A law requiring companies and others to reduce disposable plastic products will come into effect next month.
In response to this, major convenience stores are taking measures such as reducing the amount of plastic used for spoons and forks that are provided free of charge, while the policy is to forgo the charge for the time being.
The "Plastic Resource Recycling Law," which will come into effect next month, obliges companies that provide more than 5 tons of disposable plastic products, such as spoons and forks, that are given free of charge, to make efforts to reduce them. ..
In response to this, Lawson is proceeding with measures at the target major convenience stores, and Lawson has made holes in the handles and shortened the length by about 1 cm, spoons and forks, and wooden spoons from next month onwards at stores nationwide. I will introduce it at.
This is expected to reduce about 67 tons of plastic annually, and Mr. Takuya Fujioka of the Product Division said, "We would like to continue to reduce the amount of coffee by changing the material of coffee cups to paper." ..
In addition, FamilyMart is already introducing spoons and forks with holes in the handles, and Seven-Eleven Japan will introduce spoons and forks mixed with 30% plant-derived materials.
On the other hand, regarding the charge for spoons and forks, each company has a policy of for the time being, as there are concerns about the impact on sales.