Environment
Promotion of
resource cycle
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Basic approach
Mitsuuroko Group promotes the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) throughout the Group. We are strengthening our commitment to resource recycling in our various business activities.
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3R promotion initiatives
“Save Bread” to reduce food waste
Azabujuban Mont-Thabor believes that, “as lovers of bread and the Earth, we cannot waste the bread we have made with our own hands so easily.” This is why any bread that was previously discarded daily due to being out of standard (minor aesthetic imperfections or browning) despite having no quality issue, or any bread that did not sell, are now called “Save Bread” and sold at a reasonable price.
This initiative will help reduce food waste and environmental impact, as well as provide an opportunity to try Azabujuban Mont-Thabor’s bread at a discount.
This initiative will help reduce food waste and environmental impact, as well as provide an opportunity to try Azabujuban Mont-Thabor’s bread at a discount.
Launched vending machine for frozen out-of-standard breads
In April 2022, Mont-Thabor Kugenuma Kaigan Store (Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa) introduced its first frozen bread vending machine, with the aim of providing the delightful experience of enjoying homemade bread, readily available as a convenient and eco-friendly snack.
Frozen bread and frozen dough made of 100% domestically produced wheat are readily available for purchase 24 hours a day. We will also contribute to the reduction of food waste and environmental impact by offering out-of-standard bread.
Frozen bread and frozen dough made of 100% domestically produced wheat are readily available for purchase 24 hours a day. We will also contribute to the reduction of food waste and environmental impact by offering out-of-standard bread.
“Sustainable Real Estate Management” initiatives to reduce furniture waste
MITSUUROKO Co., Ltd. is working with Social Interior Inc., a furniture subscription service and off-price market provider, on sustainable real estate management that reduces furniture waste.
Initiatives
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Procurement of furniture for designing space in real estate business through subscription
By not owning the furniture needed for income-producing properties, and by utilizing the subscriptions service offered by Social Interior Inc. to promote the collection and secondary use of furniture when it is no longer wanted in the future, we aim to make effective use of resources. -
Reducing the hassle of owning furniture needed by property users, collecting unwanted furniture, and reusing it
We will progressively make the Subsclife furniture subscription service of Social Interior Inc. available to tenants and users of rental apartments, office buildings, and commercial facilities operated by MITSUUROKO Co., Ltd. at discounted prices. This reduces the users’ initial setup fees, the hassle of ownership, and the hassle of arranging for disposal when no longer wanted. At the end of the period, Social Interior Inc. will collect the furniture and promote its secondary use in its off-price market, Subsclife Off Price.
Bowling pin reuse contest and reuse education in elementary schools
In May 2022, as part of the Rain-Bowling Project*1, a sustainable activity using discarded bowling pins, Mitsuuroko Sports Co., Ltd. held the Bowling Pin Reuse Contest*2 in cooperation with the Kanagawa Shimbun. After careful screening of 161 applications, 19 winners were awarded prizes.
The grand prize winner, Yamoto Elementary School in Yokohama-shi, held a Rain-Bowling class (an original bowling game that allows students to learn how to reuse discarded pins while having fun playing) as part of their 4th grade class on SDGs.(Held in November 2022)
We will continue to promote the project with the aim of contributing to the local communities and the environment.
The grand prize winner, Yamoto Elementary School in Yokohama-shi, held a Rain-Bowling class (an original bowling game that allows students to learn how to reuse discarded pins while having fun playing) as part of their 4th grade class on SDGs.(Held in November 2022)
We will continue to promote the project with the aim of contributing to the local communities and the environment.
- A project to provide children in Yokohama-shi with opportunities to experience the SDGs through play using discarded bowling pins
- A project to invite application for reuse ideas on new ways to reuse bowling pins, of which approximately 500 are discarded by Hamabowl each year. A contest aiming for the realization of a sustainable society
Bowling Pin Reuse Contest
The Bowling Pin Reuse Contest, a cooperative project with Kanagawa Shimbun, was held in May 2022. After careful screening of 161 applications, 19 winners were awarded prizes.
EAS café promoting elimination of plastic and local production for local consumption toward becoming a sustainable cafe
In FY2022, we eliminated all conventional plastic cups and replaced them with paper cups and paper straws*.
In addition, in purchasing ingredients, vegetables are procured from local stores in Yokohama-shi, and only the necessary amount is harvested through hydroponic cultivation using the plant cellar within the EAS café, thereby reducing food mileage and food waste.
We will continue to operate our facilities with an awareness of our contribution to the environment and the local community.
In addition, in purchasing ingredients, vegetables are procured from local stores in Yokohama-shi, and only the necessary amount is harvested through hydroponic cultivation using the plant cellar within the EAS café, thereby reducing food mileage and food waste.
We will continue to operate our facilities with an awareness of our contribution to the environment and the local community.
* In order to maintain service quality and ease of drinking, we have introduced stainless steel tumblers instead of paper cups for some alcoholic beverages in response to customer feedback.
Flower installation: Smile Flower Bath installation
SPA EAS: Yokohama Tennen Onsen supports the Smile Flower Project, an initiative to save flowers that would otherwise be discarded as out-of-standard products or wasted due to the shrinking market caused by the pandemic. At the entrance, flower baths (hanachozu) are created and displayed according to the season, welcoming guests in a festive manner.
In addition, events aimed at raising awareness of the project included a popularity contest for flower art and a stamp collecting game, creating a cycle that links the smiles of employees, flower farmers, and customers through the flower decoration initiative.
We will continue to strive to recycle resources and enhance the value of facilities with ideas that capture current trends.
In addition, events aimed at raising awareness of the project included a popularity contest for flower art and a stamp collecting game, creating a cycle that links the smiles of employees, flower farmers, and customers through the flower decoration initiative.
We will continue to strive to recycle resources and enhance the value of facilities with ideas that capture current trends.
Promotion of recycling of used paper and clothes
Lock+Store supports the activities of SG Recycle Pte Ltd*, a company involved in the recycling business, and is the first self-storage provider in Asia to install two of SG Recycle’s robotic waste collection machines (one for used paper and one for used clothes) at its Chai Chee facility.
* SG Recycle Pte Ltd has installed more than 100 robotic waste collection machines throughout Singapore. Users can obtain point return services in exchange for used paper and used clothes.
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