Recycling activities
We will reduce waste with our 3R approach
The Earth’s resources are limited. If we continue to use our finite resources to produce new things and throw away old things, we will not only face shortage of resources but also generate various environmental issues such as waste and pollution problems. Aeon adopts the 3R approach in an effort to reduce the amount of waste as much as possible.
The 3R Approach
1. Reduce
Avoid bringing in items that will become wasted.
2. Reuse
Use items as many times as possible.
3. Recycle
Recycle items that are no longer usable as raw materials or source of energy. Do not throw them away.
In-store collection of recyclable waste
To recycle valuable resources, Aeon stores have
collection bins for drink cartons, food trays, aluminum cans, and PET bottles.
Drink cartons and aluminum cans are used as raw materials for Topvalu brand
products. Through these efforts, Aeon is moving toward the creation of a
recycling-based society. In the delicatessen sections of our stores, 100% of
the oil we use is collected and recycled into soap, animal feed, and
fertilizers.
In-store collection of recyclable waste Q&A
- We collect Styrofoam food trays. Poke a toothpick
in the tray. If you hear a popping sound, we collect regardless of pattern or
color. (Some stores collect white color trays only.)
We
cannot collect hard bento containers
and transparent trays, containers of natto
and shimeji mushrooms, and cup noodle containers. Please be sure to wash the containers clean
before bringing them in.
- Stores of Aeon Retail Co., Ltd. outsource the collection of aluminum cans to a company specializing in aluminum recycle. We currently have no plans to collect steel cans.
- Containers collected at the stores are handed over to recycling companies and municipalities, and then recycled. Collecting companies may vary by store.
- We are working to create a system so that the containers collected in stores are remade into products and resold at our stores. For example, we now offer recycled toilet paper containing 30% milk cartons and 70% waste paper, and exhaust fan covers made 100% of recycle aluminum cans under our Topvalu brand.
Aeon collects recyclable clothes (SELF+SERVICE)
SELF+SERVICE is a store that proposes environmentally friendly lifestyles to enjoy fashion under the concept of ecology and recycle. In 2002, we launched the sales of Eco Mate Mark products focusing on recycling textiles, and in 2003 began voluntary collection. In 2007, we began collecting all clothing items that we sold (including textile products such as bags and hats), and have been participating in the FUKUFUKU (currently BRING) project since 2010 and engaging in activities to recycle collected clothes into bioethanol and recycled polyester.
