planned the "Learn and Play" with
the Milk Cartons Contest.
To cope with the lower number of entries, the committee
asked the educational boards of Tokyo and threeprefectures to cooperate with the event along the lines ofthe successful example carried out in Saitama last year.
4. Local Organization Board(1)Discovery and support of individuals who have potential
to lead local paper carton recycling activities①The board worked to expand the recycling network toenhance the paper carton collection rate by lending
various panels to environmental events and distributing
leaflets at event sites.
②The board revised the guidelines for support of theevents to enable more efficient operation.
③The board worked to enhance and activate cooperation
with local organizations by lending educational tools to
local environmental fairs that local companies andsupporters participated in.

In this forum in which members of local governments,
welfare organizations, and associated companies
participated, activities and case examples of milk
carton recycling at welfare organizations were reported.

[Friendly Environment Loop Forum] October 30
The Friendly Environment Loop Forum and the general
networking assembly, which were hosted by JAMRA andsupported by COMCEI, were held in the Osaka Industry
Creation Hall.The theme this year was "Informationexchange on activities at welfare organizations relevant
to milk carton recycling". A total of 114 people fromwelfare organizations, local governments and associatedcompanies participated in the forum.
In the opening address, Ms. Hirai, Director General of
JAMRA explained the purpose of this forum by referringto the transition from "National Convention of the JapanM i l k Ca r to n Re cyc l i n g A s s o c i a t i o n " to " Fr i e n d ly
Environment Loop Forum", JAMRA's activities, howwelfare organizations have been carrying out paper
carton recycling activities, and the intercommunication
occurring between welfare organizations.As part of acongratulatory speech by a guest of honor, Mr. Nakamura
Chairperson of COMCEI explained the objectives of the"Plan 2015" action plan, which is now in the process of
being established, as well as COMCEI's commitment toincreasing the paper carton collection rate.
In the keynote address, Mr.Hisazawa,Chairman introduced
the activities of the Osaka Vocational Aide Center, as
well as events, bazaars and sales activities conducted bywelfare organizations around the country.

Mr.Okuue, Representative of Mugino Kai, the exchange
center for aficionados of handmade paper, explained thefundamental principles of "Mugino Kai", namely, ① Reducing
volume of waste papers, ② Protecting forestry resources,③Supporting welfare organizations, and ④ Paper-making
classes (environmental education) in connection withconstruction of a network among welfare organizations
based on products recycled from handmade paper. The
representative mentioned the importance of creating a
network and called for cooperation to take action to counterthe difficulty involved in obtaining used paper cartons today,
and to expand sales channels for paper carton-based
recycled products produced at welfare organizations.
The following anecdotal reports were presented.①"On Milk
Carton Collection Activities" by Everyone's Labor andCulture Center (NPO),②"Paper Carton Collection Operation
i n C o ffe e C h a i n s " b y A n j a e n o f a s o c i a l w e l fa r e
corporation,③"Voluntary Making of Products Such as
Handmade Paper and Relationship with the Community" by
Ikoma Kai Kazaguruma, and④"Joint Activities with Silver for
Production of Handmade Paper from Milk Cartons" by
Kouryoucho Eco-Center. Activities such as paper carton
collection and paper making using used paper that helps
enhance our relationship with local communities wereintroduced.
The forum then proceeded to exchange ideas and introduce
products produced at welfare organizations. Furthermore,
there was a rare opportunity for attendees to listen to stories
about the activities and issues at welfare organizations.In
the succeeding get-together, information was shared bymany enthusiastic participants from welfare organizationsand various companies with the forum ending on a highnote.

Activities of each committee are reported at the monthly
committee meeting and the quarterly steering committee
meeting that administrative board members attend inorder to confirm accomplishments and to enable thecommittees to carry out necessary modifications so that
relevant activities continue.

Expert Committee
General Affairs
Committee

Publicity
Committee

Event
Committee

Local Organization
Board

Local Organization
Board members

Speech by the organizer: Ms.Hirai, Director General of JAMRA

Key note address: Mr.Hisazawa, Osaka Social Welfare Council
Chairman of Osaka Vocational Aide Center2

Activity topics●"Plan 2015"

Activity topics●Friendly Environment Loop Forum3

Activity topics

Regional conference to promote carton recycling

COMCEI held local conferences topromote recycling through sharing
information with local communities.

The "Regional conference to promote carton recycling" isheld each year. Its objective is to increase the rate ofpaper carton recycling via gaining an understanding of
the current situation and problems in each local
community.The 2014 conferences were held in t wo
locations: Saitama and Osaka.
The conferences were attended by a variety of members
from the government, local authorities, citizens' groups
and associated business operators. Participants reported
their activities and also raised problems they wereconcerned about. The conference helped deepen mutual
understanding among participants, encouraged them toshare infor mation, and helped them confir m theircommitment to further promote paper carton recycling.

Regional conference for promotion of paper
carton recycling in Tokatsu, Chiba prefecture◆Date held

August 29, 2014

The conference was attended by 39 members from the Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, local
governments, citizens' groups, dairy product manufacturers, paper cartonmanufacturing companies, and paper recyclers.

[Major reports and presentations on relevant issues]●A guest of honor from the Ministry of Economy, Trade andIndustry mentioned the target collection rate and utilization
rate of used papers. He requested that attendees make acontribution to the development of recycling through various
ideas such as promoting stockpiling of toilet rolls. Then, aguest from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
explained that although paper cartons are not currently
included in the target of the mandatory recycling in the
Recycling Law, collection and recycling of paper cartons arevery important and further efforts need to be made in thisarea.
●COMCEI reported its business lineup and the specific activities
of its four committees. Then COMCEI explained the problems infulfilling five items of the road map created for accomplishing
the target collection rate in 2015 as well as specific activities
conducted to date. The five items are ①Providing theopportunities for enhancing paper carton collection in local
regions,②Promoting domestic paper carton collection,③Promoting collection of paper cartons used outdoors and atshops,④Promoting activities in educational facilities and placesof learning, and⑤Enhancing communication about recycling.

Regional conference to promote carton
recycling in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture◆Date held

●COMCEI repor ted results of inter views with local
governments. Results indicate that sorted disposal andcollection were becoming difficult due to the increase in
the number of households containing single and elderly
people. Some local governments provide collection gear tocollection bodies, and some utilize collection traders whenrequested. COMCEI further reported on the current statusof garbage stations, group resource collection, activities topromote collection by retailers, and educational activities
directed at consumers. A question-and-answer session
was held after the presentation.
● JAMRA stressed the importance of sharing recognition of
the current status of paper carton recycling with local
governments. JAMRA then introduced an advanced caseof a high-rise apartment in Osaki, which is a new target ofcoverage for " Milk Car ton Recycling – Nationwide
Collection of 20 Cases ". JAMRA believes that collecting
information on a range of cases can help establish
relationships among local governments.
●A local government introduced the case in which they
infor med citizens about the collection system at"Collaborator Stores of Waste Reduction" by inserting
store names into books on recycling.
●Representatives from used paper recyclers and used paper
wholesalers described the importance of profitability andmaintaining good relationships with competitors. They said
paper cartons were a precious resource even though thetotal volume of paper cartons was very small.
●Participants raised various issues including problems
related to collection methods, measuring the collectedamounts, and the importance of independent collection
and collection of paper cartons used for school lunches,and engaged in a lively exchange of opinions.

Activity topics●Regional conference to promote carton recycling[Major reports and presentations on relevant issues]●The guest speaker from the Ministry of Economy, Tradeand Industry explained that recycling of containers andpackages was based on the cooperation of the local
government, citizens, and business operators. He alsomentioned that used paper cartons were high quality
paper-making material, and that there are increasing
expectations that the collection rate will increase because
it is becoming difficult to secure high quality used papers.
The guest speaker from the Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries explained that he expected to see
positive commitments from local communities andbusinesses in the area of recycling because it is a criticalprocess.
●COMCEI reported on the activities of four committees
engaged in promoting recycling of beverage paper
containers, dissemination of knowledge about theenvironment, and investigative research.It was also
reported that the collection rate in 2012 was 44.2% against
the target value of 50%.
●Representatives of the nine cities and a collection groupreported on paper carton collection approaches,
recovered amounts, and problems related to recovery
efforts. Concerning the cities that did not participate in theforum, a member of the expert committee reported theirapproaches based on interviews carried out with them.
●According to JAMRA, grass roots activities of citizens'organizations are making significant contributions toincreasing group collection volumes within Kanagawa.
Regarding collection at mass merchandise stores, people
are less resistant to put out trash at mass merchandise
stores than at other locations. At any rate, there are many

Locations of Regional Conference●Locations of Regional Conferences in 2014

●Hokkaido●Locations of past conferences●Aomori●IwateYamagata● ●Miyagi
Niigata●●Fukushima

Ishikawa●●GunmaNagano●●Ibaraki
Saitama●
Fukui●●Gifu
Kanagawa ●Tokyo
Shimane●●
Kyoto Shiga ●Aichi●Chiba●●Okayama●●Shizuoka
Hyogo ●
●Mie
Hiroshima●
Osaka●
Fukuoka●Saga●●Ehime●Oita●Tokushima●Kochi●KumamotoA regional conference in Tokatsu, Chiba

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November 11, 2014

The conference was attended by 43 members from the Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, local
governments, citizens' groups, dairy product manufacturers, paper cartonmanufacturing companies, and paper recyclers.

problems related to resource collection, which makes it
essential to work together with the public administration.
●The participant from Fujisawa City reported that the city
had participated in the Checkout Bag Reduction Council,
and is also promoting store collection jointly with massmerchandise stores. In addition, the city launched the
Waste-Reduction Stores Registration System, in which all
136 stores in the city participated. The city also introduced
store collection of paper cartons via the Internet.
●A participant from Genki Net pointed out that we need toconstruct a network to raise awareness among citizens, inparticular senior citizens, and to provide relevant feedback
to them.
●A person from a paper manufacturing company mentioned
current problems relevant to the collection processincluding falling trends in collection volumes, the influenceof falling milk sales, and commingling of cartons with
mixed papers to be exported.
●Participants shared ideas and opinions about problems
related to collecting and recycling paper cartons. The
problems included care required after use, convenience ofcollection centers, commingling of mixed papers whenputting out paper cartons, and recognition of the current
situation involving export of used papers.
●Participants actively presented problems they had andshared ideas and opinions on the subjects at hand such as
approaches to stores, in particular mass merchandise
stores, to promote store collection, recognition of export
volumes of used paper cartons, and construction ofcommunity-oriented collection centers (installation ofcollection centers close to residents in large apartmentcomplexes and housing estates).

A regional conference in Kanagawa●Okinawa

Activity topics●Regional conference to promote carton recycling5

Activity topics

Stakeholders' meeting to promote recycling

An important forum to exchange
views on the current status andtasks of recycling among relevantorganizations.

Workshop on milk carton recycling

An enjoyable workshop where people
learn about the current status ofrecycling and experience it firsthand.

[26th Stakeholders' Meeting to Promote Recycling ofPaper Cartons for Beverages]
The 26th Stakeholders' meeting to promote recycling washeld on February 6 in the Nyugyo Kaikan meeting hall. A
total of 65 people attended from the Office for Recycling
Promotion of the Ministry of the Environment, Office forEnvironmental Program of the Ministry of Agriculture,
Consumer and Recreational Goods Division of the
Ministry of Economy, Recycling Promotion Division of the
Ministry of Economy, local authorities, citizens' groups,
NPO associations, recycled paper manufacturers, usedpaper recyclers, and base paper companies.
In the opening speech, Mr. Yamato, Chairperson of
COMCEI (then) expressed the objective, history and goalsof paper carton recycling activities after thanking theparticipants for attending.The representative from the
Ministry of the Environment remarked that recycling ofcontainers and packages had started with this paper
carton recycling activity, in particular considering its 26year history.The speaker from the Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries noted that the efforts of COMCEIin the area of recycling were a visionary model case for
future measures.
Then the Secretariat of COMCEI reported on the status
of:①the voluntary action plan "Plan 2015",②present
status and trends of recycling paper car tons forbeverages,③Web survey in Kanto and Kansai, and④
organizational operation and tasks of COMCEI. The four
expert committees of COMCEI then reported on theirrespective activities.

Among the reports from associations and companies, Ms.
Hirai, Director General of JAMRA repor ted on the"Statistical data obtained from status survey of welfareorganizations in milk carton recycling". This was followedby report on the activities of Uny Group Holdings Corp.,
Nisseisangyo Corp., and Nihon Tetra Pak K.K.
In the latter half of the discussion on paper carton
recycling, participants from each municipality noted thatthey used materials provided by COMCEI for promotion
purposes as well as to promote recycling-focused
educational activities. They also reported on the current
status and problems in the area of paper carton recycling.
In addition, the representative of paper manufacturing
companies mentioned that they were promoting recycling
through agreeing to run plant tours. He also noted that
incoming volumes of paper cartons were low this year due
to a fall in milk consumption possibly due to the weather.
Participants shared ideas and opinions on these subjects.
A participant from the recycling association requested thatcurrent recycling marks for paper be made easier torecognize via a revision of Act on the Promotion of Sorted
Collection and Recycling of Containers and Packaging
because there too many types of symbols. He also
proposed educating and communicating with consumers
about the ban on commingling restricted items in a morecomprehensive fashion.
Ms. Hirai, Director General of JAMRA said that we should
keep watching events in Osaka because they still utilize
municipal collection despite other cities shifting to groupcollection.

COMCEI holds Workshops on Milk Carton Recycling
ever y year aimed at boosting consumers'
understanding of the current status of paper carton
recycling and forestry administration in terms of
securing materials for paper. The workshops alsor a i s e c o n s u m e r s' at te n t i o n a b o u t m i l k c a r t o ncollection through experiencing the collection rules.

Host's speech: Mr. Yamato, Chairperson of COMCEI (then)Stakeholders

Disassembly of used milk carton by hand (Sagamihara City)[Sagamihara City] July 31
With cooperation from the Environment Section of
Sagamihara Cit y, COMCEI held a workshop at
Hashimotodai Recycle Square, which was attended
by 55 school children in 21 groups. The children were
mostly elementary school students.After making
original postcards from handmade paper, we ran an
ac t i ve q u e st i o n an d an swer s e s s i o n invo l v in gparents, while referencing the panels describing
recycling of milk cartons as well as actual products
made from recycled paper.

[Fuji mi City] August 21
This event was held as part of the "Children's College
Fujimi" learning program overseen by the secretariatof the city's educational board, which was attended
by 60 elementary school children and eight college
students or volunteers.Each participant brought in six
o r m o r e p a p e r c a r t o n s , w h i c h i n d i c ate d t h e i rawareness regarding environmental issues. They
deepened their understanding of milk car ton
recycling through Representative Hirai’s speech,m a k i n g p o s tc ar d s fr o m h a n d m ad e p a p er, a n ddisassembling milk cartons by hand.

[Nishi Tokyo City] August 5
We held the 6th Workshop on Milk Carton Recyclingin Tokyo as part of the event "Summer Vacation Free
Study in 2014" at Eco-Plaza Tokyo. An event called"Let's create original postcards from handmade
paper!"was held and attended by 48 children fromthird to sixth grades and 20 parents. All participants
made their own original postcards.
Speech by Ms. Hirai, Director General of JAMRA (Nishi Tokyo City)

How did your original postcards made from handmade paper come out?
(Fuji mi City)

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Activity topics●Stakeholders' meeting to promote recycling

Activity topics●Workshop on milk carton recycling7

Activity topics

Onsite lessons on milk carton recycling

At a children's place of learning.
"Onsite lessons" are welcomed
every year at elementary schools
across the country.

In 2014, in collaboration with JAMRA, CONCEI held
" O n - s i te l e s s o n s o n m i l k c ar to n r e c yc l i n g " atelementary schools across the country.
[Ichihara City Chiharadai Sakura Elementary Schoolin Chiba Prefecture] January 29
This elementary school was founded only three years
ago.The onsite lessons were held in the gym for 134
fourth graders from four classes. Eight groups wereorganized in each class, and they all took turns
making postcards out of handmade paper. This wasa large-scale lesson involving eight pressing irons.
Some children wanted to make postcards for theirfriends who were absent from the school due to flu.
They all succeeded in making postcards.
[Edogawa Ward Shinozakidaini Elementary School inTokyo] February 14
A paper carton recycling program was launched at
this school in 2014 when the periods for integrated
study were installed.The lesson was given to 74
four th graders from two classes. Despite heav ysnow, many parents attended the lesson along withthe person in charge of waste reduction in the
Cleaning Section of the Environment Department of
Edogawa Ward.Using very cold water, the children
carefully made original postcards out of handmade
paper.

8[Noda City Futakawa Elementary School in Chiba
Prefecture] September 18
We gave an onsite lesson at Noda City Futakawa
Elementary School, which is located in the honeycolored rice fields between the Tonegawa River and
Edogawa River, and 75 4th graders from two classes
attended.In the paper carton recycling lesson, which
took place along with a lesson in postcard making
using handmade paper, self-proclaimed "old poppas"from COMCEI explained the paper recycling process
in a humorous way using a panel.The lesson helped
children gain an insight into manufacturing methods
involving recycled papers.
[Shizuoka Cit y Togendai Elementar y School in
Shizuoka Prefecture] September 25
The rain in the morning due to typhoon No.16 had
stopped when the lesson started for 108 fifth gradersfrom four classes.While watching the demonstrationof making postcards from handmade paper, one
student asked us a good question: "Why do you
c o m e a l l t h e w a y f r o m To k y o f o r t h i s o n s i t elesson?"We answered, "The collection rate of usedpaper cartons is still low, and that is why we arecarrying out educational activities."[Chikusei City Ueno Elementary School in Ibaraki
Prefecture] October 2
We presented an onsite lesson to 40 third and fourth
graders at Ueno Elementary School in Chikusei City,
which is located in the western par t of Ibaraki
Prefecture.A new carton collection box with a wider
slot was installed in the hallway. This new box waswell received in terms of how easy it is to insert aswell as remove paper cartons.In the postcard making
lesson, children looked happy with the finished cards
they had made with Halloween designs.
[N o g i - m ac hi To m o num a El em ent ar y S c h o o l in
Tochigi Prefecture] October 17
We presented a lesson to 26 fifth graders at Tomonuma
Elementary School, which has a 143-year history(founded in 1872.)In the lecture, Ms. Hirai, Director
General of JAMRA asked children, "Do you know
how many one-liter milk cartons it takes to make asingle roll of toilet paper?"They looked surprised
when they were told the correct answer was "six".
Children looked satisfied with the original postcards
they had made out of handmade paper.

[Oji Cho Ojikita Elementar y Sc hool in Nara
Prefecture] November 26
Oji Cho, northwest of Nara Prefecture, flourishes as
one of Osaka's commuter towns.This town is said tohave strong associations with Prince Shotoku.An onsite lesson was held at Oji Cho Ojikita Elementary
School, which is located in a residential area.The
lesson, attended by 57 fourth graders and threeteachers, began with a cheerful "Good morning".In
the on-site paper making lesson, students createdpostcards from handmade paper with great interest
despite the cold temperature of the water.
[Mito City Akatsuka Elementary School in Ibaraki
Prefecture] December 5
On the day the onsite lesson for 51 fourth gradersfrom two classes and two teachers was held, Japanwas hit by a cold wave for the first time this winter.
S t u d e n t s d e m o n s t r a t e d a f a i r l y h i g h l e ve l o f
understanding about recycling as indicated by the
number of correct answers they gave in the quizzes
held during the lecture. During the on-site paper
mak ing les son, stud ents mad e p ostc ar d s withreindeer and other Christmas designs.In the closing
remarks, the children said boldly that "We will always
continue recycling."

Handmade paper came out nicely!

Lecture on paper carton recycling by "old poppa"

Fascinated by recycling of paper cartons!

Here are our postcards made from handmade paper.

[Ichihara City Chiharadai Sakura Elementary School](Noda City Futakawa Elementary School)(Nogi-machi Tomonuma Elementary School)(Mito City Akatsuka Elementary School)

Activity topics●Onsite lessons on milk carton recycling

Activity topics●Onsite lessons on milk carton recycling

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Activity topics

Eco-Life Fair/Eco Products 2014

Raising awareness regarding
importance of recycling.
Participants disassembled milk
cartons by hand and made paper.

[Eco-Life Fair 2014] June 7 and 8
The Ministr y of the Environment and relevant
associations have run the Eco-Life Fair every year
since the 1990's around Environment Day (June 5) inYoyogi Park, Shibuya, Tokyo. COMCEI participated in
the fair with JAMRA for the 8th time, and a total of
370 people visited this year.
In a tent in the Event Square, we demonstrated
postcard making using handmade paper and how tocreate accessor y pouches with the help of the"Tanpopo" citizens' group. We also explained thepaper carton recycling process to visitors using thepanels while running quizzes from time to time.In theworkshop, visitors learnt a number of skills, including
how to disassemble paper cartons by hand.Despite
the rain in the morning on the first day, there was aconstant stream of visitors coming to the tent. We
provided the opportunity to experience recycling tomany visitors during the two-day event.

"Learn and Play" with Milk Cartons Contest

COMCEI booth was thriving every day.
We participated in one of the largest
environmental exhibitions in Japan.

[Eco Products 2014] December 11 to 13
The largest environmental exhibition in Japan, "Eco
Products Exhibitions", has been held every year since
1999, and 2014 marks the 16th time it has been held.
COMCEI participated in this exhibition along with thePromotion Council of Milk Carton Recycle ProductM a r k . A to ta l o f 16 1 , 6 4 7 v i s i to rs a tte n d e d t h e
exhibition, and 1,607 people visited the COMCEI
booth and took part in events.Various events were
hosted in the booth including a "Environmental panel
rally" that explained the r ules of paper car ton
re cyc l i n g, va r i o u s e d u c a t i o n a l m a te r i a l s we reproviding such as the "Stor y of Waste", and aworkshop on "Disassembling milk cartons by hand".
In addition to the above, visitors experienced postcard
making using handmade paper, which was co-hosted
by JAMRA. Through the various exhibitions andactivities, we were able to share infor mation to
deepen understanding of paper carton recycling andask for cooperation.

Creation of Takeru Kubotani
T h e G ra n d - Pr i x p r i ze wa sawarded to "This is my Kurihara
Elementary School"

2,720 elementary school children participated in the 14th
"Learn and Play" with Milk Cartons Contest 2014.Amongthe many impressive creations, the following seven prizewinning creations were selected through impar tial
examination.Congratulations.

The Grand-Prix Prize was awarded to "This is my Kurihara
Elementary School" by Takeru Kubotani, a sixth grader in
Ibaraki. He has created this work to express his memories
of his six years at school. He worked on this during the lastsummer break.The high quality finish incorporating a
mixture of realistic textures and the clever use of milk
cartons received recognition as a remarkably elaborate
creation, even among the other excellent entries.
The awards ceremony marking the prize-winning creations
was held in the COMCEI booth at "Eco Products 2014" on
December 13. The diplomas, shields and sub-prizes werehanded out to award winners by the Chairman of the
Review Board, Mr. Zeniya (Executive Director of Tokyo
National Museum), Executive COMCEI Chairperson Mr.
Nakamura (Chairman of the Committee), and other review
board members.
The prize-winning creations are introduced on COMCEI’s"Milk Packn's Expedition" website for children.

The Grand-Prix prize was awarded to"This is my Kurihara Elementary School"
Takeru Kubotani≪Prize-winning creations≫◆Grand-Prix Prize "This is my Kurihara Elementary School"
Takeru Kubotani (6th grader, Tsukuba City Kurihara Elementary School)◆Award for Excellence "Cleaner in Deep Sea - Giant Isopod"
Yasuyoshi Kamitani (Third grader at Gifu City Nagara Higashi Elementary School)◆Award for Excellence "Machibika Tong"
Kanau Sakamoto (Second grader at Kawasaki City Mukai Elementary School)

Quizzes on recycling in the tent

Explanation in the environmental panel rally◆Prize of National Primary/Junior High schools
Environment Teachers' Association"Transformation Bag"
Satsuki Kubota (First grader at Kumagaya City Sakuragi Elementary School)

Grand-Prix winner Takeru Kubotani◆JAMRA Prize "Moridako"Taichi Terasak (First grader at the Elementary School attached to Kyoto Women's University)◆COMCEI Prize "Custom-made Chair of My Sister"Atsushi Nanbu (4th grader at Wakuya Cho Wakuya Daiichi Elementary School)◆Japan Dairy Industry Association Prize "Milk Carton Armor"
Yukio Hata (4th grader at Wakayama City Santa Elementary School)
Creation of accessory pouches

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Activity topics●Eco-Life Fair/Eco Products 2014

At the workshop

Awards ceremony held at Eco Products 2014

Activity topics●"Learn and Play" with Milk Cartons Contest

11Activity topics

Composition analysis of paper cartons/Other activities

We have conducted a composition
analysis of the relevant resources
to learn the current status ofsorted rubbish disposal.

Composition analysis of paper cartons in Matsudo
City]
Many cities advise of rules regarding sorted disposalof paper cartons via leaflets and websites for citizens.
In order to gain an understanding of the current status
of sorted rubbish disposal, COMCEI conducted thecomposition analysis in Matsudo City with the support
from used paper recyclers on July 8. Since COMCEI
had not conducted this type of study for several years,
w e a s ke d t h e Pa p e r Co n t a i n e rs a n d Pa ck i n g
Recycling Promotion Council and other groups toprovide coaching.
According to the sor ted rubbish disposal rules,"paper" must be sorted into the following categories
and be bundled using string. The relevant categories
are corr ugated boxes, newspapers/leaflets,
magazines/books, paper boxes (boxes for sweets,etc.) and milk cartons.We found through our survey
on resources collected from the stations that the
majority of people who collected resources followed
the rules, however, some did not.We carefully sorted
the paper cartons keeping in mind the necessity ofcorrectly disposing of paper cartons.
We reported the findings of the recent composition
analysis in the "Regional conference for promotion of
paper carton recycling in Tokatsu, Chiba."

COMCEI and JAMRA have started tocollaborate with commercial facilities.

[Cooperation with Isetan Matsudo Store]
JAMRA and COMCEI par ticipated in the"Environmental event for parents and children inspring break" by running a workshop. It was held on
March 29 and 30, when cherry blossoms were in fullbloom, at Art Spot Matsudo in the new annex of the
Isetan Matsudo Store.In the two-day event, about 170
p e o p l e p a r t i c i p a te d i n p o s t c a rd m a k i n g u s i n ghandmade paper, and about 130 people took part in
the panel quiz.

The COMCEI website has beenrenewed.

[For further transmission of information on paper
carton recycling]T h e fa m i l i a r C O M C E I we b s i te w i t h i t s ye l l ow
background has been renewed.
Prior to the update, we used an analytical tool tocheck the number of visitors by page, mean viewing
time per page, and referring sources, and reorganized
the hierarchy and grouping of contents accordingly.
The website’s contents are classified into the major
categories of "Principal activities", "Mechanism ofrecycling", "Paper car tons", "Application guide","Announcement", "COMCEI over view", and"Collection of links". Messages regarding paper carton
collection are also featured.
Our new website featuring Milk Packn on a whitebackground has been updated so that it is easier toview.
Please visit our new website.

COMCEI Website: http://www.yokankyo.jp

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Activity topics●Composition analysis of paper cartons/Other activities[Promotion of activities with half-size paper carton
collection box]
In addition to the collection boxes created in 2013, wehave created new collection boxes that are 50%
narrower than theconventional boxes.
Features of the current
boxes, namely a two-partbox body structure andan upper lid for mobility,
have been left
unchanged, while thesize was reconsidered sothat the boxes can beinstalled in small officespaces such as beside acabinet or desk.
Please apply separately
for this collection box to
the Secretariat ofHalf-size paper carton collection box
COMCEI.

Try the panel quiz!

[Renewed “Uchiwa” educational tool]
We have employed a new design for the “Uchiwa”
educational tool.The size is slightly larger than theprevious one with an illustration for coloring on thefront side. Three types of pictures, sea, mountains,and hills, are available.The rear side features milk
car ton collection rules and a description of therecycling flow.It is used in events such as recycling
workshops and Eco-Life Fair.

[Collaboration with "LaLa garden Nagamachi" massmerchandise store]
We held an eco-recycle event on July 26 and 27 in thecommunity-based "LaLa garden Nagamachi" massmerchandise store in Sendai.This was the second
time this event has been held in this city. Many visitors
participated in the quizzes and the handmade paper
making and newly added disassembly of milk cartonslessons.Our leaflet about postcard making using
handmade paper was presented to those who wanted
to make postcards from handmade paper at home.

Renewed COMCEI website

Composition analysis

Newly created half-size collection box
and Uchiwa (paper fan)

Newly created "Uchiwa"

The corner of "Postcard making using handmade paper"

Activity topics●Composition analysis of paper cartons/Other activities

13Activity Report Digest

Paper carton collection rate in fiscal 2013

The paper carton collection
rate in fiscal 2013 was 44.6%.

Paper Carton Collection Rate in Fiscal 2013

Paper carton collection rate

(Including industrial paper waste and used papers)(44.2% in fiscal 2012)

2010

2011

2012

2013

Delivery price

7.5

7.1

6.8

7.0

Carry-in price

6.9

7.5

6.7

6.5

Wholesalers of used Delivery price(consumed) paper
Carry-in pricematerials

8.9

9.4

9.2

8.3

Used paper recyclers

Paper manufacturers(Regardless ofcounterpart)

8.0

8.7

8.2

8.4

Delivery price

12.3

10.8

9.4

6.4

Carry-in price

10.2

10.3

10.9

9.0

Delivery price

5.2

5.2

4.9

5.1

Carry-in price

5.1

5.9

5.3

The paper carton collection rate in 2011 dipped for the firsttime since the survey began as shown in the figure at right.
However, the rate began to increase again in 2012.
The collection volume of domestic paper cartons in fiscal 2013
was 106.3 thousand tons. This was a decrease of 1.2 thousand
tons (1.1%) over the previous year.The collection volume ofused paper cartons was 70.6 thousand tons. This is anincrease of 1.5 thousand tons (2.2%) over the previous year.
Trends in used volume of paper cartons and their collection
volume are summarized in "Trends shown by major data".

Category

43.6

42.9

33.0

33.0

32.5

2009

2010

2011

44.2

44.6

40
35

33.8

34.9

30
25
20

19.9

15

13.4
10

1994

2012

2013
(Fiscal year)(thousand tons)

Percent
Fiscal 1994 Fiscal 2009 Fiscal 1994 Fiscal 1994 Fiscal 1994 Fiscal 1994 increase overprevious year
244.3

246.8

246.6

242.9

238.2

−1.9%

16.5

35.9

37.3

35.1

36.2

33.5

−7.3%

−

2.6

2.1

3.3

2.4

2.4

−0.7%

197.9

205.8

207.3

208.3

204.3

202.1

−1.1%

Household (C)

168.7

184.3

184.6

184.8

180.3

178.5

−1.0%

Business (F)

29.2

21.5

22.6

23.5

24.0

23.6

−1.8%

School lunches

10.7

11.8

11.8

11.8

11.9

11.8

−0.4%

Restaurants, vending machines and others

18.5

9.7

10.8

11.7

12.1

11.7

−3.2%

26.5

68.0

68.4

67.7

69.1

70.6

2.2%

25.9

57.3

56.6

56.2

57.2

59.4

3.8%

Collection volume from stores

13.8

34.5

33.6

33.0

32.6

32.3

−1.1%

Municipality collection volume

4.3

13.9

14.1

13.9

13.7

13.6

−1.0%

Group collection volume

7.8

8.9

8.9

9.3

10.9

13.5

24.6%

0.6

10.7

11.8

11.5

11.9

11.2

−5.8%

Industrial paper waste at beverage manufacturers
Shipping volume of paper cartons for beverages from beverage manufacturers (B)Collection volume of used (consumed) paper cartons (D) = (E) + (F)Household wastes (E)Business (F)5.7(Yen / kg)

School lunches

0.6

9.3

9.4

9.2

9.6

9.3

−3.6%

Restaurants, vending machines and others

−

1.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.9

−15.1%

16.5

38.2

39.3

38.1

38.4

35.7

−7.0%

16.5

35.9

37.3

35.1

36.2

33.5

−7.4%

−

2.3

1.9

3.0

2.2

2.2

−0.2%

43.0

106.2

107.6

105.7

107.5

106.3

−1.1%
12.6%

Paper carton manufacturers
Beverage manufacturers
Import volume of used paper cartons

−

10.9

12.7

14.0

11.4

12.8

Total volume of accepted paper cartons

43.0

117.1

120.3

119.7

118.8

119.1

0.2%

Recycling volume of paper cartons

30.1

93.2

96.3

95.7

95.2

93.7

−1.6%

Paper carton collection rate (H)/(A)

19.9%

43.5%

43.6%

42.9%

44.2%

44.6%

0.4points

Collection rate of used (consumed) paper cartons (D)/(B)

13.4%

33.0%

33.0%

32.5%

33.8%

34.9%

1.1points

Collection rate of used paper cartons in residential homes (E)/(C)

15.4%

31.1%

30.6%

30.4%

31.7%

33.3%

1.6points

Collection
rate

Activity Report Digest●Paper carton collection rate in fiscal 2013

43.5

216.0

Collection volume of domestic paper cartons (H) = (D) + (G)= Used paper carton collection volume
÷ Shipping volume of paper cartons from beverage manufacturers= 70.6 thousand tons/202.1 thousand tons

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Industrial paper waste at paper carton manufacturers

Used paper carton collection rate

(33.8% in fiscal 2012)

Collection rate of used (consumed) paper cartons (D)/(B)

Usage volume of base paper (raw paper) for paper cartons for beverages (A)Collection volume of industrial paper waste and used paper cartons (G)34.9％

Paper carton collection rate (H)/(A)50

Trend shown by main data

= Collection volume of domestic paper cartons÷ Amount of base paper (raw paper) used
= 106.3 thousand tons/238.2 thousand tons

(Used paper cartons)

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年度

Group
collection

44.6％

Average transaction price of used paper cartons

Municipal collection※In the fiscal 2013 survey, we selected nine paper carton manufacturers, 312 beverage
manufacturers, 1,735 municipalities, 2,080 elementary schools, 996 supermarkets, six
citizens' groups and welfare organizations, and 31 recycled paper manufacturers to bequestionnaire survey respondents. In addition, we interviewed staff members at four
locations.Areas affected by the nuclear accident in Fukushima are excluded from thesurvey.
※Faulty paper cartons that have been generated in the paper carton manufacturing
process or in the beverage filling processes at beverage plants, and unusable trims
resulted during paper carton manufacturing are called "paper waste" or "industrial paper
waste".
※Empty paper cartons that are generated at stores, business facilities, schools andhouseholds are called "used paper".

As paper fibers are long and strong, used paper cartons are
considered to be high-quality raw materials for recycled
paper and are traded at a relatively high price accordingly.
However, since the transaction price of paper cartons differs
by local government, it is difficult to calculate a standard
price.Based only on the price of paper cartons without taking
any additional conditions into account, we have calculated
the average price of municipal collection (including collection
at Tokyo special city wards) and group collection after
dividing the transaction price into two types: the "delivery
price" and the "carry-in price". The former is when the
counterpart visits you to purchase the products, and thelatter is when you bring the products to the counterpart.
Used paper recyclers and wholesalers of used (consumed)
paper materials are the main counterpart of the collection.
The transaction price in the municipal collection and groupcollection remains high.

Collection rate (%)

The "Basic survey on the current status and trends ofbeverage paper carton recycling" has been carried out since1995 to enable collection and provision of information about
paper carton recycling to communities. This survey was also
held in the period from June to October 2014, and the statusof paper carton recycling in fiscal 2013 was revealed.
The overall paper carton collection rate in fiscal 2013 was
44.6% (an increase of 0.4 points over the previous fiscal
year). The collection rate of used (consumed) paper cartonswas 34.9% (an increase of 1.1% over the previous year).
Taking into consideration the diversification in current usedpaper carton collection routes, we have added directcollection by wholesalers of used (consumed) papermaterials and recycled paper manufacturers in the 2012
survey. The volume of the above direct collection is included
in "group collection and others" in the material flow.

Trends in paper carton collection rate

Paper car ton collection
volume in fiscal 2013 was
106.3 thousand tons.

Paper carton transaction priceof municipalities remains high.

※Recycling volume of paper cartons = Total volume of accepted paper cartons X Yield rate.The yield rate after fiscal 2001 is computed based on the results of the questionnaire survey.
※Industrial paper waste for fiscal 1994 include aluminum laminated paper cartons.
※Collection volume of paper cartons from business organizations is calculated from fiscal 2004 based on the results of the questionnaire survey.
※The revision conducted in 2005 on the milk cartons for schools has affected the values for some of the items.
※Some of the total values may include errors due to values being rounded to the nearest 100 tons.Also, due to the same reason, some figures may not add up if you calculate the collection rate
and percentage over the previous year using the values in the table.
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Activity Report Digest

Paper carton material flow in fiscal 2013
The following shows the overall state of paper carton recycling in fiscal 2013 in the form of material flow.
※Unit: 1,000 tons

131.5

※Figures in ( ) indicate the difference between fiscal 2012.
※Some figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.

（-3.7）

Amount of base paper(raw paper) used

Sales volume of
paper cartons

238.2

204.5

（-4.6）（-2.2）

Paper carton manufacturers

Base paper (raw paper) manufacturers

Volume of paper waste(industrial paper waste)

33.5

178.5

Shipping volume of
paper cartons

202.1（-2.2）

Beverage manufacturers

0.2（-2.7） （+0.2）（-3.9）

Municipal waste disposal andrecycling shown above

Residential homes and others (Household wastes)Stores and others

Volume of paper waste(industrial paper waste) etc.

Export119.1（-1.8）

11.7

2.4

9.8

（-0.4）（±0.0）● Used in handicraft class● Used in kitchens● Paper making and others（±0.0）

Restaurants and others (business)

Volume ofindustrial waste*

Volume ofindustrial waste*（±0.0）（±0.0）

0.0

Paper carton
collection volumerestaurant and stores

11.8

1.9

0.2

2.5

（±0.0）（-0.3）（+0.3）

School lunches (business)

Volume of paper cartonscollected fromschool lunches

9.3

Recycled products
Other

Cardboards

6.1

6.5%

1.4

119.1

1.5%

（+0.2）

27.4%

Recycling volumeof paper cartons

93.7（-1.5）（-1.2）（+1.4） Recycled paper manufacturers

60.5
64.6%

Householdpaper cartons

Business
Industrial paper
paper cartons waste and used papers

59.4 11.2 35.7（＋2.2）（-0.7）（-2.7）

Residues of laminated polyethylene(mainly from thermal recycling)

25.4【 Store collection】 （-0.4）

Collection volume ofhousehold paper
cartons

59.4（＋2.2）

106.3 12.8

Toilet rolls

32.3

Co-ops and supermarkets

Import volume of
paper waste
Collection volume of (industrial paper waste)domestic paper cartons of paper cartons

Tissue papers

25.7（-0.3）

Total volume ofaccepted paper cartons

Used paper recyclers, wholesalers of used (consumed) paper materials, etc.

13.6

【 Municipality collection】 （-0.1）
Municipalities

12.8（+1.4）【 Imported paper waste】
Overseas

13.5【 Group collection and others】（＋2.7）
Citizens' groups（+1.7）
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Activity Report Digest●Paper carton material flow in fiscal 2013

The volume of industrial waste includes that from thermal recycling.
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Activity Report of fiscal 2014

Recycling status of retailers

Storefront collection boxes
such as at supermarkets
collect a large volume of
paper cartons.

Storefront collection boxes such as at supermarkets
collect more than 50% of paper cartons collectedfrom homes.
Store collection figures are based on information
provided by the Japan Chain Stores Association(JCSA), the Japanese Consumers' Cooperative
Union (JCCU), and our independent survey.The
volume of store–collected cartons in 2013 was 32.3
thousand tons. This was a dip of 0.4 thousand tons
from the previous year.
In keeping with changes in the types of retail stores,
the survey also covers a percentage of drug stores.
Household paper cartons collection volume bycollection center (Estimated value)

Total

13.6

thousand tons
（22.9%）

13.5

thousand tons
（22.8%）

32.3

thousand tons
（54.4%）

59.4

thousand tons
Store collection
Group collection and others

Collection status of welfare organizations

In addition to collecting paper
cartons, they create products suchas postcards from handmade paper
produced from paper cartons.

We are working on recycling!!

We are working on recycling!!

Bandai Co., Ltd.

Social welfare corporation Tohka Juku

(Head office in Higashi Osaka City, Osaka)(Location: Tondabayashi City, Osaka Prefecture)

Bandai is a chain-store that operates
147 in Kansai area mainly in Osaka(as the end of November 2014). Under
the corporate philosophy of "With an eye toward
becoming the best place to shop in Japan", Bandai isimplementing various reforms to make customers' lives" m o re a ffl u e n t " , " m o re e n j oya bl e " , a n d " m o re
comfortable".
They installed the first collection box in 1992 as part ofcompany-wide environmental measures, and thecollected milk car tons were given to the welfare
workplace recommended by Higashi Osaka City. With
collection volumes increasing beyond the level thatcan be handled at the welfare workplace, Bandai now
sells the cartons to a paper-making company. Profits
from sales are used to fund the welfare organization.
The collection volume of milk cartons in fiscal 2013
was 234 tons. Bandai buys 22,000-35,000 boxes ofrecycled paper that they call "Welcome back tissue",and 270,000 toilet rolls a year that they call "Backhome rolls" for use in their stores and various company
departments.
To prevent cartons containing foreign substances orleft-over milk being inserted into the collection boxes,
they monitor the collection boxes. This way, Bandai
maintains and utilizes the quality of the resource.
Activity
examplesMunicipality collection

Welfare organizations and citizen groups collect thelargest volume of paper cartons from the storefront
collection boxes of supermarkets and other types
stores. This is followed by collection from homes,
educational facilities such as elementary schools,
and municipalities. They have a range of collection
sources.According to the basic survey carried out in
2013, the collection volume was about 1,000 tons.
This volume was almost the same as in the past.
In addition to collecting paper cartons, many welfareorganizations create products such as postcards
from recycled paper cartons.
The collection volume shown in the material flow
also reflects the information obtained from JAMRA's
fact-finding-survey on welfare organizations
The percentage by collection source of paper cartonscollected by welfare organizations and citizens' groups
3％

3％

Collection from private facilities
such as supermarkets

25％
69％

Collection from school facilities
such as elementary schools

T h e To h k a J u k u w e l f a r e s o c i a l
corporation was established in 1916
with the basic concept of "Venerationof life." They have four operations: "Children's
department", "Adults department", "Visit department",and "Care home" - to support the welfare of children
and the lives of people with disabilities.
Their environmental activities include selling thecollected and sorted resources such as paper cartonsand waste cans to recycling business operators, andcreating and selling writing materials and sundries
created from paper carton pulp.
They use logistics centers of a nearby supermarket,
schools and daycare centers as collection centers.
Recently, they have been receiving support from theadministrative board of a large-scale apar tmentcomplex.They collected 48 tons in 2013. The numberof collaborating towns is gradually increasing thanks tothe efforts of their friends and social welfare workers.
Although there are problems with store collections at
s u p e r m a r k e t s d u e t o c o m m i n g l i n g o f fo r e i g n
s u b s ta n c e s a n d u n c l e a n e d c a r to n s, t h ey h ave
promoted this approach considering that separating
foreign substances is part of their business. In order toenhance quality of the collected cartons, they arecommunicating their efforts and the basic rules of"rinse, open and dry" to the public through a growing
number of collaborating companies and supporters.
Activity
examplesCollection from municipalities
Direct collection from households

A Bandai store

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Activity Report of fiscal 2015●Recycling status of retailers

Milk carton collection boxes

Writing materials and sundries
recycled from paper carton pulp

A scene of collection of resources

Activity Report of fiscal 2015●Collection status of welfare organizations

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Activity Report of fiscal 2014

Collection status of municipalities and citizens' groups

Municipality collection of paper
car tons is implemented in thesorted collection approach and thecollection-center approach.

2 2 . 7 t h o u s a n d to n s o fpaper cartons are collected
through the efforts of local
governments.

Collection of paper cartons iscarried out in about 90% of
local governments.

We are working on recycling!!
Osaki West City Towers(Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo)

Among the 1,742 municipalities in the country, our2013 survey was conducted in 1,735 of themexcluding 7 areas that have been affected by the
nuclear accident. We received responses from 1,247
municipalities.The total population of municipalities
that responded to the survey made up 85.9% of thetotal population.
Used (consumed) paper car ton collection bymunicipalities and unions is classified as "municipality
collection," and collection carried out by citizens'groups (registered to respective municipalities) isclassified as "group collection".
The implementation rates of municipality collection
and group collection were about the same as thoseof the previous year. The municipality collection rate
was 81%, and the group collection rate - excluding
cases where no answers were received - was 49%.
Either municipality collection or group collection was
executed in 88% of the municipality.This means that
almost 90% of local governments are collecting paper
cartons.

The survey estimated the municipality collection
volume and group collection volume after grouping
the target municipalities into four types: "General
cities", "Government-decreed cities", "Tokyo special
city wards" and "Towns and villages".In fiscal 2013,
the municipality collection volume was 13.6 thousand
tons, and the group collection volume was 9.1
thousand tons. Total collection volume was 22.7
thousand tons.
As a whole, per capita collection volume (basic unit)of the group collection is slightly higher than that ofmunicipality collection.Collection volumes in main
cities, which contain 60% of the national population,
have remained stable and high in recent years.In
government-decreed cities, Tokyo special city wards
and town/villages, group collection is becoming morewidespread then municipality collection.The task now
is how to promote collection in big cities because thebasic unit in government-decreed cities and Tokyo
special city wards is small.

Implementation rate of municipality collection
and group collection

Estimated municipality and group collection
volumes by city type
Total

6.9％

Number of local governments responded

1,247

10.1％
（126）

（86）

42.1％
6.4％
（80）

（524）

32.9％
（410）

Both municipality collection and groupcollection are implemented
Municipality collection alone is implemented
Municipality collection is implemented
and no answer to group collection
Group collection alone is implemented
Municipality collection is not executedand no answer to group collection
Neither are implemented

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Activity Report of fiscal 2015●Collection status of municipalities and citizens' groups

Municipality collection Group collection

1.6％
（20）

Used (consumed) paper cartons are collected in two
ways in each municipality. One is the sorted collection
approach, and the other is the collection-center
approach.The sorted collection refers to collection
from homes and stations, and the collection-center
approach refers to collection from collection boxes atcommunity halls and similar locations.
By city type, the sorted collection is more widely
employed by general cities, towns and villages, andthe collection-center approach is used more in theordinance-decreed cities and Tokyo's special wards.

Ratio of paper carton collection types by city type

Governmentdecreed cities
Tokyo special
city wards
Towns andvillages
Total

General Government- Tokyo special Towns andcities decreed cities city wards villages

Estimated volume (1,000 tons)

13.6

9.7

1.4

0.7

1.5

Estimated collection ratio by city type

100%

72%

10%

5%

11%

Collection volume per person (grams per person)

104

121

53

76

126

Estimated volume (1,000 tons)

9.1

6.0

2.2

0.2

0.6

Estimated collection ratio by city type

100%

66%

25%

2%

7%

Collection volume per person (grams per person)

71

75

83

23

55

Population by city type (millions)

128

81

27

9

12

62.4%

General cities
18.8%

22.7%
50.0%

38.1%

23.8%
77.5%
67.9%

14.8%

31.3%
38.1%
11.0% 11.5%
18.0%

An urban development targeted at
housing and offices in the area aroundthe west exit of JR Osaki station was
carried out in 1987 to make the area adequate as a
newly emerging city center in Tokyo.This is a good
example of milk car ton collection in a community
covered by the condo association board and theresidents' association of Osaki West City Towers,
which contains 1,084 households.
Collection of milk cartons in this location started in
November 2013 when the condo association board
and residents' association installed trial collection
boxes at six locations.Today, they collect milk cartonsby posting "Milk carton collection rules" at commonuse garbage and material yards (78 locations).Milk
cartons collected on each floor are carried to the stockyard in the basement and collected on a regular basis.
The rule of "Rinse, open and dry" is observed by theresidents in a cooperative manner.
They hold a "Gratitude for Recycling Festa" every
autumn, and the money earned from carton sales isreturned to the residents in the form of toilet rolls,
packs of low-pesticide vegetables, etc.With thecooperation of the Shinagawa refuse collection office,they display the catch-phrase, "Garbage if mixed,
resource when separated".
Activity
examples

14.1%

Sorted collection only
Both sorted collection and base collection
Base collection only

"Milk carton collection rules"

Installed collection box

Activity Report of fiscal 2015●Collection status of municipalities and citizens' groups

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Activity Report of fiscal 2014

Recycling status of schools

Recycling of paper milk
cartons used in school
lunches is also increasing.

Material flow of milk cartons for schools(Estimated value)

Dairy productmanufacturers

Upper 2013
Lower 201211.8 100%
11.9 100%Volume processed byschools using own methods

7.1 60.1%
6.9 58.4%

Collected paper cartonsare recycled as highquality pulp fiber.

We are working on recycling!!

Approximately 11.8 thousand tons of paper milk
cartons were supplied for school lunches in 2013,
which was roughly the same amount as in theprevious year.Out of the total supply, 9.3 thousand
tons are collected for recycling. The figure remains
high.
In addition to recycling of paper milk cartons forschool lunches, reuse of paper cartons used inscience and mathematics classes as well as
collection of paper cartons from children's homes
are being implemented at elementary schools.

Schools

Recycling status of recycled paper manufacturers

Unit: 1,000 tons

Volume accepted bydairy product manufacturers

4.7 39.9%
4.9 41.6%

Collection
volume5.0 42.1%

Discardedvolume2.1 18.0%

Discardedvolume0.4 3.5%

Collection
volume4.3 36.4%

5.1 43.2%

1.8 15.2%

0.5 3.9%

4.5 37.8%

We are working on recycling!!

Kawaguchi City Tozukaminami Elementary School

Marutomi Paper Manufacturing Company(Kawaguchi City, Saitama)(Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture)

Founded in April 2005, Kawaguchi
City Tozukaminami Elementary Schoolin Saitama Prefecture is the newest
elementary school in Kawaguchi.This school conducts
unique educational activities under the educational
goal of "Rearing children to have a dream and who livewith a rich spirit. "Its "Eco-school" provides children
with the opportunity to experience collecting usedpapers and milk cartons as well as conditioning soil
using compost. The school is promoting a range ofenvironmental efforts as seen in the roof greening,
green curtains, solar power panels, and rainwater
utilization panels. The amounts of energy collectedfrom such panels are displayed at the school entrance.
The paper carton collection initiative started from anapproach made by the Kawaguchi Citizens'
Environmental Conference NPO organization. Its
members arranged, as an environmental coordinator,
a meeting between the school and business operators.
Milk carton collection in the "Eco-school" is plannedalong the lines of environmental activities in the
integrated study. Collection and recycling of milk
cartons for school lunches were started when theschool was founded. Profits from sales are returned tochildren in the form of toilet rolls.The first to sixth
graders collect the cartons during a lunch break on the
fourth Friday of each month, which is called "Paper
Day". Now 13 neighboring schools are participating in
the activity, which is expanding the scope of the
movement.
In 2013, 1,550 kg of milk cartons used for school
lunches were collected, 550 kg were collected from
home, a total of 2,100 kg.
Activity
examplesAmong the 15 recycled paper manufacturers who
answered the questionnaire, 12 manufacturers
accept paper waste (industrial paper waste) of
paper cartons, used papers, and used paper
cartons generated in Japan.
The total volume accepted by manufacturers,
which consists of the collection volume of domestic
paper cartons and import volumes of used paper
cartons in 2013 is 119.1 tons. About 80% (93.7
thousand tons) from this are recycled into toilet
rolls and tissue paper.Paper cartons are used forthese products as precious high-quality pulp fiber
material.
Use for recycled products
6.1

1.4thousand tons
（1.5%）

thousand tons
（6.5%）

Total

93.7

25.7

thousand tons
（27.4%）

60.5

thousand tons
（64.6%）

thousand tons
Toilet rolls
Tissue papers
Cardboards
Other

M a r u t o m i Pa p e r M a n u f a c t u r i n g
Company started its business in 1955.
The company makes a social contribution
and contributes to environmental conservation throughpaper making.They have been taking a proactive
stance to preserve resources and the environment
since their business began, based on the slogan,"Working toward becoming an eco-friendly company."
They focus a great deal of energy on improving theefficiency involved in using resources and energy by,for instance, establishing technology not to generate
wastes (such as zero emissions).
From 1984, they started recycling used paper cartonsat the request of the "Tanpopo" study group in Ohtsuki
City, Yamanashi. Since then, they have been playing aleadership role in this activity.
They collect paper cartons from elementary schools,
junior high schools, super mar kets and otherassociations by using recovery vehicles. They also
cooperate with super markets' sales of products
recycled from paper car tons.They secure stablecollection volumes of paper cartons by collecting themat the delivery point. The total collection volume including paper waste generated in the process exceeds 13,000 tons.
They also place emphasis on environmental education,
and about 7,000 plant visitors are accepted per year.
Each visitor is requested to bring three paper cartonsas the plant tour 'fee'. Visitors learn how milk cartonsare recycled into toilet rolls.
Activity
examplesTotal discarded volume

2.5 21.5%
2.3 19.1%

Collection rate byschools using own methods

70.1%
73.9%

Total collection volume

9.3 78.5%
9.6 80.9%

Collection rate based on
acceptance by
dairy product manufacturers
91.2%
90.7%

Loading of used papers onto the truck
Solar power panel

Paper cartons as the tour charge

Milk carton collection recovery vehicle※Some figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.

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Activity Report of fiscal 2015●Recycling status of schools

Activity Report of fiscal 2015●Recycling status of recycled paper manufacturers

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Recycling of paper cartons

Dual loops of paper carton recycling

A used paper carton is a highquality resource.
It is reborn as recycled products.

Reborn as recycled products

Use

Growing

CO2

O2

Logged trees are primarily used for construction
materials and furniture.Wood chips made fromthin timbers that result from forest thinning, edge
trims that result from manufacturing construction
materials, and branches are used as raw
material to produce paper.Long fibers of acicular
trees are suitable for processing of durable
paper cartons.

Paper recyclers and wholesalers ofused (consumed) paper
Laminated portions are removed
and the base paper (raw paper)
portion is dissolved.At this point,
fo re i g n s u b s t a n c e s s u c h a s
residual ink are extracted in orderto produce clean pulp that issuitable for manufacturing recycled
products such as toilet rolls.

Life cycles of a forest
Chips

Base paper (raw paper) will not be
exhausted.
Acicular trees in North America and Northern Europe are mainly used
for production of base paper (raw paper).Forests of acicular trees aremanaged according to forestry certifications, and tree trimming,
planting of seedlings and growing processes are conductedsystematically.Acicular trees in North America are raised forapproximately 50 to 80 years, and in Northern Europe they are raisedfor approximately 70 to 100 years. Trees in both regions are subject tocontrolled thinning.

Construction materials
storage site

Plant

They sort paper cartons and transport them to recycled paper manufacturers.

Recycled paper
manufacturers

Edge trims andt i m b e rs f ro mforest thinning
activities

Life span of 50 to 100 years

CO2 emissions from a 1000 ml paper carton total 32.4 g. The
environmental load resulting from this is very small.
Recycling a 1000 ml paper carton reduces CO2 emissions by 23.4 g.
※Source: Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation "2004 Report of Survey on Life Cycle
Assessment of Containers and Packaging" (Entrusted by the Ministry of Environment)

Wood is used with zero waste.

Appropriately managed forestry
practices absorb atmosphericcarbon dioxide and discharge
oxygen.

Paper cartons have lower environmental load※

Recycling of paper cartons

Paper manufacturers

Paper cartons

Collection

Rinse
Open

Paper cartons refer to a container ofmilk, lactic beverages, juices, etc. that
do not have a piece of aluminum
laminated to the inside surface.

Collection methods include
store collection atsupermarkets and othersimilar stores, municipality
collection, group collection
by citizens' groups, andcollection at schools.

DryConstruction andfurniture materials

Seedlings are picked from parent
trees, grown in nursery grounds,
and then systematically planted in
logging forests.

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Recycling of paper cartons●Dual loops of paper carton recycling

Rinse

Open

Dry
Recycling of paper cartons●Dual loops of paper carton recycling25

Outline of COMCEIHistory●History of COMCEI■History of JAMRA★Activities to strengthen collaboration

Fiscal year

●History of COMCEIHistory

Trend in applicable laws

1984

■ A group of housewives started a milk carton recycling movement to teach their children to recognize the value of objects.

1985■ "Japan Milk Carton Recycling Association" (JAMRA) was established.

1992●The Basic Environmental Law wasenacted.

1995● "Basic survey on the present status and trends of beverage paper container (paper carton) recycling" was started.

●Act on the Promotion of Sorted Collection andRecycling of Containers and Packaging was enacted.

1996● "The Beverage Paper Container Recycling Council" was established.
●Containers and Packaging Recycling
Law was enforced.

1997■ National case study on milk carton collection system was conducted.

1998● Model project for promotion of milk cartons used for school lunches was started (Hokkaido).
■ An experimental project was implemented to build a collection and recycling system for milk cartons used for school lunches (Fukuoka and Hyogo)■ Convivial meetings were held to promote collection of beverage paper containers (Locations of meeting ＊1)

1999

2000

Paper Carton Identification Mark

2001

2008

★ Conference on employment of CTMP for beverage paper containers

2009★ A book "Paper Cartoon Manifesto" was published2010★ "Milk Packn's Expedition" DVD was produced.
★ The 1st "Japan and Korea Forum on Processed Milk Industry Environmental Management (in Seoul, Korea)

2011●Act on the Promotion of Sorted Collection
and Recycling of Containers and Packaging
was completely enforced.
●Basic Law for Establishing the RecyclingBased Society was enacted.
●Law for the Promotion of Effective Use of
Resources was enacted in its entirety.

2012★ Movement for expansion milk carton collection centers was started.

●Act on Promoting Green Purchasing
was enacted.

(Provision of collection boxes to local communities)

Trend in applicable laws

● Participated in the Toyako Summit Memorial General Environmental Exhibition 2008.

★ "Real Story of Paper Carton Recycling" pamphlet was published.
★ On site lessons on paper carton recycling were held for leaders of the movement in Korea (in Korea).
★ Provision of collection boxes at 20,000 locations was achieved.

★ Local conference to promote paper carton recycling was held (this has been continuing since then ＊1).

● The Paper Carton Identification Mark was voluntarily established.
● Discussion Meeting to Promote Recycling of Paper Cartons for Beverages was started(this has been continuing since).

History

2007

Milk carton recycled products mark● COMCEI participated in "Forestry Fair" held by the Forestry Agency (COMCEI participated every year until 2008).

★Activities to strengthen collaboration● "Plan 2010 -Action plan for paper carton recycling Toward collection rate of 50%" was established and published.
● Participated in the main event of the environmental month "Eco-Life Fair 2007"(this has been continuing every year).
■ Supported "Friendly environment loop forum - JAMRA" (this has been continuing every year).
★ On site lessons on milk carton recycling were started (and continue ＊3).
Participation in Eco-Life Fair 2007.
★ The movement to expand the number of milk carton collection centers (20,000 locations were targeted) was developed further.

● "Committee for Milk Container Environmental Issues" (COMCEI) was established.
■ "Milk carton recycled products mark" was created.

1993■History of JAMRA

Fiscal year

● "Plan 2015 - Action plan for paper carton recycling" was established and published.
● The second voluntary action plan for promoting 3R of containers and packaging was announced(The Beverage Paper Container Recycling Council).
● Certified as PCR of "milk".
★ The 2nd "Japan and Korea Forum on Processed Milk Industry Environmental Management (in Osaka)"Real Story of Paper Carton Recycling"■ "The promotion council of Milk carton Recycle products mark" was established.
● New organizations for operation of COMCEI were started.
(General Affairs, local organizations, Event Committee)★ The 3rd "Japan and Korea Forum on Processed Milk Industry Environmental Management (in Kyongju, Korea)★ Survey on paper carton LCA in Northern Europe was conducted.
■ "Friendly environment loop forum - Efforts for utilization of renewable energy"
Inspection of forestry management practices in Northern Europe★ Workshop at a commercial facility "Ginza Mitsukoshi" (Tokyo)●Review of Act on the Promotion ofSorted Collection and Recyclingof Containers and Packaging wasstarted.

Collection box● A symposium commemorating the 20th anniversary of COMCEI was held.

2002

2003

2004

● A symposium commemorating the 10th anniversary of COMCEI was held.
★ Activities to expand milk carton collection centers to 10,000 locations was started.
● Survey on Paper Carton Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was started (this has been continuing since).

"LaLa garden Nagamachi (Sendai City)".
■ Supported "Friendly environment loop - Effects and problems of recycling containers and packaging"●Part of End-of-life Vehicle Recycling
Law was enforced.

★ Survey on paper carton LCA in North America was conducted.
● Environmental campaign was started(executed during Environment month and the 3R month each year).
★ Workshop on milk carton recycling was held (this has been continuing since ＊2).
● Participated in one of the largest class environmental-related exhibitions,called "Eco Products 2004" (this has been continuing every year).

2013●Review of Act on the Promotion ofSorted Collection and Recyclingof Containers and Packaging wasstarted.

2006● Small-Appliance Recycling Law
was enforced.
A symposium commemorating
the 20th anniversary of COMCEI was held.

● Composition analysis of paper cartons in Matsudo City2014

★ Workshop at a commercial facility "Isetan Matsudo Store (Matsudo City)" and "LaLa garden Nagamachi (Sendai City)".
■ Friendly environmental loop forum - Information exchange on activities at welfare organizations associated with milk carton recycling＊１ Venues of local conference to promote paper carton recycling (1998 to 2014)

Hokkaido, Hakodate, Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Yamagata, Niigata, Nagano, Shiga, Gunma, Warabi, Saitama, Chiba, Ibaragi, Tokyo (northern and eastern parts), Akishima, Kanagawa, Yokohama, Kuwana,
Kasuga, Shizuoka, Gifu, Ishikawa, Fukui, Mie, Aichi, Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo (Kobe and Hanshin area), Akashi, Shimane, Okayama, Hiroshima, Tokushima, Ehime, Kochi, Fukuoka, Oita, Saga, Kumamoto, Okinawa

Participation in "Eco Products 2004".

● Goal of the paper carton collection rate in fiscal 2010 was set to 50% or greater.
● The voluntary action plan for promoting 3R of containers and packaging was announced

2005★ A booklet "Story of Waste" was published.
★ Workshop at a commercial facility "Ario Hashimoto (Sagamihara City)" and＊2 Venues of workshop on milk carton recycling (2004 to 2014)(The Beverage Paper Container Recycling Council).
★ The website for children's environmental education called "Milk Packn's Expedition" was started.
● Sponsoring of "Message Box Kit" for enlightening exhibition was started.
★ Nishi Hari project (Construction of local collection system)
Local Conference To Promote Paper Carton Recycling★ Survey on paper carton LCA in Northern Europe
was held

Asahikawa, Sapporo, Saitama, Fujimi, Shibuya, Shinagawa, Koto, Nakano, Kita, Nishitokyo, Yokohama, Sagamihara, Otsuki, Kofu, Chikusei, Nisshin, Osaka, Nishinomiya, Matsuyama, Kochi, Beppu, Naha
＊3 We visited the following schools to run the on-site lessons on milk carton recycling (2008 to 2014)●Revised Act on the Promotion ofSorted Collection and Recyclingof Containers and Packaging wasenacted.

■ 20th anniversary memorial meeting of JAMRA

Sukagawa City Abukuma Elementary School, Toyama City Shinjo Elementary School, Haga Cho Hagaminami Elementary School, Motegi Cho Motegi Elemenary School, Mito City Akatsuka Elementary School, Ota
Chuo Primary School, Nogi-machi Tomonuma Elementary School, Chikusei City Ueno Elementary School, Noda City Futakawa Elementary School, Ichihara City Chiharadaisakura Elementary School, Kawaguchi
City Tozukaminami Elementary School, Shibuya Ward Kakezuka Primary School, Edogawa Ward Shinozakidaini Elementary School, Yokohama City Hie Elementary School, Hiratsuka City Okazaki Elementary
School, Yamato City Shibuya Elementary School, Shizuoka City Togendai Elementary School, Komagane City Akaho Elementary School, Hokuto City Mukawa Elementary School, Kanazawa City Izumino Elementary
School, Tarui Cho Iwade Elementary School, Godo Cho Godo Elementary School, Nisshin City Higashi Elementary School, Nisshin City Nishi Elementary School, Minamiise Cho Nantohigashi Elementary School,
Nabari City Mihata Elementary School, Oji Cho Ojikita Elementary School, Kishiwada City Jyoutou Elementary School, Osaka City Benten Elementary School, Osaka City Turumachi Elementary School, Nishinomiya
City Takagi Elementary School, Amagasaki City Wakaba Elementary School, Hiroshima City Omachi Elementary School, Hiroshima City Ushitashinmachi Primary School, Hiroshima City Niho Elementary School,
Hiroshima City Nukushina Elementary School, Mitoyo City Omi Elementary School, Mitoyo City Matsusaki Elementary School, Yoshinogawa City Kamiura Elementary School

20th anniversary memorial meeting of JAMRA

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Outline of COMCEI●History of COMCEI

Outline of COMCEI●History of COMCEI

27

Outline of COMCEICOMCEI publications

Members list
4 related associations

COMCEI provides DVDs and leafletsthat explain characteristics of paper
cartons and how they are recycled inan easy-to-understand manner.

DVD "Milk Packn's Expedition"
COMCEI has prepared adetailed DVD version of a
website called "Milk Packn's
Expedition" that is aimed atelementary school students.
This is an educational toolthat helps them think about
the environment and learn
the importance of initiating
their own activities.We send
it free of charge to schools
and organizations that apply.

"Story of Milk Cartons"
We have created this book by re-editing "A Life of Milk
Cartons", which had been published as Milk Carton
L i b r a r y a n d d e s i g n e d fo r
children in the lower grades of
elementary schools.
It shows the life of a milk carton- from its birth to finally being
recycled to a new product - inan easy to understand mannerusing cartoons. This publicationis recommended for use ineve n t s s u c h a s wo r k s h o p s
where many visitors bring theirchildren.
"Story of Milk Cartons""Real Story of Paper Carton Recycling"
This leaflet contains answers to frequently asked
questions that are raised in the course of promoting
activities to improve the recycling rate of paper
cartons. Utilizing many illustrations it also clearly ands i m p l y ex p l a i n s t h a t p a p e r c a r t o n s a r e ve r yenvironmentally-friendly products and that they must
be collected separately from other paper products inorder to utilize this resource effectively.
"Story of Waste""Real Story about Paper Carton Recycling" has beenedited for children and features interesting illustrationsof Milk Packn.

"Story of Waste"

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Outline of COMCEI●COMCEI publications"Real Story of Paper Carton Recycling"

Book "Paper Carton Manifesto"
This book details
character istics of paper
car tons and recycling
activities in order to submit
re c o m m e n d a t i o n s fo r t h efuture of our planet while
enhancing consciousness
about the meaning ofrecycling.
The writers include Mr. Inose,
president of ECOIPS, Ms.
Hirai, Director General of
JAMRA, and seven membersof COMCEI, among others.

DAIRY TOCHIGI AGRI. CO-OP

TOKAI MEIJI.CO.Ltd

KUMAMOTO DAIRY CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION

Tochiraku Milk Co.,Ltd.

Asagiri Milk Products Co.,Ltd

KUMAMOTO MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

National Association of Agricultural cooperative Dairy

Harigai Milk Industry Co.,Ltd.

Federation of Milk Processors Co-operatives

Tochigi Meiji Milk Co. Ltd

CHUOSEINYU CO.,LTD.

Tochigi Milk Co., Ltd.

toyota-nyugyou.co.jp

HORAI Co.,Ltd. Dairy Industry Division

Aichi Brother Company Co.,Ltd.

7 Carton manufacturers
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.
Nihon Tetra Pak K.K.

Tomo Dairy Cooperative
GUNMA MILKJOINT BUSINESS COOPERATIVESTOPPAN PRINTING CO.,LTD.
Hokuetsu Package Co., Ltd.
TOKYO PAPER MFG, CO. ,LTD
128 dairy companies【Saitama】
MORI MILK Co., Ltd.
SEIBU RAKUNOU【Aichi】

TOKONAME MILK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP COMPANY【Mie】
Ouchiyama Dairy Agricultural Cooperative【Kyoto】
HIRAYA MILK
JA Kyoto Rakuno Center【Osaka】

Kuma Dairy Agricultural Cooperative
JA ASO
Limited Partnership (Corp.) HOTTA KOUNYUUSHA【Oita】KYUSYUNYUGYO CO.,LTD
JA-Shimogo
Koyama Dairies Co., Ltd【Miyazaki】
MINAMI NIHON RAKUNO KYODO CO.,LTD【Kagoshima】
kagoshimakenrakunounyuugyoukabushikigaisya【Okinawa】

JA Saihoku Rakunou

SEN-NAN Dairy Products Co.,Ltd.

osawa milk Co., Ltd.

NIPPON DAIRY CO-OPERATED CO.,LTD.

OKINAWA MEIJI MILK PRODUCTS CO.,LTD.

Takada Milk Co., Ltd.

OKINAWA MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

【Chiba】
FURUYA MILK PRODUCTS CO.,LTD

Vitamin Milk Products Co.,Ltd

Mariya milk industry

Satsuraku Dairy Agricultural Coop

Chiba Hokubu Rakuno Dairy Cooperative

Ikaruga Milk Plant CO.,Ltd.

YAEYAMA GENKI

HOKKAIDO HOSHO MILK PLANT Co.,Ltd.

Chiba-raku Dairy Cooperative

SHIN SAPPORO NYUGYO CO., LTD
KUMIAI DAIRIES LIMITED【Tokyo】
MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Co., Ltd【Hyogo】
Hyogo-tantan Dairy Agricultural Cooperative

Genki Seikatsu Co., Ltd.
Miyahira Dairy Corporation

Awajishima Dairy Agricultural Cooperative

Hokkaido Milk Product Co.,Ltd.

Meiji Co., Ltd.

Hakodate Milk

MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO.,LTD.

Hokkaido Dairy Corporation Co.,Ltd.

KYODO MILK INDUSTRY CO.,LTD.

MACHIMURA FARM ,Inc.

Glico Dairy Products Co.,LtdKISUKI Daily ProductNissey Sangyo co.,Ltd.

kurasimamilk.Co,ltd.

KOIWAI DAIRY PRODUCTS CO., LTD.

Yasugi Milk Product Co.,LtdNIPPON PAPER CRECIA CO.,LTD

TOYOTOMI MILK PRODUCTS

Koshin Milk Products Co,Ltd

YUGEN GAISHA YOEKISHADAIWA ITAGAMI CO., LTD.

【Kanagawa】【Tottori】
DAISEN Dairy agricultural cooperative【Shimane】【Okayama】

13 supporting members
Oji Eco Materials Co.,LtdNISHINIHON EIZAI CO.,LTD

SHIN-EI PAPER MFG.CO.,LTD.

Takanashi Milk Products Co.,Ltd.

OHAYO DAIRY PRODUCTS CO.,LTD

Marutomi Paper Company

YOKOHAMA MILK INDUSTRY CO.,LTD.

KAJIHARA MILKPRODUCTS CO.LTD

YAMADAYOUJI SYOUTEN CO., LTD.

Fujiya Milk Co., Ltd.

KONDO MILK PRODUCTS CO.,LTD.

HIRUZENRAKUNOU NOUGYOU KYOUDOU KUMIAICRESCO Corporation

Oofunato Milk Co., Ltd.

Ashigara Milk Products Co.,Ltd.

okayamanisinougyoukyoudoukumiai

MeadWestvaco Asia K.K.

【Iwate】【Miyagi】
TOUHOKU MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTDfurukawa milk industry Co. Ltd
YAMADA MILK PRODUCTS
Michinoku Milk Co.,Ltd.
Touhoku Glico Dairy Products Co.,Ltd【Yamagata】
Fuji Milk Co., Ltd.

(The fourth edition will be
published in 2015)

Haruna Dairy Cooperatives

Dai Nippon Printing Co.,Ltd.

HAGIWARA MILK PLANT Co.Ltd.

the third edition of “Milk Carton Recycling – Nationwide
Collection of 20 Cases”
Currently, three methods have been established to collect paper
cartons. These are: store collection,municipality collection, and voluntarygroup collection. To make strict
sorted collection a success, it isnecessary to educate the local
community and devise ways that suit
individual communities.This casebook introduces actual recycling
activities carried out by citizens'groups, local governments andvarious business sectors throughout
Japan to assist readers when they
The third edition of “Milk Carton Recycling
are confronted with problems.
– Nationwide Collection of 20 Cases”【Gunma】

ISHIZUKA GLASS Co.,Ltd,【Aomori】

Book "Paper Carton Manifesto"
Nihon Hyouron Sha【Kumamoto】

Japan Dairy Association

Yotsuba Milk Products Co., Ltd.

DVD "Milk Packn's Expedition"

Kannami toubu nougyoukyoudou kumiai

Japan Dairy Industry Association【Hokkaido】

COMCEI has various publications to
help people gain awareness of the
global environment through recycling.

【Tochigi】

GOTO Farm Co.,Ltd
Ohu Dairy Cooperative【Fukushima】
Rakuou milk products Co.,Ltd.
Tohoku-kyodo Milk industry Co., Ltd
Aizu Chuoh Nyugyo Corporation
Matsunaga milk Co., Ltd.
Fukushima Milk Co., Ltd.
【Ibaraki】

Kyoudou Milk Co., Ltd.
【Nagano】【Hiroshima】

Stora Enso JapanYATSUGATAKE MILK Co.,Ltd.

TOYO MILK INDUSTRY CO.,LTD.

Weyerhaeuser Japan Ltd.

MATSUDA MILK co.ltd

Hiroshima Kyodo Milk Industry Co.,Ltd.

【Niigata】
Niigata-ken Nokyo Milk Co., Ltd.

Chichiyasu Co.,Ltd.
【Yamaguchi】

HARADA Daily Products.CO.,LTD.

Yamaguchi Kenraku Milk industry Co.,Ltd

Tsukada Milk Products.Co.LTD

houfurakunou agricultural cooperative

Sado Milk Products Ltd.
【Toyama】
Tonami Milk Co., Ltd.
Kokuto milk
【Ishikawa】
i.Milk Hokuriku Co.,Ltd.
【Gifu】
Hida Rakuno Dairy Cooperative

Nishimotobokujou
Shikoku Meiji Dairies Corporation【Ehime】
SHIKOKU MILK PRODUCTS CO.,LTD.
【Kochi】
Himawari Milk
【Fukuoka】

Bokuseisha Ltd.

nishirakunyuugyou Co.,Ltd

Seki Milk Co., Ltd.

Omu Milk Products Co.,Ltd.

TOMOE DAIRY PROCESSING CO., LTD

Mino Dairy Cooperatives

KANTO MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

【Shizuoka】
INASA MILK ASSOCIATIONAs of the end of October, 2014

【Kagawa】

IBARAKI DAIRY PRODUCT INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Ibaraku Co.,Ltd.

Masukoo Paper Company

Sanyo Milk Industry Co., Ltd.

NAGATOSHI-MILK CO., LTD.
【Nagasaki】
SHIMABARA AREA DAIRY FARMERS COOPERATIVE

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2015
Paper Carton
Recycle Loop

Paper Carton Recycling
Annual Report

Dairy product manufacturers andpaper container manufacturers collaborate topreserve the environment related topaper containers such as milk cartons.

Committee for Milk Container
Environmental Issues

A message to members of the paper carton collection associations
Please contact schools, local authorities, public facilities, retail stores,banks and post oﬃces to gain their cooperation with regard to installinga collection box. At the same time, set up a system to enable collection
on a regular basis.When you do not know from where to collect, contact
the section in charge of the local government/public administration.

Recycling rather thanContact the following for more information:

trashing makes you<Secretariat of Japan Milk Carton Recycling Association>
Phone: 03-3360-1098, Fax: 03-3360-7090
4-6-7-201 Higashi Nakano, Nakano Ku, Tokyo 164-0003

feel better.

Committee for Milk Container Environmental Issues

This book has been produced using eco-friendly plant oil ink.

Published: January 2015