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Paper carton recycling
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Committee for Milk Container Environmental Issues

President’s Message on the Publication of the2013 Paper carton recycling annual report

The Changing Landscape

The Committee for Milk Container Environmental Issues(hereinafter referred to as COMCEI) has successfully
accomplished the voluntary action plan for recycling of paper
cartons for beverages, called "Plan 2010", and establishedthe new "Plan 2015" action plan that began in fiscal 2011.
Specific initiatives are as follows.

《Target》

The Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 has resulted in far-

Paper carton
collection rate

reaching changes in the way we live. For instance, for a nationthat never had to think about the possibility of electricity
shortages, since the summer of 2011 the regular requests toconserve electricity in order to avoid summer and wintershortages have been a wake-up call. Indeed, the very structureof our power generation system has been affected, with new,decentralized systems for generating electricity from natural
sources such as solar energy, wind energy, biomass, and cogeneration schemes now being focused on more than theconventional power generation models such as large-scale
nuclear and thermal power plants. This shift has been mirroredby consumers, who are tending towards more careful use offinite resources as illustrated by the increasing popularity of

Action Plan to Improve the Paper Carton Collection Rate

Committee for Milk Container Environmental Issues
Chairperson

LED lights and fuel-efficient cars.

Kenji Nakajima

Committee Activities in an Era of Major Change

50%or morein fiscal 2015

●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 related to paper carton recycling andpromote voluntary activities to improve the collection rate.
●We will save resources and reduce the 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 for enhancing paper carton
collection in local regions①Hosting of a regional conference for promotion of 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 ecoproduct exhibitions and eco-life fairs)⑤Supporting the "Friendly environment loop" forum (held by
JAMRA)

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 ourenvironmental message advertisement is posted on paper
carton products⑤Promoting paper carton 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 foodstores and restaurants (in cooperation with JAMRA)
4.Promotion of activities in educational facilities andlearning places①Hosting of onsite lessons on milk carton recycling atprimary 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 case studies" (incooperation with JAMRA)②Implementation of a basic survey on the present status
and trends of beverage paper carton recycling③Implementation of a Web survey on citizens' awarenessof recycling and associated behavior④Enrichment of website contents of COMCEI and "Milk
Packn's Expedition"⑤International collaboration through paper carton
recycling movement

The Committee for Milk Container Environmental Issues, which●Studies of effective collection methods employed bymarked its twentieth anniversary in 2012, is also on the brink oflocal governments

major change. The collection rate of paper cartons, which once

Some local governments collect cartons for milk and beverage

seemed to be on an ever-upward trend, has, in recent years,

together with other waste paper. There are many reasons forplateaued. We can no longer hope to achieve an improvement

this, but the fact remains that some are not recycling paperin the collection rate simply by doing what we have done

cartons as effectively as they could.

before. For that reason, we have undertaken thorough research●Branch organizations to promote recycling in local

and have begun to establish a new framework to strengthencommunities

the committee’s activities.

Activity topics

We hold local community conferences and outreach classes in"Plan 2015"

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schools, but these tend to be one-off events and have not led

Recycling status of retailers

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Visit to Korea / Friendly Environment Loop Forumto on-going activities. We hope that setting up branches at theCollection status of welfare work places

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Regional conference for promotion of carton recycling

local level will enable the committee to strengthen ties between

Collection status of municipalities and voluntary groups

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20●Raising consumer awareness of the importance of paper

Discussion meeting to promote recycling

members and encourage more consistent, continued education

Recycling status of schools

carton recycling

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Paper carton recycling forum

and promotion activities. To that end, we look forward to the

Recycling status of recycled paper manufacturers

We will seek to eliminate the many misunderstandings about

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Workshop on milk carton recycling

enthusiastic cooperation of members in local communities.

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Recycling of paper cartons

Onsite lessons on milk carton recycling
Eco-Life Fair/Eco-Products 201210

Looking at Survey Results and Generating
Momentum toward Recycling Goals

paper carton recycling. For instance, some consumers are

CONTENTS

under the misapprehension that cartons of less than a litre

2013 Report on Paper Carton Recycling provides an overview

cannot be recycled, and that only milk cartons can be recycled"Learn and Play" with Milk Cartons Contest

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of our efforts to improve the rate of paper carton collection andand juice cartons are not recyclable.

Publications of COMCEI

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recycling over the year, as well as all the various other activities

Other activities

13of the committee. I hope you find it informative, and I look

Activity Report Digest

forward to receiving feedback.

Paper carton collection rate in fiscal 201114

Paper carton material flow in fiscal 201116

January 2013

Activity Report of fiscal 2012

Dual loops of paper carton

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International collaboration
Visit to Northern Europe

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Outline of COMCEIHistory

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Members list

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1Activity topics"Plan 2015" Action Plan for Recycling of Paper Cartons for Beverages

Recycling Action Plan,"Plan 2015", toward Year2015

In April 2011, COMCEI established the "Plan 2015", anaction plan for recycling of paper cartons for beverages
toward 2015. This plan follows through on and expands
on "Plan 2010" that was established in 2007.
Plan 2010 was focused on "Improving the paper carton
collection rate", "Communicating environmentalc h a ra c te r i s t i c s o f p a p e r c a r to n s c o r re c t ly" a n d"Increasing the number of people who can think and act
to suppor t the environment" in order to create anenvironmentally-friendly society and raise peoples' ecoconsciousness. For the above purposes, COMCEI has
systematized its activities and set relevant priorities.
COMCEI had reviewed the Plan on an annual basis.
The key goals of Plan 2010 were essentially achieved
despite major economic fluctuations. For example,
COMCEI has obtained positive results in various
activities including providing paper carton collection
boxes to local communities and enhancing ecoconsciousness of school children through onsite
lessons.
We could not achieve the target collection rate of 50%
due to a low collecton rate of household paper cartons,
that were in the most important category. There were
two major reasons for that. One was the limited periodof various activities. It was too short to reflect theirachievements in the collection rate. The other was the
expansion of our activities. We basically achieved what
we had planned but were not necessarily successful in
involving other sectors and people.
While inheriting the existing concepts, Plan 2015 hasreviewed our activities in order to spread them widelyand effectively throughout society. In fiscal 2012, thesecond year of the Plan, we decided to review ouractivity organizations based on the roadmap createdduring the previous year.

COMCEI - Organizational Chart

GeneralAssembly

Administrative
Board

1.Planning and Steering
Committee
In the month of theplanned event, thePlanning and Steering
Co m m i tte e i s fo r m e dwith the Quar terly
Steering Committee andt h e M o n t h ly S te e r i n g
Committee.
① Q u a r te r ly S te e r i n g
Committee
Members: Administrationo ff i c e r s w h o w a n t t oparticipate, the Chairperson, Vice Chairperson andmembers of the Expert Committee.
Agenda: Selecting the topics to be discussed by the
Administrative Board, advising the Expert Committee
regarding the subjects they are to survey and deliberateon, and receiving reports from the Expert Committee
members, among others.
②Monthly Steering Committee
Members: Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and membersof the Expert Committee
Agenda: Selecting the topics to be discussed andreported by the Quarterly Steering Committee, andadvising the Expert Committee regarding the subjects
they are to survey and deliberate on.
2.Expert Committee①General Affairs Committee - Concerning the roadmap
to achieve a 50% collection rate, this committee holds
surveys, hearings, verifications, produces reports,
oversees budget use, draws up the budget for the next
fiscal year, and conducts necessary revisions of bylaws
and regulations.
②Publicity Committee - Responsible for issuing theAnnual Repor t, editing the website and creating
educational tools to help increase the recycling rate.
③Event Committee - Engages in the planning ando p e ra t i o n s n e c e s s a r y to p a r t i c i p a te i n va r i o u senvironmental events as well as planning and operating
training sessions and onsite lessons held as part ofpaper carton recycling promotion activities.
④Local Organization Board - Works to build localorganizations to improve the collection rate in each
community.

Activity topics●"Plan 2015"

As par t of the 20th anniversar y
project, we held the Japan and South
Korea forum and visited Korea.

Approaches to utilize renewable energy,
and case study reports on such efforts wereintroduced in the joint meeting of government,
diverse organizations, and relevant businesses.

[Visit to Korea]
As part of COMCEI's 20th anniversary project, the Japanand Korea Milk Industr y Green Policy Information
Exchange Conference was held in Korea for four days
starting from April 11 with a Korean tour included in thes c h e d u l e. S i x te e n Ja p a n e s e m e m b e rs i n c l u d i n g
Chairperson Nakajima participated.
Upon arrival in Pusan, the members visited the "Greater
Pusan Resource Recycling Center" and Toshin Paper
Company, a wholesaler of used (consumed) paper, before
moving to Kyongju. Members visited the "Geochang Plant
of Seoul Milk Cooperative Association" on the second dayand "E-MART" on the third day where the "Japan and
Korea Milk Industry Green Policy Information Exchange
Conference" was held in the afternoon.
"Green Policy Information Exchange Conference" of 2012
was the third time for Japan and Korea to hold this forum.
This conference was held to help bring about low carbon
societies in both countries and to promote resource
recycling, in particular qualitative enhancement in paper
carton recycling. Speeches were made by Chairperson
Lee of the Korean Paper Carton Recycling Association,
Chairperson Nakajima of COMCEI, Chairperson Pak of the
Korean Dairy Industries Association and Ms. Hirai,
representative of JAMRA. Then three repor ts were
presented respectively from Japan and Korea followed bya special lecture by Mr. Ishikawa, representative of Gomi
Japan titled "Concept of Anti Excess Packing in Shopping".
A lively exchange of opinions took place in the question
and answer session and at the convivial party. The
conference ended successfully. This event's forum wasalso very successful.

[Friendly Environment Loop Forum]
The 6th "Friendly Environment Loop Forum" sponsored by
JAMRA and supported by COMCEI was held on October
31 at the Shinjuku Municipal Industrial Hall (BIZ Shinjuku)
under the theme of "Possible Approaches for Utilization ofrenewable energy". This forum was attended by 68
representatives from government agencies, variousorganizations, and relevant businesses.
After opening speeches by Ms. Hirai, representative of
JAMRA, and Chairperson Nakajima of COMCEI, Vice
Director Hiroki Kudo of the Institute of Energy Economics,
Japan, and Ms. Mika Oobayashi of the Japan renewable
Energy Foundation made comments on the policy andinstitutional issues related to diffusion of renewable energy
and the status of use of natural energy in the world andfuture prospects.
Four case study reports were presented. They were "Green
power certificate system" by Japan Natural Energy Co.,
Ltd., "Biomass utilization promotion plan" by theEnvironmental Policy Bureau of Kyoto Prefecture, "Use of
biomass at paper manufacturing plant" by Hokuetsu Kishu
Paper Co., Ltd., and "Unused energy-based green power
generation by use of aluminum laminated paper cartons"
by Hokuriku Green Energy Conference. These reports
were very meaningful in terms of introducing the uniqueapproaches taken from different standpoints and providing
information and knowledge about the future of energy.

Staff members of the Korean secretariat and Japanese delegation

Organizer: Speech by Ms. Hirai, representative of JAMRA

Expert Committee
Planning andSteering
Committee

Publicity Committee
Event Committee
General Affairs Committee
Local Organization Board

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Visit to Korea/Friendly Environment Loop Forum

Local Organization
Board members

Activity topics●Visit to Korea/Friendly Environment Loop Forum3

Activity topics

Regional conference for promotion of carton recycling

COMCEI held a local
conference to promote recycling
through sharing information
with local communities.

The "Regional conference for promotion of carton recycling"is held every year and jointly hosted by COMCEI and
JAMRA. Its objective is to increase the rate of paper carton
recycling by understanding the current status and problems
in each local community. The 2012 conference was held in
two areas in Tokyo to focus our efforts on the urban area
where collection volumes tend to be small.
A diverse range of members including representatives fromthe local governments, relevant manufacturers, and citizens
groups attended both conferences to report their activities
and presentations on relevant issues. The conferenceh e l p e d d e e p e n mu t u a l u n d e rs ta n d i n g a m o n g t h eparticipants, encouraged them to exchange information, andconfirmed their decision to further promote paper carton
recycling.

Regional conference for promotion of
carton recycling in eastern Tokyo◆Date held
◆Participants

March 8, 2012
Forty participants from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries, the Ministry of Economy, Trade andIndustry, local governments, citizens groups, researchfirms, organizations relevant to used paper, business
operators, etc.

[Major reports and presentations on relevant issues]●COMCEI noted that the key factor in achieving thepaper carton collection rate of 50% target in "Plan2015" is how we can increase the collection rate ofused (consumed) paper cartons.
●The person in charge at the Ministry of Economy, Tradeand Industr y said they would like to make thecategorization criteria applicable to household usedpaper (such as "Identification mark" and "separation ofmagazines and miscellaneous recyclable papers)
easier to understand.
●Attendees from the local governments and paper
recyclers reported that the volume of paper cartonsdisposed of is small in this area possibly because
elderly and single citizens, who make up a large
proportion of the population here, do not buy many
paper-packed products. They said they are going toincrease the collection volume by promoting citizens'awareness that paper cartons are in fact resources.

●An attendee from a dairy product manufacturer reported
their plan to communicate information concerning paper
cartons and the importance of recycling them directly to
consumers through various events including a class tomake postcards from handmade paper. He also said his
company is planning to bring employees to such events
to enhance their awareness of recycling within thecompany. A participant reported a case in Kanagawa
Prefecture where a 100% collection rate of paper milk
cartons served with school lunches is being targeted.
●According to a participant from a used paper-relatedorganization, the overall used paper collection rate of
79% in Japan is rather high from a global perspective,
but only 63% are used domestically and the balance isexported. He stressed the importance of consumers'
cooperation in the collection process since increasing
the collection rate increases the rate of domestic use ofused paper.
●A participant from a research firm pointed out thenecessity of constructing a paper carton collection
system that can cope with various obstacles in this areasuch as paper cartons mixing with miscellaneous
recyclable papers, low birthrate and longevity, and a
relatively large ratio of single people.
●A participant said that incentives should be offered tomotivate people to enhance the paper carton collection
rate. After hearing these ideas, we recognized thenecessity of rebuilding the movement by also taking
into consideration the current overall status of usedpaper.
●One of our tasks now is to communicate the meaning
separating paper cartons for collection to consumers. At
the same time, it was made clear during the conference
that ties among co-ops, mass merchandise outlets,
local governments and business operators must be
further tightened in order to promote the movement.

Activity topics●Regional conference for promotion of carton recycling◆Date held
◆Participants

November 25, 2012
Thirty eight participants from the Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries, the Ministry of the Environment,
the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, local
g o ve r n m e n t s , c i t i z e n s g r o u p s , r e s e a r c h f i r m s ,organizations relevant to used paper, business operators,
etc.

[Major reports and presentations on relevant issues]●The participant from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries requested setting a collection rate goal
greater than 50%, the participant from the Ministry of
the Environment presented their concept for improving
consumers' understanding of paper carton recycling,
and the participant from the Ministry of Economy, Tradeand Industry noted they will make further efforts toimprove the quality and stabilize exporting of usedpaper.
●One participant reported that the total volume of paper
cartons collected at 24,700 locations in Ota Ward will
exceed the planned level for 2015. Ota Ward, according
to him, is also positively promoting environmental
education at primary schools.
●Regarding group collection practiced by residents'
associations in Nakano Ward, one participant reported
that the collection volume of paper cartons as anindependent item is small because in many cases they
are mixed in with magazines and other miscellaneous
recyclable papers due to paper recyclers' line ofbusiness.
●According to COMCEI's survey, Tama City, which
employs the base collection system, has successfullyincreased the number of voluntary installations of paper
carton collection boxes by convenience stores etc. byallotting different points and differentiating the collection
charge according to the efforts put into for waste
reduction and recycling.

●The research firm reported that consumers in somecommunity replied in the questionnaire that paper
cartons are being collected mixed in with other wastes.
This contradicts the notice on local government
websites that "Paper cartons are collected separately".
●A citizen of Shibuya Ward mentioned that he thought
the collection rate of paper cartons was greater than
50%. Upon hearing that this is not the case, he said hewill work harder to raise consumers' awareness of theimportance of collecting paper cartons.
●Par ticipants from the relevant organizations andrecycled paper manufacturers reported that collected
paper car tons are, in some cases, mixed in withmagazines and exported. They also stressed theimportance of campaigns to educate children.
●A participant from a used paper-related organization
said we must work with more painstaking vigor tocollect individual paper cartons.
●COMCEI reported that it is selecting business facilities
to collaborate to promote paper carton recycling inorder to build local organizations, and also reported thatit has launched new activities including distributing amail magazine. COMCEI promised to put all its efforts
into achieving the 50% paper carton collection rate set
for 2015.

Locations of Local Conference●Locations of Local Conference in 2012

●Hokkaido●Locations of Local Conference held in the past

●Aomori●IwateYamagata● ●Miyagi
Niigata●●Fukushima

Ishikawa●
Gunma●●Ibaragi●
NaganoFukui●
Saitama●●TokyoShimane●●Gifu
Kanagawa● ●Chiba
Kyoto Shiga ●Aichi ●Shizuoka
Okayama● Hyogo● ●●●MieHiroshima●
Osaka●
Fukuoka●Saga●●Ehime●Oita●Tokushima●Kochi●Kumamoto●Okinawa

Managing Director Watanabe delivering his speech4

Regional conference for promotion of
carton recycling in northern Tokyo

The Local Conference

Activity topics●Regional conference for promotion of carton recycling5

Activity topics

Discussion Meeting to Promote Recycling

An important forum toexchange views on the current
status and tasks of recycling
among relevant organizations.

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Paper Carton Recycling ForumAn expanded version of the discussion
meeting. A meaningful meeting inwhich citizens were invited for the firsttime to present their views.

[25th Discussion Meeting to Promote Recycling of Paper
Cartons for Beverages] February 2
The discussion meeting was held at Nugyo Kaikan in
Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, with 57 people in attendance fromthe relevant organizations including government agencies,
local gover nments, citizens groups, dair y productmanufacturers, paper carton manufacturers, distributors,
used-paper related organizations and the host.
Following the opening message presented by COMCEIChairperson Nakajima, COMCEI reported its achievements
in "Plan 2010" and the challenges it faced when
implementing the plan. COMCEI then reported how it ispromoting "Plan 2015". Then, the participant from the
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries expressed
their hope to COMCEI that included in the goal ofachieving a collection rate of 50% or above, achieving theweight savings for 500 ml paper cartons that ended
unsuccessfully in the previous attempt, and promoting
activities targeted at collecting used paper cartons fromhouseholds and business facilities where the collection
rate still remains low. The attendee from the Ministry of
Economy, Trade and Industry reported on the status of therevision of the "Containers and Packaging Recycling Law"
(hereafter referred to as the "Recycling Law"), and asked
attendees to present their requests. The attendee from the
Ministry of the Environment said the key to success in
improving the paper carton collection rate is to enhanceusers' awareness, and they will be more than willing to do
anything they can to achieve this.
Ms. Hirai, representative of JAMRA, stressed theimportance of developing activities to enhance collection
rates in urban areas where collection volumes arestagnant. In addition, she said it is important to persuade
local governments to practice strict separate collection of
paper cartons. In that sense, she continued, a discussion
meeting such as this is very meaningful.
The representative from the local government presented arange of problems including a reduction in paper carton
collection volumes due to reduced motivation amongintermediate processing companies resulting from adecline in transaction prices, greater volumes of paper
cartons mixed in with magazines and miscellaneous
recyclable papers, and the difficulty of finding storage
locations for paper milk cartons used for school lunches
after they have been selected and collected by paper
collection traders.
The distributors requested a timely transmission of
information since it is important for them to know and share
information with other companies on how they are working
on paper car ton recycling, what problems they areexperiencing in terms of promoting recycling, and new
proposals they have as well as their successes and failures.
" S i n c e p a p e r c a r to n s a re a p re c i o u s re s o u rc e,
communication regarding the correct methods of disposingof and collecting them separately must continue to bepromoted to citizens" was another key opinion expressedby an attendee. To that end, he said, it is important tointroduce citizens to paper carton recycling activities andencourage them to continue recycling.
Before the meeting closed, a base paper (raw paper)
manufacturer reported on how they are working to reduce
the weight of paper cartons and, concerning this, theJapan Dairy Industry Association reported on the current
status of this matter from various Japanese companies.

[1st Citizens, Local Governments and Business Operators
Forum on Paper Carton Recycling] August 24
The 1st Paper Carton Recycling Forum was held at"Fujisan Messe" in Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture. This was
an expanded version of the Discussion Meeting with therecycled paper manufacturers that has been held every
year. The forum was attended by 64 people including
citizens, local government representatives, and business
operators.
Ms. Hirai, representative of JAMRA, delivered the keynote
speech titled "For Promotion of Paper Carton Recycling".
She noted in the speech that continuation of "Workshop on
milk carton recycling" and "Onsite lessons" are effective inincreasing the collection rate and enhancing consumers'
environmental awareness. She said that these activities
are adopted as part of the enlightenment program of thePaper Carton Resource Recycling Association of Korea,
and worked as a bridge between the Japanese and Korean
dairy processing industries. Ms. Hirai suggested that we
carry out follow-up at the stores that dominate 60% of thecollection rate. Doing so will be effective in promoting
purchasing of recycled products and also provide business
operators with the chance to hear consumers' opinions. In
addition, she said, the information obtained from such
efforts will be helpful as a tool in developing future regional
strategies.
Later, various interesting items of information relevant topaper carton recycling were presented, attracting theattention of the participants. Such subjects included therevision of the Recycling Law and the survey conducted on
the used paper recyclers and raw material wholesalers.
Then, participants reported how they are working on paper

carton recycling from their respective standpoint. The local
government reported the following two case examples.
They have succeeded in raising the environmental
consciousness of consumers by introducing andre c o m m e n d i n g re t a i l s to re s t h a t a re p ro m o t i n genvironment-friendly movement on their website. They
promote positive use of recycled products by establishing
the recycled products certification system. The dairy
product manufacturer reported how they are practicing apaper pack recycle campaign internally. The recycled paper
manufacturer introduced attempts such as producing
original toilet paper in collaboration with welfare work
places, exchanging paper cartons and toilet papers at local
events, and making postcards from handmade paper.
In the panel discussion held for the first time in the forum,
various views were expressed by representatives ofcitizens, local governments, and business operators on
how to increase the paper carton collection volume andother subjects. It was a valuable chance for us to hearcitizens' opinions. Based on the information and opinions
obtained through the conference, the Committee will thinkof ways to share and provide the information on paper
carton recycling.

Chairperson Nakajima delivering his speech

Meeting participants exchanging views

Meeting place "Fujisan Messe"

Panel discussion provided us with valuable opinions

Activity topics●Discussion meeting to promote recycling

Activity topics●Paper Carton Recycling Forum7

Activity topics

Workshop on Milk Carton Recycling

An enjoyable wor kshop
where people learn about thecurrent status of recycling andexperience it first hand.

[Sagamihara City] December 10, 2011 - August 2, 2012
In Sagamihara City, we held a "Hands-On Recycling Class
for Parents and Children" consisting of two parts:"Workshop on Milk Carton Recycling" as was held lastyear, and "Experiencing Garbage Collection" hosted by
the Environmental and Economic Bureau of the city. Thirty
two people in 13 pairs participated in the event in theextreme heat of August. The "Paper-making Program" wasenjoyed by children and parents alike.
[Saitama City – Ichishin Wing School] April 21
This first workshop offered by COMCEI in Saitama City
was attended by 13 participants including eight students,
their parents, and five teachers of Ichishin Wing School.
After viewing the "Milk Packn's Expedition" DVD, they tried
their hand at disassembling milk cartons by hand. All thestudents did it well because many of them had alreadytried it at school.
[Uny Co., Ltd.] July 14
Uny Co., Ltd. plans to implement a "Workshop on Paper
making" at the store of Uny in the form of onsite lessons
as a countermeasure against falling collection volumes.
The workshop consisted of two parts: a "Workshop on
Paper-making" and a "Discussion Meeting on Paper
Carton Recycling". Both were attended by 20 people fromthe Environmental Bureau of Nagoya City, Uny, andrelated organizations. This event was highly successful.

Speech of the Resource Recycling Section Chief of Sagamihara City (Sagamihara City)

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Activity topics●Workshop on Milk Carton Recycling

Onsite Lessons on Milk Carton Recycling[Otsuki City] July 14
This workshop was held jointly by the Volunteer Chamberof Otsuki City. Forty eight people who usually carry out
volunteer activities such as helping elderly people
participated in this event. Otsuki City is the birthplace ofthe milk carton recycling movement in Japan. COMCEI
described how milk carton recycling is still actively carriedout here. Then, participants enjoyed the lectures and thepaper-making program.

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

[Nishi Tokyo City] July 24
Forty six primary school children, their parents, and 10
other people participated in the workshop, the first event of
the "Summer Vacation Research in 2012" environmental
workshop hosted by Nishi Tokyo City. This was the fourthworkshop held in this city. We found that children had adeep interest in environmental issues when we saw themraise their hands and eagerly ask questions.

In 2012, in collaboration with JAMRA, COMCEI held
"Onsite Lessons on Milk Carton Recycling" at primaryschools across the country.

[Shinagawa Ward] August 10
This workshop was held as part of the environmental
workshop hosted by Shinagawa Ward. Thirty nine people
in 17 pairs consisting of mainly primary school children
and their parents participated in this workshop. A crew of a
local cable TV station took pictures of the event. Aftermaking postcards from handmade paper, a child wasobserved asking his parent "Who shall I send it to?".
[Nakano Ward] August 19
This workshop was held as an ecological course in "Let's
start from zero! Eco-project 2012" promoted by Nakano
Ward. Twenty nine people consisting of 15 primary school
children and 14 parents participated in this event in the hotsun. Young children also enjoyed making postcards fromhandmade paper with help from their parents.

Trying hard to make postcards from handmade paper (Nishi Tokyo City)[Hiroshima City Niho Primary School, Hiroshima
Prefecture] January 27
The event, the third of its kind, was attended by 102 fourth
graders from three classes and seven pupils from KaoriClass at Niho Primary School. The children at this school
always greet us in a cheerful manner and take the initiative
to help us. They were interested in recycling issues
because recycling of milk cartons used for school lunches
is already practiced. We were happy to see that somechildren made postcards for their classmates who could
not attend the event on the day.
[Nisshin City Higashi Primary School, Aichi Prefecture]
October 10
The workshop at Higashi Primary School, which marked
its 100th anniversary in 2012, was held for 60 fourth
graders as part of their environmental education. In thelecture course, we gave a quiz to the students and asked
five questions. We think the process of making postcards
from handmade paper helped them understand that paper
cartons are valuable as a high-quality resource. It wasquite touching when they cheerfully said, "Thank you!" tous when we gathered to take a commemorative photo withof them holding their handmade postcards.

We received a letter of thanks for the onsite lessons (Nisshin City Higashi Primary School)[Goudo Cho Goudo Primary School, Gifu Prefecture]
October 11
Goudo Primary School, located in the northwest part of the
Nobi Plain, has a 139-year history. The educational goal ofthis school, "Accomplish your aim", guides the children's
study and sports events. Recycling and ecologicalactivities are also promoted at this school. A hundred and
one fourth graders from three classes made 102 postcards
from handmade paper (a teacher made one postcard for a
student who was absent). "Publicity Goudo" covered thestory on the event.
[Hiroshima City Oomachi Primary School, Hiroshima
Prefecture] November 6
The onsite lessons had the greatest number of attendees
ever comprising 169 fourth graders from five classes. The
number of our staff members involved was also large - 17
in all. Due to the larger number of participating children, as
many as 10 paper-making stands were set up in the gym
to enable participants to make postcards from handmade
paper. We divided the children into two groups and while
one group was making paper, the other group played agame prepared by the PTA members with their parents. It
was a wonderful day full of smiling faces.
[Motegi Cho Motegi Primary School, Tochigi Prefecture]
November 13
Motegi Primary School is a historic school established in
1873. The building has warmth of the wood. The lesson
was held in the gym for 40 first graders from two classes.
They made original postcards from handmade paper. The
children as well as their parents enjoyed the event.
Recycling of milk cartons was not practiced at Motegi
Primary School then but the school promised to look into
the feasibility of recycling on this occasion. All staff
members look forward to the outcome.

Onsite lessons (Motegi Cho Motegi Primary School)

Activity topics●Onsite Lessons on Milk Carton Recycling

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Activity topics

Eco-Life Fair/Eco-Products 2012

"Learn and Play" with Milk Cartons Contest

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

COMCEI's booth was thriving
every day. We par ticipated in
one of the largest environmental
exhibitions in Japan.

[Eco-Life Fair 2012] June 2 and 3"Eco-Life Fair 2012" hosted by the Ministry of Environment
held in the Environmental Month of June in Yoyogi Park.
Approximately 66,000 visitors attended, slightly fewer thanlast year. This was the sixth time COMCEI participated inthis event jointly with the Recycling Association.
We showed the "Milk Packn's Expedition" DVD in theworkshop hall and held a lesson on disassembling milk
cartons in the morning and afternoon on both days. At ourbooth, we explained about "Forest management - Flow ofrecycling of paper cartons" using panels. A "Craft Corner"
where people could make various items using paper
cartons was also installed in our booth. Foreign children
and their parents also enjoyed the craft corner thanks tothe staff’s gesture to explain the procedure.

[Eco-Products 2012] December 13 to 15
COMCEI has participated for nine consecutive years,
jointly with “the promotion council of Milk carton Recycled
products mark”, in "Eco-Products 2012", which is one of
the largest environmental exhibitions in Japan, held at
Tokyo Big Site in December every year.
The number of visitors was 178,501, which was slightly
fewer than last year. We showed the "Milk Packn's
Expedition" DVD and ran a workshop for visitors to
disassemble milk cartons by hand in COMCEI's booth.
The booth also explained "Forest management - Flow ofrecycling of paper cartons", and "Paper carton trees"
donated by dairy product manufacturers across the country
decorated the booth walls.
With the support from JAMRA, COMCEI's booth held ourusual "Experience of making postcards from handmade
paper" event and exhibited the prize-winning creations of"Learn and Play" with Milk Cartons Contest. The booth
was lively every day.

Best Prize went to "Cheer up
Japan! with Milk Cartons" by
Takeru Kuboya.

Approximately 3,292 primary school children with and theirworks creations participated in the 12th "Learn and Play"with Milk Carton Contest 2012. Among the many
impressive creations, the following seven prize-winningcreations were selected through impartial examination.
Congratulations.

The Grand Prix went to "Cheer up Japan! with Milk
Cartons" by 4th grader Takeru Kuboya. He came up withhis dynamic idea after seeing playthings related to soccer
games held at the London Olympics. Kuboya won the Best
Prize this year after winning the Prize of Excellence in"Learn and Play" with Milk Cartons Contest in 2011.
The awards ceremony of the prize-winning creations washeld in COMCEI's booth if "Eco-Products 2012". The
diplomas, shields and sub-prizes were handed out to theaward winners by the Chairperson of the Review Board,
Mr. Zeniya (Executive Director of Tokyo National
Museum), Executive Committee Chair person, Mr.
Nakajima (Chairperson of COMCEI), and other review
board members.
The prize-winning creations are introduced in COMCEI's
website for children "Milk Packn's Expedition".

Best prize "Cheer up Japan! with Milk Cartons"
Takeru Kuboya≪Prize-winning creations≫◆Best prize "Cheer up Japan! with Milk Cartons"
Takeru Kuboya (4th grader, Tsukuba City Kurihara Primary School)◆Prize for excellence "Milk Carton - Gundam"
Sinnosuke Jogo (3rd grader, Kitakyushu City Akasaki Primary School)◆Prize for excellence "Eco-blind"
Ibuki Yoshida (6th grader, Iwakuni City Kuina Primary School)◆Prize of National Primary/Junior High schools Environment
Teachers' Association "Sandals"
Saki Ueda (1st grader, Yokohama City Mitsukyo Primary School)
Dietary education and recycling information at workshop

At the workshop

The Best Prize winner Takeru Kuboya◆Prize of JAMRA"2012 London - Be an effort-oriented genius"
Kota Maeda (6th grader, Sakura City Nishishizu Primary School)◆Prize from COMCEI "Kishu Thread Ball"
Marina Hata (5th grader, Wakayama City Mita Primary School)◆Prize of Japan Dairy Industry Association "Summer in the Highlands"
Naho Suzuki (6th grader, Atsugi City Morino Sato Primary School)

Awards ceremony held in Eco-Products 2012

Craft Corner

10

Activity topics●Eco-Life Fair/Eco-Products 2012

"Paper carton trees" donated by diary product manufacturers across the country

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

11Activity topics

Publications of COMCEIOther Activities

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

C O M C E I p u bl i s h e d va r i o u spublications to help people thinkof the global environment throughrecycling.

The Committee suppor ts
e nv i ro n m e n t a l a c t i v i t i e s o f
depar tment stores and massmerchandise stores.

DVD "Milk Packn's Expedition"
COMCEI has prepared a detailed DVD version of thechildren-oriented website "Milk Packn's Expedition". Thisis an educational tool that helps them think about theenvironment and learn the importance of initiating theirown activities. We will send it free of charge to the schools
and organizations that applied.

Book "Paper Carton Manifesto"
This book details characteristics of paper cartons andrecycling activities in order to submit recommendations forthe future of our planet while enhancing consciousness
about the meaning of recycling.
The writers include Mr. Inose, president of ECOIPS, Ms.
Hirai, representative of JAMRA, and seven members of
COMCEI, among others.

[Collaboration with mass merchandise store "Kasumi"]
On October 14 at the "Hinuma Environmental Festival"
held in Ibaragi Cho, Ibaragi Prefecture, and on October 21
at the "Ushiku Future Eco-Festa" in Ushiku City, COMCEI
opened a handicraft class using paper cartons in thebooth run by Kasumi, a supermarket chain operating local
stores.

"Real Story of Paper Carton Recycling"
This leaflet contains answers to the frequently asked
questions we encounter in the course of promoting
activities to improve the recycling rate of paper cartons.
Using many illustrations it also clearly and simply explainsthat paper cartons are very environmentally-friendly
products and they must be collected separately from otherpaper products to utilize this resource effectively.

"Milk Carton Recycling - Nationwide Collection of 20
Cases" 3rd volume
Currently, three methods have been established to collectpaper cartons. These are: store collection, municipality
collection, and voluntary group collection. To make strict
separate collection a success, education of the local
community and use of devices unique to individual
communities are necessary. This case book introduces
actual recycling activities carried out by citizen's groups,
local governments and various business sectors
throughout Japan to assist readers when they are
confronted with problems.

[Collaboration with "Mitsukoshi Isetan" department store]
COMCEI and JAMRA participated in the "Let's create
original Christmas cards from milk cartons!" workshop in
the Ginza Ecology Exhibition 2012 held in Ginza
Mitsukoshi on November 17 and 18. The experience ofmaking postcards from handmade paper was successful
in making visitors feel the quality of recycled paper
cartons.

Transmission of latest
information via WEB[COMCEI's website]
On the website run by COMCEI, you can browse its latest
activities including "Regional conference for promotion of
carton recycling", "Workshop on Milk Carton Recycling"and "Onsite Classrooms" at primary schools. In addition,
the Annual Report, the mid-term action plan "Plan 2015",
and a collection of members' recycling case studies andactivities are updated on a timely basis. The Committee
prepares interesting content called "Milk Packn's
Expedition" for elementary school students so that they
can learn the importance of recycling and environmental
conservation in an enjoyable manner.

COMCEI's website
http://www.yokankyo.jp
Website of Milk Packn's Expedition
http://www.packun.jp
On the website created for cell phone users, you can view
the animation of "How to Open a Paper Carton".

For cell phones
http://www.yokankyo.jp/mobile/

Booth of Kasumi in "Hinuma Environmental Festival"

COMCEI's website

DVD "Milk Packn's Expedition"

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Activity topics●Publications of COMCEI"Real Story of Paper Carton Recycling"

Book "Paper Carton Manifesto"
Nihon Hyouron Sha

3rd volume "Nationwide Collectionof 20 Cases"

Workshop on "Making postcards from handmade paper"in Ginza Mitsukoshi

Website of Milk Packn's Expedition

Activity topics●Other Activities

13Activity Report DigestDigest

Paper Carton Collection Rate in Fiscal 2011

The status of recycling in 2011 has been clarified by the"Basic survey on the present status and trends of beverage
paper carton recycling", which has been conducted since1995 to collect information on recycling of paper cartons andprovide information to relevant organizations. The latest
survey was carried out between June and October 2012.
Shipment volumes of paper cartons in fiscal 2011 increased
because of the extreme heat and the Tohoku disaster, but
the collection rate did not increase. Overall, the paper carton
collection rate was 42.9% (a reduction of 0.7% over theprevious year).
One of the reasons behind the decrease in the collection
volume was the Great East Japan Earthquake. It has
reduced recycling of paper wastes (industrial paper waste)that are produced along with production of paper cartons.
Primarily, it was due to the stagnation of paper carton
collection activities in the affected and nearby areas.
※During the fiscal 2011 survey, we conducted a questionnaire-based survey of nine
paper carton manufacturers, 313 beverage manufacturers, 1,728 Japanesemunicipalities, 2,130 elementary schools, 983 supermarkets, six citizen's groups andwelfare work places, and 33 recycled paper manufacturers. In addition, we interviewed
staff members at four locations. Note that basic research could not be carried out insome areas due to the large earthquake that struck northern Japan in March 2011.
※Faulty paper cartons and base paper (raw paper) that have been generated by the
paper carton manufacturing and beverage filling processes at beverage plants, and edge
trims created during paper carton manufacturing are called "paper wastes" or "industrial
paper wastes".
※Paper cartons that are discarded after their contents are used at stores, businessfacilities, schools and households are called "used paper".

As paper fibers are long and strong, used paper cartonsare considered to be raw materials that contain goodquality recycled paper and are traded at a relatively
expensive price.
However, the transaction price of paper cartons differs bymunicipality, and it is difficult to calculate a standard price.
Here, we have calculated the price of paper cartons when
they are traded in municipalities without any additional
conditions besides the transaction price. We divided theprices into two types: the "delivery price" and the "carry-in
price". We also calculated the cost for group collection of
paper cartons.
The average transaction price in fiscal 2011, as a whole,continued to increase from the previous year. Sales prices
to used paper recyclers and direct delivery wholesalers ofused paper, which are the primary trading partners formunicipality collection, have increased except for thedelivery price paid to paper recyclers.

Category
Used amount of paper cartons for beverages (A)Industrial paper wastes of paper carton manufacturers(Including industrial paper wastes and used paper)(43.6% in fiscal 2010)= Collection volume of domestic paper cartons ÷ Amount of base paper (raw paper) used=105.7 thousand tons/246.6 thousand tons

(Used paper cartons)

32.5％(33.0% in fiscal 2010)= Used paper carton collection volume ÷ Shipping volume of paper cartons from beverage manufacturers=67.7 thousand tons/208.3 thousand tons

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Activity Report Digest●Paper Carton Collection Rate in Fiscal 2011

Voluntarygroup collection

Used paper carton collection rate

Municipality collection

42.9％

2008

Used paper recycler

2009

2010

2011

43.5

43.6

42.9

33.0

33.0

32.5

2009

2010

2011
(Fiscal year)

40

32.0

30.5

30
25
20

19.9

15

13.4
10

1994

2007

2008

Fiscal 1994 Fiscal 2007 Fiscal 2008 Fiscal 2009 Fiscal 2010

Percent
Fiscal 2011 increase overprevious year

216.0

255.9

251.0

244.3

246.8

246.6

0.0%

16.5

36.6

37.1

35.9

37.3

35.1

−6.0%

−

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.1

3.3

56.4%
0.5%

197.9

215.7

210.9

205.8

207.3

208.3

168.7

194.1

189.3

184.3

184.6

184.8

0.1%

Vending machines (business)

18.5

9.9

9.8

9.7

10.8

11.7

8.1%

Milk for school lunches (business)

10.7

11.7

11.8

11.8

11.8

11.8

−0.1%

26.5

65.8

67.4

68.0

68.4

67.7

−1.0%

Collection volume of used (consumed) paper cartons (D) = (E) + (F)Fiscal year

42.6

41.1

Residential homes (C)Shipping volume of paper cartons for beverages from beverage manufacturers (B)Paper carton collection rate

45

Trends in key data (1,000 tons)

Industrial paper wastes of beverage manufacturers

Average transaction price of used paper cartons

Paper carton collection rate (H)/(A)Collection rate of used (consumed) paper cartons (D)/(B)50

35

As shown in the figure to the right, the paper carton collection
rate had dropped for the first time since the start of the survey.
The following table presents details of the collection volume
and rate.
The collection volume of domestic paper cartons in fiscal 2011
was 105.7 thousand tons. This was a reduction of 1.9 thousand
tons (1.8%) from the previous year. Although the collection
volume of used paper cartons dropped by 0.7 thousand tons
(1.0%), the volume from the voluntary group collection
increased 0.4 thousand tons (4.2%). The collection volume of
105.7 thousand tons is approximately equivalent to the amountof paper that could be used to produce 600 million toilet rolls.

25.9

55.6

56.7

57.3

56.6

56.2

−0.7%

Collection volume from stores

13.8

31.8

33.4

34.5

33.6

33.0

−1.8%

Municipality collection volume

4.3

14.4

14.4

13.9

14.1

13.9

−1.4%

Voluntary group collection volume

7.8

9.4

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.3

4.2%

0.6

10.2

10.7

10.7

11.8

11.5

−2.4%

Collection volume from residential homes (E)Paper Carton Collection Rate in Fiscal 2011

Trends in paper carton collection rate

Paper car ton collection
volume in fiscal 2011 was
105.7 thousand tons.

Collection rate (%)

Paper carton transaction priceof municipalities have increased
two years consecutively.

Paper carton collection rate
in fiscal 2011 was 42.9%.

Delivery price

8.5

6.2

7.5

7.1

Collection volume from business organizations (F)Carry-in price

7.8

5.4

6.9

7.5

Collection volume of milk cartons from schools

0.6

8.8

9.3

9.3

9.4

9.2

−2.3%

Vending machines, restaurants and others

−

1.3

1.4

1.4

2.3

2.3

−2.8%

16.5

39.4

39.7

38.2

39.3

38.1

−3.0%

16.5

36.6

37.1

35.9

37.3

35.1

−6.0%

−

2.9

2.6

2.3

1.9

3.0

55.0%
−1.8%

Delivery priceDirect delivery
wholesalers of used
Carry-in price
paper

9.3

7.0

8.9

9.4

9.4

7.0

8.0

8.7

Delivery price

11.9

8.8

12.3

10.8

Carry-in price

9.7

8.0

10.2

10.3

43.0

105.2

107.1

106.2

107.6

105.7

Delivery price

5.6

4.3

5.2

5.2

Import volume of used paper cartons

−

12.3

13.9

10.9

12.7

14.0

10.2%

Carry-in price

5.8

6.9

5.1

5.9

Total volume of accepted paper cartons

43.0

117.5

120.9

117.1

120.3

119.7

−0.5%

95.7

−0.7%

Paper manufacturer(Unknown traders)(Yen / kg)

Collection volume of industrial paper wastes and used paper cartons (G)Collection volume by paper carton manufacturers
Collection volume by beverage manufacturers
Collection volume of domestic paper cartons (H) = (D) + (G)Recycling volume of paper cartons

30.1

89.2

93.8

93.2

96.3

Paper carton collection rate (H)/(A)

19.9%

41.1%

42.6%

43.5%

43.6%

42.9% −0.7point

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

13.4%

30.5%

32.0%

33.0%

33.0%

32.5% −0.5point

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

15.4%

28.7%

30.0%

31.1%

30.6%

30.4% −0.2point※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 questionnaire survey.
※Industrial paper wastes for fiscal 1994 include aluminum laminated paper cartons.
※Collection volume of paper cartons from business organizations is calculated from fiscal 2004 based on the questionnaire survey.
※A review of the weight of milk cartons for schools conducted in fiscal 2005 has affected the value of some items.
※Some of the total values may include errors due to rounding to the nearest 100 tons. Also, due to the same reason, some figures may not add up if you calculate the collection rate andpercentage over the previous year's figures using the values in the table.
Activity Report Digest●Paper Carton Collection Rate in Fiscal 201115

Activity Report DigestDigest

Paper Carton Material Flow in Fiscal 2011
The following shows the overall state of paper carton recycling in fiscal 2011.
※Unit: 1,000 tons

140.6

※Figures in ( ) indicate the difference between fiscal 2010,※Some figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.

（+1.7）

Amount of base paper(raw paper) used

Sales volume of
paper cartons

246.6

211.6

（-0.1）（+2.2）

Paper carton manufacturers

Base paper (raw paper) manufacturers

208.3

11.7

Volume ofindustrial wastes＊（±0.0）（＋0.1）

8.2

Kitchen papers

0.2

8.6%

Total volume ofaccepted paper cartons

0.9

119.7

1.0%

（-0.6）

Tissue papers

Recycling volumeof paper cartons

26.3%（-0.6）

25.1（-0.1）

95.7

Volume of accepted
paper cartons in Japan

Toilet rolls

61.3
64.0%

Business paper
Industrial paper
cartons
wastes and used papers

56.2 11.5 38.1

24.0（-0.4）（-0.3）（-1.2）（＋0.2）

Volume of paper cartonscollected fromschool lunches

9.2

35.1

（-0.2）（-2.2）
Volume of recycled papers
collected by beverage
manufacturers

33.0【 Store collection】 （-0.6）
Co-ops and supermarkets

3.0

Collection volume of
paper cartons fromresidential homes

56.2

105.7 14.0

Household paper
cartons

Residues of laminated polyethylene(mainly from thermal recycling)（±0.0）

Imported usedpaper cartons（-1.9）（+1.3） Recycled paper manufacturers

2.6

School lunches (business)（＋1.1）

0.2%

11.8

2.3

0.3

Recycled products
Cardboards

Collection volume of
paper cartons from vending
machines and stores

Volume of recycled papers
collected by paper cartonmanufacturers

Other（+0.9）

Vending machines, restaurants and others (business)

Volume ofindustrial wastes＊

0.0

9.4

（+0.9）（＋1.2）●Used in handicraft class●Used in kitchens●Paper making and others

Municipal waste disposal andrecycling shown above

Stores and others

3.3（-2.2）（+0.5）

General household and others (residential homes)

Volume of paper wastes(industrial paper waste) etc.

35.1

128.6

（+0.1）（+1.0）

Beverage manufacturers

Volume of paper wastes(industrial paper waste)

184.8

Shipping volume of
paper cartons（-0.4）
Used paper recycler and direct delivery wholesalers of used paper

13.9【 Municipality collection】 （-0.2）
Municipalities

14.0

9.3

（+1.3）【 Imported used paper】
Overseas【 Voluntary group collection and others】（＋0.4）
Citizen's groups（±0.0）
16＊ The volume of industrial wastes includes that from thermal recycling.
Activity Report Digest●Paper Carton Material Flow in Fiscal 2011

Activity Report Digest●Paper Carton Material Flow in Fiscal 201117

Activity Report of fiscal 2012

Recycling Status of Retailers

Many supermarkets collecthousehold-use paper cartonsat their storefronts.

Collection status of welfare work places

We are working on recycling!

In addition to collecting paper
cartons, welfare workplaces arealso involved in recycling activities.

Uny Co., Ltd.
(Head office: Inazawa City, Aichi Prefecture)
Paper cartons put out by households make up
approximately 60% of the total volume collected atstorefronts by retailers such as supermarkets.
Our unique survey of store collection is based on theinformation provided by the Japan Chain Stores
Association, Japan Consumers' Cooperative Union,and others. The total volume of paper collected fromstorefronts in fiscal 2011 was 33.0 thousand tons, a
reduction of 0.6 thousand tons from the previous
year. A large quantity of paper cartons have beencollected although this was affected to some extent
by the Tohoku disaster.
Household paper carton collection volume bycollection center (Estimated value)

9.3

Total

thousand tons
（16.5%）

13.9

thousand tons
（24.7%）

33

thousand tons
（58.7%）

56.2

thousand tons
Store collection
Municipality collection"Uny" is a chain store operating 227
stores nationwide with a focus on the
Tokai area (as of the end of July 2011).
As a result of their efforts carried out based on their"Environmental concept" and "Environmental policy", Uny
was certified as an "Eco-First Business" in 2008, a first in
the retail industry.
When Uny began collecting various containers in 1998 toreduce and recycle containers and packaging, staff were
instructed to also collect paper cartons. Uny installed
collection boxes at all their 217 food-handling stores. The
volume of containers collected in fiscal 2010 was
approximately 622 tons. Products recycled from thecollected paper cartons are sold as "Environmentconscious products eco!on".
In order to ensure customers' had a good understanding of
their stores, Uny launched a program called "Ecolo Store
Expedition" in 2001. This program helps elementary school
children learn about the stores' environmental preservation
activities, environmental friendly shopping, and ecologicalhandicraft classes. Uny management wanted to add"postcard making from handmade paper" into this programand subsequently, employees ran this workshop withsupport from COMCEI.
Uny's programs encourage customers to have fun while
gaining an interest in environmental issues and to start
doing what they can now.
Activity
examplesGroup collection

We are working on recycling!
Social welfare corporation - Welfare
Village Nanairo Sagyosho(Aki-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture)

Collection by welfare workplaces and citizen's
groups is primarily run through private collection
boxes at supermarkets. Other than that, facilities atschools such as elementary schools, and collection
points run by municipalities and those used bygeneral households are the main source of collected
cartons.
Other than these collections, the above-mentioned
organizations are promoting paper carton recycling
activities, including creation of postcards andbookmarks using recycled paper cartons.
The estimated collection volume was approximately
a thousand tons, the same level as the previous
year.
Percentage by collection source of paper cartons collected bywelfare workplaces and citizen's groups"Nanairo Sagyosho" was established asa multifunctional workplace in April 2011in accordance with the fundamental
principles of the Services and Supports for Persons with
Disabilities Act, ie: that "each person with a disability canlive an independent daily and social life according to theirown ability and aptitude". Among other services, theworkplace provides nursing and training services such as
job assistance.
Their activities include creation and sales of "handmade
postcards" based on recycling of paper cartons collectedby loca l sup erm ark ets , ele ment ary scho ol s, an dkindergartens. They also produce "handmade postcards"
and "lanterns for lantern floating" by making paper fromthousands of paper cranes that have been sent to theHiroshima Peace Memorial from all over Japan.
"Handmade postcards" created at Nanairo Sagyosho arealso sold in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in thePeace Memorial Park.
Activity
examples3％Collection from private facilities
such as supermarkets

16％
6％
12％

Collection from school facilities
such as primary schools

63％Collection from municipalities
Direct collection from households
Other

A workshop led by a technical advisor of COMCEI

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Activity Report of fiscal 2012●Recycling Status of Retailers"Water dripping process" used tocreate handmade postcards

Postcard with folded cranes interwoven

Activity Report of fiscal 2012●Collection status at welfare work places

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Activity Report of fiscal 2012

Collection Status of Municipalities and Voluntary groups

Volume collected throughmunicipality collection andvoluntary group collection
remain stable.

Collection of paper cartonsis promoted in about 90% of
municipalities in Japan.

Strict separate collection of paper
cartons is implemented in morethan 80% of municipalities in Japan.

We are working on recycling!
Nakano Ward, Tokyo

Execution rate of municipality collection andgroup collection
2.4％

（29）

7.9％

9.5％
（115）
40.7％

Ratio of paper carton collection types by city type

Both municipality collection and groupcollection are executed
Municipality collection is executed,
group collection data unknown
Group collection alone is executed
Municipality collection is not executed,
group collection data unknown
Neither are executed

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

Total
Estimated volume (1,000 tons)

13.9

9.9

1.6

0.8

1.6

Estimated collection ratio by city type

100%

71%

12%

6%

11%

Collection volume per person (grams per person)

109

123

62

93

133

Estimated volume (1,000 tons)

8.6

6.1

1.5

0.2

0.8

Estimated collection ratio by city type

100%

71%

18%

2%

9%

Collection volume per person (grams per person)

67

75

60

23

64

Population by city type (millions)

127

81

26

9

12

1,215

Municipality collection alone is executed（385）

Estimated municipality and group collection
volumes by city type

Change of municipality collection and groupcollection by city typeGroup collection (grams per person)

（495）

31.7％

Used (consumed) paper cartons are collected in two
ways in each municipality: separate collection(cartons are collected from separate residential
homes or from garbage stations), and basecollection.
More than 80% of municipalities employ separate
collection procedures for paper cartons. By city type,more than 60% of general cities and towns andvillages employ strict separate collection alone. Morethan 30% of government-decreed cities and Tokyo
special city wards employ base collection alone.
However, the percentage of the separate collection is
gradually increasing.

Number of local governments responded

（96）

7.8％
（95）

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 2011, themunicipality collection volume was 13.9 thousand tons,
and the group collection volume was 8.6 thousand tons.
There was no large fluctuation in the collection volume
per person since the collection volume in general cities,
which share more than 60% of the national population,
has remained stable over the past few years. However,one problem is the still low collection rate ingovernment-decreed cities and Tokyo special city
wards.

Municipality collection Group collection

Among the 1,742 municipalities in the country, our2011 survey was conducted in 1,728 of themexcluding 14 areas that have been affected by thedisaster, and received responses from 1,215
municipalities. The total population of municipalities
that responded to the survey made up 89.1% of thetotal population
In the survey, paper carton collection that is carriedout by municipalities and certain associations iscategorized as "municipality collection", and thatcarried out by citizen's groups registered withmunicipalities is categorized as "group collection".
The execution rates of municipality collection andgroup collection were about the same as those of theprevious year. The municipality collection rate was
80%, and the group collection rate was, excluding
cases where no answers were received, 49%. Either
municipality collection or group collection was
executed in 88% of local governments. In otherwords, almost 90% of municipalities are helping tocollect paper cartons.

100

Fiscal 2008
Fiscal 2009
Fiscal 2010
Fiscal 2011

80

58.9%

General cities
Governmentdecreed cities
Tokyo special
city wards
Towns andvillages
Total

24.0%

25.0%

43.8%

39.1%

26.1%
76.9%
65.2%

17.1%
31.3%
34.8%
9.6% 13.5%

18.5%

16.3%

Separate collection only
Both separate collection and base collection
Base collection only

Nakano Ward, which is located at the west
end of the Musashino Plateau, developed
during the Edo Period as a strategic location
for goods distribution as well as a supply center for grain andvegetables for citizens. In modern times, the ward's population
has increased thanks in part to the opening of a rail route. It has
also developed into a residential neighborhood for people who
commute to the heart of Tokyo.
Nakano Ward promotes a "Go for zero-trash life" campaign toencourage people to positively utilize recycled products byparticipating in and cooperating with the resource recycling
movement. The ward is now working to encourage residents to
reduce their trash by 100 grams per day per person. Nakano
Ward calls for citizens to participate in and cooperate with theresource recycling movement. As part of such efforts, its website
features a specific objective such as, "Target weight of a milk
carton - 30 grams".
Concerning collection of used paper, Nakano switched fromward-initiated collection to group collection in March 2007. 223
organizations are registered for group collection (as of
September 2012). Orange flags and curtains featuring the words"Group Collection Storage Site" are used at collection sites. Milk
cartons are treated as miscellaneous recyclable paper
resources (packaging papers, cake boxes, tissue paper boxes,
catalogs, pamphlets, milk cartons, etc.) just like newspapers
and cardboard. Some residents' associations specify "usedclothes and cloths", "paper cartons" and "aluminum cans" forseparate collection. Nakano Ward officials have stated that theyalso want to begin separate collection of paper cartons in a
step-by-step manner.
According to comments from people in Nakano Ward, it iscurrently difficult for them to carry out separate collection of
paper cartons due to the large number of single people living in
the ward. As a result, the ward is asking citizens to put out
paper cartons along with miscellaneous recyclable papers andmagazines.
Activity
examplesGeneral cities

60

Total
Towns and villages

Government-decreed cities

40

Recycling workshop hall (Nakano ZERO)

Explanation on making postcards from handmade paper

20

Tokyo special city wards
0

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

Municipality collection (grams per person)

20

Activity Report of fiscal 2012●Collection Status of Municipalities and Groups

Activity Report of fiscal 2012●Collection Status by Municipalities and by Groups

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Activity Report of fiscal 2012

Recycling Status of Schools

Paper carton collection
from households is being
positively promoted.

Material flow of milk cartons for schools(Estimated value)

Dairy productmanufacturers

Top: Fiscal 2011
Bottom: Fiscal 201011.8 100%
11.8 100%Volume processed byschools using own methods

6.8 57.2%
5.9 49.6%

Use for toilet rolls has
greatly increased.

We are working on recycling!

The total collection volume of paper cartons used atschools was 11.8 thousand tons, the same volume as
the previous year. Seventy eight percent of this volume,or 9.2 thousand tons, was collected for recycling. The
volume of paper cartons processed at schools using
own methods has increased in fiscal 2011. About 70%of the collected volume is recycled, and this percentage
is increasing.
Paper cartons are reused in the science andmathematic classes in primary schools. Collection of
paper cartons from children's homes is also promoted.

Schools

Recycling Status of Recycled Paper Manufacturers

Unit: 1,000 tons

Volume accepted bydairy product manufacturers

5.1 42.8%
6.0 50.4%

Goudo Cho Goudo Primary School

Shinei Paper Manufacturing Company(Goudo Cho, Anpachi Gun, Gifu Prefecture)(Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture)

Goudo Cho is located in the northwest of
the Nobi Plain, specifically on the westbank of the Ibigawa River. Goudo
Primary School, which is located in the center of the town,
is a historic school established in 1873. The number ofchildren is 511 at this school. In a bounteous environment
with newly completed school buildings, the school children
are working hard at study and playing sports under theschool's educational concept, "Accomplish your aim". They
engage in various activities created around the PTA
activities and with support from the town's fire company,
the chambers of commerce, and the club of elderly people.
Recycling and ecological activities are also very popular.
Recycling of paper cartons and bottle caps has been
incorporated into the integrated study program for morethan 10 years. They bring paper cartons from their homeevery Wednesday, and on a bulletin board, they post the
number of paper cartons and the toilet rolls that can berecycled from the paper cartons. They also post the numberof vaccine shots that becomes available with recycled caps.
This activity is helpful to enhance their recycling awareness.
In 2011, they collected approximately 9,000 paper cartons.
Additionally, our onsite lessons have set off the idea, after
talking with the town office, to resume recycling of 200 ml
milk cartons for schools that was suspended three years
ago.
Activity
examplesIn the 25 recycled paper manufacturers thatanswered the questionnaire, 19 manufacturers haveaccepted paper wastes generated by paper cartonmanufacturers and beverage manufacturers, andpaper cartons collected from households andbusiness facilities.
The total volume of accepted paper cartonsconsisting of domestically collected paper cartonsand imported used paper cartons amounted to 119.7
thousand tons. About 80%, i.e. 95.7 thousand tons,
were used as recycled paper. The usage volume of
toilet rolls has increased to two thirds of the total
volume in fiscal 2011. The balance is used for tissue
paper, kitchen paper etc.
Use for recycled products
0.9

8.2

Total

thousand tons
（26.3%）

DiscardedvolumeDiscardedvolumeCollection
volume4.7 39.4%
4.0 33.8%

2.1 17.8%
1.9 15.8%

0.5 4.1%
0.5 4.4%

4.6 38.7%
5.4 46.1%

Shinei is a recycled paper-based toilet
roll manufacturing company establishedin 1961. It mainly produces corelessproducts such as "CORELESS" rolls. In addition to paper
cartons for beverages, miscellaneous recyclable papers,
train tickets, and confidential documents are recycled. Outof about 100 tons of used paper processed every day, theyutilize about 50 tons for toilet rolls and pulp about 30 tons
to supply to group plants as raw material. They utilize nonpaper materials adhered to used paper - approximately 20
tons - as fuel where possible.
In order to produce high-quality strong white toilet rolls,
30% or more of used base paper (raw paper) is sourced
from paper cartons for beverages. Used paper is dissolvedin a machine, foreign substances and ink are extracted,
and the resulting mix is formed into large rolls of paperusing a paper machine. Rolls of paper produced in thisway are rewound to toilet roll size and then cut to therequired width. During this process, if any paper is
produced that is not able to be used, it is dissolved again.
They exercise ingenuity about the width of toilet rolls tominimize waste.
Activity
examplesthousand tons
（1.0%）

thousand tons
（8.6%）

25.1

Collection
volumeWe are working on recycling!

95.7

61.3

thousand tons
（64.0%）

thousand tons
Toilet rolls
Tissue papers
Kitchen papers

0.2

thousand tons
（0.2%）

Cardboards
Other

Total discarded volume

2.6 21.9%
2.4 20.2%
Volume processed byschools using own methods

68.9%
68.1%

Total collection volume

9.2 78.1%
9.4 79.8%

Collection rate based on
acceptance by
dairy product manufacturers

Monitoring of power consumption(Screen of weekly report graph)

School children welcomed us

A group of coreless productsWinding paper machine for recycled pulp

90.5%
91.3%

※Processing by schools using own methods refers to deliver paper cartons directly to
local governments or used paper recyclers.
※Figures may not add up to total due to rounding.

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Activity Report of fiscal 2012●Recycling Status of Schools

Activity Report of fiscal 2012●Recycling Status of Recycled Paper Manufacturers

23

Recycling of paper cartons

Dual loops of paper carton

A used paper car ton is ahigh-quality resource. It isreborn as recycled products.

Reborn as recycled products

Use

Growing

CO2

O2

Logged trees are mainly 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 usedas the raw material to produce paper. Long
fibers of acicular trees are suitable forprocessing 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

CO 2 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 manufacturer

Paper cartons

Collection

Wash
Open

A paper carton refers to a container ofmilk, lactic beverages, juices, etc. that
does 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 citizen's 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

Wash

Open

Dry
Recycling of paper cartons●Dual loops of paper carton

25

International collaboration

Visit to Northern Europe

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

Fiscal year

History

Applicable laws

COMCEI's activities include conducting and supporting various

1984■ A group of housewives started a milk carton recycling movement to teach their children to recognize the value of things.

surveys and studies on milk cartons and other containers.

1985■ "Japan Milk Carton Recycling Association" was established.

1992● "Committee for Milk Container Environmental Issues" was established.
■ “Milk carton recycled products mark”was created.

COMCEI visited Northern Europe in June 2012 as part of study
activities to research recycling practices overseas.
[Visit to Stora Enso Co., Ltd.]A large quantity of base paper (raw paper) used forbeverage cartons in Japan is imported from North
America and Northern Europe.
During this tour, we visited the Imatra Plant of Stora Enso,
the largest paper manufacturing company in Europe, andexchanged views and information during the three days.
On the first day, we took a tour of the facilities in their pulp
plant and a coating plant housing paper machines. We
then attended their presentation explaining effective
conversion of waste liquid from a pulp plant into plant
energy, their base paper (raw paper) recycling approach,and information on development of new materials.
A meeting on the second day was held at theestablishment's Research Center. We explained thequality aspect of recycled paper in Japan by taking thequality impact (degree of whiteness) of the base paper(raw paper) containing CTMP as an example. Attendees
gained a clear understanding from us about this issue. In
the afternoon, we exchanged views on LCA in Japan andEurope. Meanwhile, in a separate room, other membersof our group demonstrated postcard making fromhandmade paper as we usually do in recycling workshops
in Japan. This activity was well received by attendees andprovided a good opportunity for us to communicate witheach other.
On the third day, we visited their tree nursery and a large
area of forest to experience logging and forestation.
Through these experiences, we were able to learn about
Stora Enso's advanced forestry management andenvironmental preservation techniques.

[Information exchange with ACE]
We moved from Finland to Belgium and visited ACE
headquar ters (Br ussels). ACE, which consists ofrepresentative manufacturers of paper beverage cartonsand base paper (raw paper) manufacturers, makes
strategic contributions to the environmental policies of the
EU in the fields of forestry management, reforestation,
environmental footprint, and recycling.
We have exchanged information on various subjects
including the activities of ACE, legal regulations on
disposal of packaging containers in Europe, producer
responsibility system, and Belgium's household waste
collection system. They explained that the association of
local gover nments in Belgium collects and sor ts
household wastes, and then delivers them to FOST Plus(the producer body responsible for recycling packaging
containers put out by households). FOST Plus collects aburden charge from business operators to cover thecollection and sorting costs. FOST Plus develops theirown recycling methods for collected and sorted waste..
COMCEI introduced the contents of the Recycling Law inJapan along with the activities of the Liaison Conference
for 3R Promotion Organizations and the COMCEI.
We then moved to the Sorting Center in Liege located in
the Wallonia region in southern Belgium. After touring thefacility, we saw how household containers (PET, metal
cans, and paper cartons) are collected and sorted byusing "blue bags". We also learned about differences inresource recycling approaches in Japan and Europe.

Milk carton recycled products mark1993

● COMCEI participated in "Forestry Fair" held by the Forestry Agency (COMCEI participated every year until 2008).

●The Basic Environmental Law wasenacted.

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

●Containers and Packaging Recycling
Law was enacted.

1996● "The Beverage Paper Container Recycling Council" was established.

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 projected was implemented to build a collection and recycling system of milk cartons used for school lunches (Fukuoka and Hyogo).
■ Convivial meetings were held to promote collection of paper drink cartons (Ishikawa, Osaka, Kumamoto and Ehime).

1999★ Local conference to promote paper carton recycling was held (this has been continuing since *1).

2000

● 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).

●Containers and Packaging Recycling
Law was enforced.

●Containers and Packaging Recycling
Law was enforced.
●Basic Law for Establishing the
Recycling-Based Society was enacted.
●Law for the Promotion of Effective
Utilities of Resources was enacted.
Paper Carton Identification Mark2001

★ Movement to expand milk carton collection centers was started.

●Act on Promoting Green Purchasing
was enacted.

(Provision of collection boxes to local communities)
Collection box● A symposium commemorating the 10th anniversary of COMCEI was held.

2002★ 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).

A symposium commemorating the 10th anniversary of COMCEI was held.

2003●Part of End-of-life Vehicle Recycling
Law was enforced.

Survey on paper carton LCA in North America was conducted.

Survey on paper carton LCA in North America was conducted.

2004● 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-Product Exhibition 2004" (this has been continuing every year).

●Review of Containers and Packaging
Recycling Law was started.
Participation in "Eco-product 2004".

2005
On-site explanation about forestry management

26

International collaboration●Visit to Northern Europe

Blue bags used to collect household containers(PET, metal cans and paper cartons)● 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(The Beverage Paper Container Recycling Council).
★ The website for children's environmental education called "Milk Packn's Expedition" was started.
● Sponsoring "Message Box Kit" for enlightening exhibition was started.
★ Nishi Hari project (Construction of local collection system)★ Survey on paper carton LCA in Northern Europe

Local Conference to Promote
Paper Carton Recycling was held

Outline of COMCEI●History27

Outline of COMCEIHistory●History of COMCEI■History of JAMRA

Fiscal year

2006

Members list
★Activities to strengthen collaboration
History

Applicable laws

●Revised Containers and Packaging
Recycling Law was enacted.

■ 20th anniversary memorial meeting of JAMRA

Shimizu Milk Industry co.,Ltd

Tochiraku Milk Co.,Ltd.

INASA MILK ASSOCIATION

National Association of Agricultural cooperative Dairy

Harigai Milk Industry Co.,Ltd.

Kannami toubu nougyoukyoudou kumiai

nishirakunyuugyou Co.,Ltd

Federation of Milk Processors Co-operatives

Tochigi Meiji Milk Co. Ltd

TOKAI MEIJI.CO.Ltd

Omu Milk Products Co.,Ltd.

Tochigi Milk Co., Ltd.

Asagiri Milk Products Co.,Ltd

Tomo Dairy Cooperative

CHUOSEINYU CO.,LTD.

KUMAMOTO DAIRY CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONGUNMA MILKJOINT BUSINESS COOPERATIVES

toyota-nyugyou.co.jp

KUMAMOTO MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

Aichi Brother Company Co.,Ltd.

Kuma Dairy Agricultural Cooperative

MORI MILK Co., Ltd.

TOKONAME MILK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP COMPANY

JA ASOSEIBU RAKUNOU

Showa Milk Co., Ltd

TOKYO PAPER MFG, CO. ,LTD

Yotsuba Milk Products Co., Ltd.
Satsuraku Dairy Agricultural Coop
HOKKAIDO HOSHO MILK PLANT Co.,Ltd.
SHIN SAPPORO NYUGYO CO., LTD
KUMIAI DAIRIES LIMITED★ "Real Story of Paper Carton Recycling" pamphlet was published.
★ Onsite lessons on paper carton recycling was held for the leaders of the movement in Korea

2011

2012

(in Korea).
★ Provision of collection boxes at 20,000 locations was achieved.
● "Plan 2015 - Action Plan for Recycling of Paper Cartons for Beverages" was established andpublished.
● 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 Recycled 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【Osaka】
SEN-NAN Dairy Products Co.,Ltd.

MINAMI NIHON RAKUNO KYODO CO.,LTD【Kagoshima】

MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO.,LTD.

Vitamin Milk Products Co.,Ltd

OKINAWA MEIJI MILK PRODUCTS CO.,LTD.

Hokkaido Dairy Corporation Co.,Ltd.

KYODO MILK INDUSTRY CO.,LTD.

Ikaruga Milk Plant CO.,Ltd.

OKINAWA MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

MACHIMURA FARM ,Inc.

Glico Dairy Products Co.,Ltdkurasimamilk.Co,ltd.

KOIWAI DAIRY PRODUCTS CO., LTD.

Hyogo-tantan Dairy Agricultural Cooperative

Mariya milk industry

TOYOTOMI MILK PRODUCTS

Koshin Milk Products Co,Ltd

Kinki Glico Dairy Products Co.,LtdYAEYAMA GENKI

Awajishima Dairy Agricultural Cooperative

Genki Seikatsu Co., Ltd.

【Kanagawa】
Takanashi Milk Products Co.,Ltd.
YOKOHAMA MILK INDUSTRY CO.,LTD.

【Hyogo】【Tottori】

kagoshimakenrakunounyuugyoukabushikigaisya【Okinawa】

Miyako Asahi Nyugyo

Miyahira Dairy Corporation

DAISEN Dairy agricultural cooperative

Fujiya Milk Co., Ltd.

KONDO MILK PRODUCTS CO.,LTD.

Oofunato Milk Co., Ltd.

Ashigara Milk Products Co.,Ltd.

KISUKI Daily Product

Oji Eco Materials Co.,Ltd

Kyoudou Milk Co., Ltd.

Yasugi Milk Product Co.,LtdNISHINIHON EIZAI CO.,LTD

YUGEN GAISHA YOEKISHA

Nissey Sangyo co.,Ltd.

furukawa milk industry Co. Ltd
YAMADA MILK PRODUCTS
Michinoku Milk Co.,Ltd.
Touhoku Glico Dairy Products Co.,Ltd【Yamagata】＊１ Venues of local conference to promote paper carton recycling (1999 to 2012)

GOTO Farm Co.,Ltd

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

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.

Outline of COMCEI●History

Chiba-raku Dairy Cooperative【Tokyo】

Koyama Dairies Co., Ltd【Miyazaki】

Hakodate MilkTOUHOKU MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD

Sukagawa City Abukuma Primary School, Chikusai City Isa Primary School, Motegi Cho Motegi Primary School, Ota City Chuo Primary School, Konosu City Akamidaidaiichi Primary Shool, Shibuya Ward Kakezuka Primary School, Hiratsuka City Okazaki Primary School, Yamato City Shibuya Primary School, Komagane City Akaho
Primary School, Hokuto City Mukawa Primary School, Hamamatu City Hamana Primary School, Kanazawa City Izumino Primary School, Tarui Cho Iwade Primary
School, Godo Cho Godo Primary School, Nisshin City Higashi Primary School, Nisshin City Nishi Primary School, Minamiise Cho Nantohigashi Primary School, NabariCity Mihata Primary School, Kishiwada City Jyoutou Primary School, Osaka City Bentenncho Primary School, Osaka City Turumachi Primary School, Nishinomiya City
Takagi Primary School, Amagasaki City Wakaba Primary School, Hiroshima City Asamiku-omachi Primary School, HIroshima City Niho Primary School, Hiroshima City
Nukushina Primary School, Mitoyo City Omi Primary School, Yoshinogawa City Kamiura Primary School, Kochi City Kamoda Primary School

JA Kyoto Rakuno Center

Takada Milk Co., Ltd.

【Miyagi】＊3 We visited the following schools to run the onsite lessons on milk carton recycling (2007 to 2012)

HIRAYA MILK

Chiba Hokubu Rakuno Dairy Cooperative

JA-Shimogo

NIPPON DAIRY CO-OPERATED CO.,LTD.

【Iwate】

Asahikawa, Sapporo, Saitama, Shibuya, Shinagawa, Koto, Nakano, Kita, Nishitokyo, Yokohama, Sagamihara, Otsuki, Kofu, Chikusai, Nisshin, Osaka, Nishinomiya,Matsuyama, Kochi, Beppu, NahaFURUYA MILK PRODUCTS CO.,LTD

KYUSYUNYUGYO CO.,LTD

Meiji Co., Ltd.

HAGIWARA MILK PLANT Co.Ltd.

＊2 Venues of workshop on milk carton recycling (2004 to 2012)

Ouchiyama Dairy Agricultural Cooperative【Kyoto】

Limited Partnership (Corp.) HOTTA KOUNYUUSHA【Oita】MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Co., Ltd【Aomori】●Review of Containers and Packaging
Recycling Law was started.

osawa milk Co., Ltd.
【Chiba】【Mie】

Hokkaido Milk Product Co.,Ltd.

Fuji Milk Co., Ltd.

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【Saitama】

JA Saihoku Rakunou★ "Milk Packn's Expedition" DVD was produced.
★ The 1st "Japan and Korea Forum on Processed Milk Industry Environmental Management (in Seoul, Korea)

SHIMABARA AREA DAIRY FARMERS COOPERATIVE【Kumamoto】

Dai Nippon Printing Co.,Ltd.
Hokuetsu Package Co., Ltd.

★ "Paper Carton Manifesto" was published.

Nagoya Gyunyu Co.,Ltd.

NAGATOSHI-MILK CO., LTD.
【Nagasaki】

ISHIZUKA GLASS Co.,Ltd,
TOPPAN PRINTING CO.,LTD.

Participated in the Toyako Summit Memorial General Environmental Exhibition.

2010【Gunma】【Aichi】
MIDORI NYUGYO CO.,LTD【Hokkaido】

2009

HORAI Co.,Ltd. Dairy Industry Division

Himawari Milk
【Fukuoka】

Haruna Dairy Cooperatives

135 dairy companies

2008【Kochi】

DAIRY TOCHIGI AGRI. CO-OP

Nihon Tetra Pak K.K.

● Participated in the Toyako Summit Memorial General Environmental Exhibition 2008.
★ Conference on employment of CTMP for beverage cartons【Shizuoka】

Japan Dairy Association

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

● "Plan 2010 -Action Plan for Recycling of Paper Cartons for Beverages - Toward collection
rate of 50%" was established and published.
● Participated in the main event of the environmental moth "Eco-product and Eco-fair 2007"(this has been continuing every year).
■ Supported "Friendly environment loop - JAMRA"(this has been continuing every year).
★ Onsite lessons on milk carton recycling was started (this has been continuing since *3).
★ The movement to expand the number of milk carton collection centers(20,000 locations were targeted) was developed further.
Participation in Eco-Life Fair/Eco-Products 2007.

【Tochigi】

Japan Dairy Industry Association

7 Carton manufacturers

20th anniversary memorial meeting of JAMRA

2007

4 related associations【Ibaraki】
IBARAKI DAIRY PRODUCT INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

【Nagano】
YATSUGATAKE MILK Co.,Ltd.

【Shimane】【Okayama】

10 supporting members

NIPPON PAPER CRECIA CO.,LTD

OHAYO DAIRY PRODUCTS CO.,LTD

DAIWA ITAGAMI CO., LTD.

KAJIHARA MILKPRODUCTS CO.LTD

SHIN-EI PAPER MFG.CO.,LTD.

Niigata-ken Nokyo Milk Co., Ltd.

HIRUZENRAKUNOU NOUGYOU KYOUDOU KUMIAI

Marutomi Paper Company

HARADA Daily Products.CO.,LTD.

okayamanisinougyoukyoudoukumiai

YAMADAYOUJI SYOUTEN CO., LTD.

MATSUDA MILK co.ltd【Niigata】

Tsukada Milk Products.Co.LTD
Sado Milk Products Ltd.
【Toyama】
Tonami Milk Co., Ltd.
Kokuto milk
【Ishikawa】
i.Milk Hokuriku Co.,Ltd.
【Fukui】
MORINAGA-HOKURIKU MILK INDUSTRY CO.,LTD【Gifu】
Hida Rakuno Dairy Cooperative

TOMOE DAIRY PROCESSING CO., LTD

Bokuseisha Ltd.

Ibaraku Co.,Ltd.

Seki Milk Co., Ltd.

KANTO MILK INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

Mino Dairy Cooperatives【Hiroshima】
Sanyo Milk Industry Co., Ltd.

CRESCO Corporation
MeadWestvaco Asia K.K.

TOYO MILK INDUSTRY CO.,LTD.
Hiroshima Kyodo Milk Industry Co.,Ltd.
Chichiyasu Co.,Ltd.
【Yamaguchi】
Yamaguchi Kenraku Milk industry Co.,Ltd

As of the end of September, 2012

houfurakunou agricultural cooperative
Nishimotobokujou【Kagawa】
Shikoku Meiji Dairies Corporation【Ehime】
SHIKOKU MILK PRODUCTS CO.,LTD.

Outline of COMCEI●Members list

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Paper Carton
Recycle Loop

Dairy product manufacturers and paper container manufacturers collaborate to preserve the environment.

Committee for Milk Container Environmental Issues
Location

Postal Code 102-0073 Nyugyo Kaikan, Kudan Kita 1-14-19, Chiyoda Ku, Tokyo
Phone 03-3264-3903, Fax 03-3261-9176
COMCEI website : http://www.yokankyo.jp
Milk Packn's Expedition website : http://www.packun.jp

Established

August 31, 1992

Business summary●Educational activities related to environmental issues including environmental preservation and recycling●Dissemination of knowledge on milk and other beverage container-related environmental issues●Activities to support recycling of carton for milk and other beverages●Execution and support of various surveys and studies milk and other beverage container-related environmental issues●Other necessary business areas

Major activities●Provision of information to enhance consumers' awareness of beverage carton-related environmental issues(consumers, municipalities, schools, etc.)●Cooperation with beverage carton recycling movement (citizen's groups)●Technical surveys and domestic and overseas inspection on environmental issues related to milk and beverage cartons(recycling policies, forestry management, recycled paper manufacturers), introduction of overseas documents●Basic survey on the present status and trends of beverage carton recycling●Collaboration with administrative agencies and relevant organizations●Provision of information to members

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

Published: January 2013