Famima, marine plastic garbage introduced "shopping basket" as raw materials in 24 stores nationwide Use a part of the cash bag revenue for manufacturing from October 21

FamilyMart is a Family Mart in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, Niigata, and Mie since October 21, 2021, using marine plastic garbage drifting in Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture as part of the raw materials.It announced that it will be introduced in 24 stores.

It will be expanded at 28 stores nationwide, along with four stores in Nagasaki and Fukuoka, which have been deployed since February 2021.

It is said that the cost of manufacturing shopping baskets will be part of the revenue of directly managed stores associated with the cashier bag.

In recent years, the problem of marine garbage has been attracting attention worldwide, and it is estimated that Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture, is presumed to have about 20,000 -American marine garbage annually, and serious social issues.It is.

FamilyMart set up a poster in the store that installs a shopping basket using marine plastic garbage as part of the raw material, actually used it, and notifies that marine plastic waste is used as part of the raw material.By doing so, he will work on enlightenment activities on marine garbage issues, which are also global issues.

In addition, as in the same time as the previous time, Terra Cycle Japan procured marine plastic garbage collected in Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture, and was manufactured in collaboration with Ito Tadashi Corporation.

In FamilyMart, the store equipment that uses marine plastic garbage as part of the raw materials has a collection BOX of "Famima Food Drive".

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