Plastic waste reduction Japanese manufacturers are expanding their efforts September 12, 4:33
As the movement to reduce plastic waste is spreading due to environmental considerations such as marine pollution countermeasures, companies are taking measures such as jointly recycling detergent refill containers and canceling packaging of products using plastic. Is becoming active.
Kao and Lion, major household goods companies, will jointly embark on the development of recycling technology to collect refillable containers such as detergents and shampoos and reproduce the same containers.
Unlike PET bottles made of a single material, plastic refill containers are difficult to recycle because they are a mixture of multiple materials and are now incinerated.
The two companies aim to prospect the 2025 promoting the development of technology for recycling by separating the material, a mechanism making for recycling to recover the used container.
On the other hand, Sony has decided to stop using plastic products for small products such as newly developed earphones by 2025, and to reduce the usage of large products by 10%. I am.
As the movement to reduce plastic waste from environmental consideration such as measures against marine pollution is spreading worldwide, efforts are becoming active among Japanese manufacturers.