To reduce plastic waste Convenience store companies Strengthen switching of materials for in-house products

To reduce plastic waste Convenience store companies Strengthen switching of materials for in-house products November 9, 6:36

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As companies are expanding their efforts to reduce plastic waste, there is a movement in the convenience store industry to replace ice coffee straws and lunch box containers that are in the store with environmentally friendly materials such as paper.

The largest of these, Seven-Eleven, has changed the plastic lids used for iced coffee etc., which are put in a dedicated machine at the store, to stores that can be drunk if you put your mouth without a straw, starting at the stores nationwide from this month. It is.
And if you want a straw, switch to one made of paper or a plant-derived material.

Seven & i Holdings' Yuki Toda Officer said, “Coffee is a large-scale product that sells over 1 billion cups of ice and hot drinks a year, so we want to reduce plastic waste by switching straws.” Talking

On the other hand, Lawson's Natural Lawson stores have been using paper for some lunch boxes that can be eaten at room temperature since the 5th of this month.
This means that you are using paper that is not soaked by water or oil.

Convenience stores will further strengthen their efforts to reduce plastic waste for products developed in-house.