Activity Report of fiscal 2016

Collection status at welfare organizations

Recycling status of retailers

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

We are working to recycle!
Recycling

Welfare organizations produce a
range of products using collected
paper cartons.

Starbucks Coffee Japan, Limited

Support for continued employment Type B facility

Arushion(Location: Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo)
Storefront collection boxes such as those atsupermarkets collect more than 50% of paper
cartons collected from residential 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. Thecollection volume of cartons from stores in fiscal
2015 was 30,400 tons. This was a drop of 1,500 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 volumeby collection center (Estimated value)

Total

12.2

thousand tons
（21.6%）

13.7

thousand tons
（24.4%）

30.4

56,300thousand tons
（54.0%）

tons

Store collection
Group collection and others
Municipality collection

Starbucks Coffee Japan, Limited
established a Japanese corporationa s a j o i n t ve n t u r e o f S t a r bu c k s
International, Inc. of America in 1995. The business
now has 1,198 stores nationwide (as of the end ofJune 2016).
The company's mission statement expresses that it
strives to "face the customers in the community in acourteous manner." It is engaged in environmental
initiatives including recycling used coffee ground beans
and giving discounts to customers who bring their own
coffee cups to show appreciation for their cooperationin saving resources. It started paper carton recycling in
2005. It started recycling in order to use paper cartonsas a resource because some stores use more than
100 paper cartons per day. In the beginning, this was
only practiced in the Kanto and Kansai areas where
there were a large number of stores. It expanded thea re a by u t i l i z i n g t h e c o m p a ny ’s n e t wo r k o f 11
distribution centers throughout Japan. Since 2014, it’s
been possible for all stores across the country toimplement the paper carton recycling.
It is now regarded as a primar y example of thecompany's environmental initiatives, and the total
annual volume of collected paper cartons comes toabout 1,000 tons. Use of wet paper towels and paper
napkins - made from recycled materials - in stores iswell received by customers and employees since it is away of recycling that they can actually see and feel.
Activityexamples"Starbucks" store

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Paper napkins recycled made frompaper cartons

We are working to recycle!
Recycling

Welfare organizations mainly collect from in-store
collection boxes at supermarkets. Their othercollection sources are residential homes, collection
boxes at local government offices, and schools
including elementary schools.
Many organizations deliver paper cartons they collector receive to paper recyclers.
The percentage by collection source of paper cartonscollected by welfare organizations

11％

Collection from private facilities suchas supermarkets

12％
52％
24％

Collection from households
Collection from local governments'
collection boxes
Collection from schools including
elementary schools(Location: Mishima City, Shizuoka prefecture)
Suppor t facilit y for continued
employment - Type B, Arushion wasestablished in 2011 as one of a numberof projects run by the Specified Nonprofit Corporation"Nijinokakehashi (Rainbow Bridge)." Working with theregion, it has been offering work- and social life-related
opportunities to people with disabilities.
It started paper carton recycling in May 2014. Paper
cartons are collected at six elementary and junior highschools and five business locations of "Rainbow Bridge,"
inspected and slit at Arushion. They send collected paper
cartons to a recycled paper manufacturer that makes
toilet rolls from paper car tons. Then, people withdisabilities wrap the rolls with hand-painted and decorated
paper. These toilet rolls are sold at "Step," a shop in
Mishima Citizens Lifelong Learning Center.
A total of 16,680 kg of paper cartons were collected
through these activities at Arushion alone, and 31,630 kg(actual rate in fiscal 2015) were collected by for thecorporation as a whole. Furthermore, when collecting
paper cartons at school, children and pupils assisting withthe work interacted with one another. This is receiving
attention as a project that can help to realize job
assistance, recycling, and environmental education at thesame time. Arushion is considering new activities
including a communit y event to enhance people's
awareness as well as to expand the network of paper
carton collection in the future.
Activity
examplesPaper cartons collected andsent to a recycled paper manufacturer

Paper cartons recycled into toilet rolls

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Activity Report of fiscal 2016

Status of municipality collection and group collection

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

21,000 tons of paper cartons werecollected through the municipality
and group collection.

Co l l e c t i o n o f p a p e r c a r to n s i scarried out by about 90% of local
governments nationwide.

We are working to recycle!
Recycling
Inuyama City,
Aichi Prefecture

Among the 1,741 municipalities in the country, we have sent
questionnaires to 1,734 local governments in fiscal 2015 excluding
seven areas that have been affected by the Fukushima nuclear
accident. We received responses from 1,254 municipalities. The
total population of municipalities that responded to the survey
made up 88.1% of the total population
Used paper carton collection by municipalities and unions is classified
as "municipality collection", and collection carried out by citizen's groups(registered to respective municipalities) is classified as "group collection".
The implementation rates of municipality collection and group collection
were about the same as those of the previous fiscal year. The
municipality collection rate was 82%, and the group collection rate excluding cases where no answers were received - was 53%*. Either
municipality collection or group collection was executed in 89% of themunicipality. This means that almost 90% of local governments arecollecting paper cartons.
* The implementation rates of group collection = (the number of local governments which executed groupcollection) / (the number of local governments which responded – the number of local governments
which provided no answers to group collection) x 100(%) = (516+87) / (1,254-(80+27)x100%) ≒ 53(%)

The survey estimated the municipality collection volume andgroup collection volume after grouping the target municipalities
into four types: "General cities," "Ordinance-designated cities,""Tokyo special wards" and "Towns and villages." In fiscal 2015,
the municipality collection volume was 12,200 tons, and the groupcollection volume was 8,800 tons. Total collection volume was21,000 tons.
Per capita collection volume (basic unit) of municipality collection
is larger in towns and villages, and general cities, and smaller inordinance-designated cities and Tokyo special wards. Group
collection is larger in general cities and ordinance-designatedcities. Collection base unit aggregated is larger in both general
cities and towns and villages, and smaller in big cities including
ordinance-designated cities and Tokyo special wards.
We m u s t i n v e s t i g a t e m o re a n d d e v e l o p a c t i o n p l a n s
corresponding to each target city group’s situationin order toachieve a better collection rate.

1,254

（87）

（80）

41.1％
（516）

34.4％
（432）

Ordinancedesignated cities

Towns andvillages

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 is implemented

Total

General OrdinanceTokyo special Towns andcities designatedwards
villagescities

Estimated volume (1,000 tons)

12.2

8.8

1.10.7

1.6

Estimated collection ratio by city type

100%

73%

9%

6%

13%

Per capita collection volume (grams per person)

95110

3977137

Estimated volume (1,000 tons)

8.8

6.5

1.7

0.2

0.5

Estimated collection ratio by city type

100%

73%

19%

2%

6%

6880

61

2248

Estimated volume (1,000 tons)

21.0

15.3

2.7

0.9

2.1

Per capita collection volume (grams per person)163190

10099185

Population by city type (millions)

128

80

27911Total

Per capita collection volume (grams per person)

63.4%

General cities

Total

Number of local governments that responded

8.9％
（112）

6.4％

Estimated municipality and group collection
volumes by city type

Municipality collection Group collection

6.9％

Ratio of paper carton collection types by city type

Tokyo special
wards

Implementation rate of municipality collection
and group collection
2.2％
（27）

Used (consumed) paper cartons are collected in two ways in eachmunicipality. One is the sorted collection approach, and the otheris the collection-center approach. The sorted collection refers tocollection from households and stations, and the collection-center
approach refers to collection from collection boxes at local
community halls and similar locations.
By city type, the sorted collection is more widely employed bygeneral cities, towns and villages, and the collection-center
approach is used more in the ordinance-decreed cities andTokyo's special wards.

31.3%

22.6%
37.5%

45.5%

22.7%
77.6%
68.7%

14.0%

31.3%
31.8%
10.3% 12.1%
17.5%

13.8%

Sorted collection only
Both sorted collection and collection-center approach
Collection-center approach only

Inuyama City aims to be a "city ofharmony where people are lively andlive with the community." It has apopulation of about 74,000 and is located at the northend of Aichi Prefecture. It is a historical city with oldhouses and streets in the city center. It is famous forInuyama castle, a national treasure, and Ukai fishing on
the Kiso-gawa river.
According to the data of the Ministry of the Environment,
the municipal collection volume was 41 tons (fiscal2014), and the per capita collection volume was 549 g,
which is at a higher rank in Japan. Since the Recycling
Law was enforced, the city has been actively involved instrict separation and collection of resources. There areabout 500 collection sites in each area of the city, andresources are collected twice a month. On collectiondays, collection baskets for paper cartons are placed,along with the other baskets for bottles, cans, andplastic bottles. Local government staff members taketurns watching the sites, reflecting the high level of
public awareness about recycling.
In addition to other stations in the district, "Wanmaru
Eco Station" has been permanently installed, and the cityadministers three collection sites that are opened once amonth. In recent years, collection sites have been set up
in front of supermarkets and in car parks of do-it-yourself
stores by paper recyclers. These are being used by more
people, and the volume of paper cartons collected by thecity has been decreasing. Increase in the number ofdisposal sites brings convenience to citizens. On theother hand, if the municipal collection volume is reduced
to a great degree, the return to citizens will decrease.
This issue remains to be solved.
Activity
examples*Some figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.

Collection baskets placed at thecollection site

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Even a single paper carton can bedeposited

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Activity Report of fiscal 2016

Recycling status at schools

Recycling of paper milk cartons usedin school meals is also increasing.

Approximately 11,600 tons of paper milk cartons were supplied
used by school meals in fiscal 2015, which was roughly the sameamount as in the previous year. Out of the total supply, 8,800 tons
were collected for recycling. The figure remained high.
In addition to recycling of school meal’s paper milk cartons, reuseof paper cartons used in science and mathematics classes as wellas collection of paper cartons from students’ homes are being
implemented at elementary schools.

School Meal’s Paper Carton Material Flowin Fiscal 2015 (estimated value)

11.6 100%（11.7 100%）Volume processed byschools using own methods

6.7 58.3%（6.9 58.9%）

Collection
volume4.6 39.5%（4.5 38.4%）

Unit: 1,000 tons
Figures in ( ) indicate
the figure of previous
fiscal year

Schools

Dairy productmanufacturers

Discardedvolume2.2 18.7%（2.4 20.5%）

Collection rate based on acceptanceby dairy product manufacturers

4.8 41.7%（4.8 41.1%）

Discardedvolume0.6 5.5%
（0.5 4.4%）

Collection
volume4.2 36.3%

Recycling status of recycled paper manufacturers

We are working to recycle!
Recycling

Collected paper cartons are recycled
as high-quality pulp fiber.

We are working to recycle!
Recycling

Okazaki City Yamanaka Elementary School

Corelex Shin-ei Mfg. Co., Ltd.

(Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture)(Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture)

Yamanaka Elementary School is locatedin the southeast of Okazaki City, which
is famous for being the birthplace ofIeyasu Tokugawa. The school was built 136 years ago ina district named Maigi-cho. The name was taken from an
episode in which "A god tree appeared from the cloudwith a divine spirit on it and alighted upon the ground."
The city treats children as "treasures of the region," andpromotes safety-related education and aesthetic
sensitivity while strengthening cooperation between
families and the region.
At Yamanaka Elementary School, all children are working
to recycle. Members of the fourth grade and above
school lunch committee teach first graders the recycling
procedure. As part of integrated learning, children fromfourth grade and up are engaged in collecting plastic
bottle caps, making postcards using handmade paper
made from milk cartons, and producing 3R promotional
posters. The school always keeps the tools for making
paper available, and strives to raise awareness about theenvironment and recycling, and to motivate children. This
year, children made postcards from handmade paperwith their parents on the class observation day for fourth
graders.
In order to raise children's awareness about
environmental conservation, the school is planning
events in which children will be able to see how therecyclables they collected are processed, and what kindof recycled products are made from them.
Activity
examples（4.3 36.8%）

Total discarded volume

Among the 14 recycled paper manufacturers that answered thequestionnaire, 13 manufacturers accepted paper waste(industrial paper waste) of paper cartons, used papers, andused paper cartons generated in Japan.
The total volume accepted by manufacturers, which consistsof the collection volume of domestic paper cartons and import
volumes of used paper cartons in fiscal 2015 was 118,100tons. About 83% (95,100 tons) of this were recycled into toilet
rolls and tissue paper. Paper cartons have been used for theseproducts as precious high-quality pulp fiber material.

Use of accepted papers for recycled products
10.9thousand tons
5.4

（11.5%）

thousand tons
（5.7%）

29.3

thousand tons
（30.8%）

Total

49.4

thousand tons
（52.0%）

95,100tons
Toilet rolls
Tissue papers
Cardboards
Other

C o re l e x S h i n - e i M f g . C o . , L t d . o fCorelex Group, since October 1, 2015,
constructed a new mill to manufacture
re c y c l e d h o m e - u s e p a p e r i n F u j i C i t y, S h i z u o k aPrefecture, and changed their company name from
SHIN-EI PAPER MFG. CO., LTD.
This company started to operate the plant to realize
three themes: "Productivity" pursuing improvement of
product quality through introduction of sophisticated,e n e rg y e ff i c i e n t e q u i p m e n t a n d i m p ro v e m e n t o f
productivity, "Environmental friendliness" seeking quasizero emissions, out of consideration for neighborhood
residents, to reduce waste to the utmost limit, andpromoting reduction of environmental burdens, and"Regional disaster prevention" providing a function as ashelter for community residents and people who areunable to get home in the event of a disaster by signingan agreement on disaster management with Fuji City andJR Tokai. Many areas of the plant show attentiveness topreventing work injuries as well as measures against
natural disasters.
As one of the largest manufacturing plants processing
recycled paper, its plant receives 200 tons of recycled
paper materials per day and manufactures 160 tons of
products (mainly toilet rolls and tissue paper) on average.
The company examines the recycled paper materials
daily, and treats paper cartons as a valuable material inorder to maintain product quality when mixing therelevant quantities of materials to manufacture toilet rolls
and tissue paper.
The company actively promotes recycling by setting up a
special window to directly receive used paper fromneighborhood residents.
Activityexamples

2.8 24.2%（2.9 24.9%）

Collection rate byschools using own methods

67.8%（65.2%）

Total collection volume

8.8 75.8%（8.8 75.1%）

Collection rate based on
acceptance by
dairy product manufacturers

86.8%（89.4%）※Processing by schools using their own methods refers to delivery of paper cartons
directly to local governments or used paper recyclers.
※Some figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.

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Tools always available for making
paperCards made with parents on classobservation day

Tower for maturation

Paper mill

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