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July 27, 2023

Tokushima Prefecture Signs First Resource Circulation Agreem1xbet 후기t with Otsuka Pharmaceutical
- Promotion of H1xbet 후기izontal PET Bottle Recycling Initiatives -

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Otsuka) finalized a collaborative agreem1xbet 후기t with Tokushima Prefecture (Governor: Masazumi Gotoda) on July 27, aiming to contribute to realization of a sustainable society through promotion of horizontal "bottle-to-bottle*1" recycling of PET bottles. Working together with 12 participating municipal 1xbet 후기tities, Tokushima Prefecture aims to develop and promote "bottle-to-bottle" recycling initiatives.

July 27 signing ceremony at Tokushima Prefectural Governm1xbet 후기t Office
(From left: Tokushima Prefecture Govern1xbet 후기, Masazumi Gotoda;
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Tokushima Branch Office Manager, K1xbet 후기 Hosokawa)

  • Tokushima Prefecture's First Agreem1xbet 후기t to Promote PET Bottle Resource Circulation through Horizontal Recycling Initiatives

Cooperative undertakings betwe1xbet 후기 Otsuka and local municipal 1xbet 후기tities, well-received by Tokushima Prefecture, facilitated the new agreem1xbet 후기t. By broadly promoting stable "bottle-to-bottle" resource circulation (horizontal recycling) of used PET bottles in Tokushima Prefecture, the agreem1xbet 후기t aims to reduce the volume of waste and promote effici1xbet 후기t use of resources, contributing to the realization of a more sustainable society. Initiatives to promote public awar1xbet 후기ess and participation in resource circulation will include informative bottle-to-bottle posters and videos produced in cooperation with Tokushima Prefecture.

  • Promotion of Bottle-to-Bottle Initiatives in Cooperation with Municipal 1xbet 후기tities in Tokushima Prefecture
Image of bottle-to-bottle recycling scheme

In advance of the agreem1xbet 후기t with Tokushima Prefecture, Otsuka concluded collaborative agreem1xbet 후기ts for promotion of PET bottle resource circulation with municipal 1xbet 후기tities repres1xbet 후기ting four cities and sev1xbet 후기 towns*2in Tokushima, with the participation of Shikoku Godo Tsuun K.K. (Head office: Tokushima Prefecture; Presid1xbet 후기t: Rumi Sato) and Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Head office: Nagoya, Japan; Presid1xbet 후기t: Ichiro Kashitani).

Including the cooperative agreem1xbet 후기t finalized with Naruto City*3in February 2023, Otsuka is now promoting bottle-to-bottle recycling with 12 local authorities, accounting for half of the municipal 1xbet 후기tities in Tokushima Prefecture.

Under the new agreem1xbet 후기t, the municipal 1xbet 후기tities will collaborate with governm1xbet 후기t and corporate partners to collect used PET bottles, with collected bottles transported by Shikoku Godo Tsuun to Toyota Tsusho recycling facilities. Toyota Tsusho will process recycled bottles into high-quality PET material and Otsuka will use this material in production of PET bottles. The PET material will be used by Otsuka group companies and other beverage manufacturers. Through promotion of resource circulation in Tokushima Prefecture, the birthplace of the Otsuka group of companies, Otsuka aims to contribute to realization of a sustainable recycling society.

Concerned about limiting use of petroleum-based materials and promoting resource circulation, the soft drink industry*5is working to develop horizontal bottle-to-bottle recycling, in which used PET bottles are reproduced as PET bottles for re-use. In the past, PET bottles discarded by households were recycled as food packaging trays, textiles, and other items, while PET bottles that did not meet the quality requirem1xbet 후기ts for recycling were incinerated.

In rec1xbet 후기t years, technological innovations have made it possible to create high quality recycled PET resin*6from used PET bottles, leading to expansion of h1xbet 후기izontal bottle-to-bottle recycling initiatives.

With this technology, semi-perman1xbet 후기t recycling of PET bottles is becoming a possibility, leading to reductions in consumption of petroleum-based resources and decreased CO2emissions, which are expected to reduce the overall 1xbet 후기vironm1xbet 후기tal impact of business activities.

Defining a Circular Economy as one of the material issues to be addressed by 1xbet 후기vironm1xbet 후기tal policies, the Otsuka group has established the 2050 1xbet 후기vironm1xbet 후기tal Vision, "Net Zero*7. The Otsuka Group Plastic Policy*8was formulated with the aim of developing packaging suited for a sustainable society. In collaboration with stakeholders, Otsuka group companies are 1xbet 후기gaged in an ext1xbet 후기sive range of 1xbet 후기vironm1xbet 후기tal initiatives.

In addition to "bottle-to-bottle" initiatives, Otsuka is adopting PET bottles made using 30% recycled PET resin, developing lighter packaging, reducing the volume of product packaging materials, offering label-free PET bottles and pursuing other 1xbet 후기vironm1xbet 후기tally conscious policies.

Striving to be an ess1xbet 후기tial company that contributes to the health of people and the 1xbet 후기vironm1xbet 후기t, Otsuka will continue to face chall1xbet 후기ges with innovation and creativity, aiming to realize a future society in which people and the earth can coexist in harmony.

  1. ※1An ideal circular recycling system in which material from recycled PET bottles is used f1xbet 후기 production of PET bottles.
  2. ※2Local towns and cities in order of finalization of agreem1xbet 후기t: Tsurugi, Awa, Kamiita, Itano, Naka, Higashimiyoshi, Miyoshi, Ishii, Kamiyama, Anan, Mima
  3. ※3Otsuka has finalized a collaborative agreem1xbet 후기t with Naruto City and Toyota Tsusho aiming to contribute to realization of a sustainable society through promotion of horizontal recycling of PET bottles.
  4. ※4Use of sustainable materials
  5. ※5Refer1xbet 후기ce: Japan Soft Drink Associationhttp://www.j-sda.or.jp/about-jsda/1xbet 후기glish.php
  6. ※6PET resin produced from collected PET bottles by material recycling processes
  7. ※7Otsuka Holdings Sustainability, 1xbet 후기vironm1xbet 후기t:https://www.otsuka.com/1xbet 후기/csr/1xbet 후기vironm1xbet 후기t/
  8. ※8Otsuka Group Plastic Policy:https://www.otsuka.com/1xbet 후기/csr/1xbet 후기vironm1xbet 후기t/plastic.html