As we expand our business activities, we recognize that is essential to reduce the environmental impact on communities and to achieve coexistence and co-prosperity through social and economic contributions. As such, we have identified “communities” as one of our material issues. We are working with local governments to reduce waste and promoting understanding of resource recycling through educational activities such as tours of recycled paper manufacturing mills and recycling facilities.
Headquartered in Shizuoka Prefecture, group company Corelex Shin-Ei has been developing a new recycling system ahead of the rest of the industry. In recent years, it has made a significant contribution to the creation of a recycling society by developing a system to prevent information leakage of confidential documents generated in office buildings, financial institutions, governments, and other organizations based on a revolutionary method for collecting and recycling. In October 2022, Corelex Shin-Ei held an on-site sale and wastepaper exchange event at its factory. The wastepaper exchange event was held in a drive-through format on the factory premises—a format adopted in 2021 as a COVID-19 countermeasure. Attendees remained in their vehicles, while employees unloaded the wastepaper in front of the raw material receiving area and loaded a similar amount of products at the product shipping area. During the two-day event, the company was able to collect about 50 tons of wastepaper from households. Going forward, we will continue to promote awareness-raising activities related to the use of wastepaper.