Caring for the Earth
ジャック ポット メダル ゲームnvironmental burden caused by plastics
The Calbee Group uses plastic materials foジャック ポット メダル ゲームackaging containers to maintain product quality. To address recent social issues such as the problem of marine plastic waste, the depletion of oil resources, and greenhouse gas emissions from plastics derived from fossil fuels, we aim to reduce the amount of plastic we use as much as possible and switch to environmentally friendly materials, thereby contributing to the sustainable growth of the Calbee Group and realizing a sustainable society.
Main initiatives
Petroleum-based packaging replacement and reduction targets
In 1983, Calbee introduced multilayer aluminum-metalized film foジャック ポット メダル ゲームroduct packaging to maintain the quality of food products containing oils and fats.
This enabled us to offer customers products that maintain their quality. Since we introduced this technology, we have made various improvements to packaging materials and been able to extend expiration dates. We have also reduced plastic consumption by making packaging film thinner and packaging containers smaller.
However, because aluminum-deposited multi-layer film combines multiple materials, it is difficult to separate the individual layers, making horizontal recycling not easy.
Calbee has set goals foジャック ポット メダル ゲームlastic packaging replacement and reduction for FY2020, based on the milestones included in the Plastic Resource Strategy announced by the government in May 2019.
The Calbee Group will contribute to a resource-circulating society by ジャック ポット メダル ゲーム amount of plastic we use, adopting new materials such as biomass plastics, and working with other companies to develop recycling technologies.
Reduced use of plastic packaging
In 2022, we reduced plastic consumption by narrowing the width of the seal area of large potato chip packages.
We will continue to work with equipment manufacturers and packaging film suppliers to pursue further technological development to make packaging containers smaller and packaging film thinner.
Use of biomass plastics
To reduce plastics produced from petroleum, the Calbee Group has started to use biomass PET for some packaging films that are used for stand-up pouch products. Since FY2023, we have expanded the use of biomass PET to some of ouジャック ポット メダル ゲームroducts, including Kappa Ebisen. We have also been replacing printing inks with biomass inks.
Biomass PET is used for these products.
Reduced use of zippers for stand-up pouch products
Following a customer survey, we started to replace the packaging in stages for some of the single-serve stand-up pouch products. Products with less than 50% of zipper use* in stand-up pouch products are being replaced with new packaging that has no zippers starting in June 2024. This new initiative is expected to reduce our consumption of petroleum-based plastics by approximately 40 tons per year.
- * Researched by Calbee in November 2023
Some of the products covered by this initiative
Jagabee Lightly Salted 38g 
Miino Soramame 28g 
Sozaigaoishi Fried Sweet Potato Chips 38g 
JagaRico Wasabi Soy Sauce 38g
Capital participation in ジャック ポット メダル ゲームlus Japan, Ltd.
From February 2021, Calbee has invested in ジャック ポット メダル ゲームlus Japan Co., Ltd. and is collaborating with the company on the recycling of used plastics. ジャック ポット メダル ゲームlus Japan, Co., Ltd. partners with Anellotech Inc., a US biochemical venture company, to develop an efficient used plastic recycling technology with less environmental impact. Currently In Japan, most plastics other than PET bottles are burned and disposed of and ジャック ポット メダル ゲームlus Japan, Ltd. is working to develop a technology that is capable of producing crude materials foジャック ポット メダル ゲームlastics, such as xylene, ethylene, and propylene, from used plastics including PET bottles. This technology*, which can complete the process in a shorter time than conventional chemical recycling, aims to efficiently recycle used plastic by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption.
- * Used resources are recycled after their composition has been changed using chemical reactions, rather than recycling them as they are.
Demonstration experiment for resource circulation
Calbee is working with member companies of ジャック ポット メダル ゲームlus Japan Co., Ltd. to promote the collection and reuse of waste plastics with the aim of recycling plastic resources in the future.
We conducted pilot projects where we collected used plastic food containers at Michinoeki Minorinosato Togane in Togane City, Chiba Prefecture in 2022 and at Ito Yokado Yokohama Bessho Store in 2023. Additionally, at Hashimoto Elementary School in Sagamihara city, we conducted an experiment with students to collect and recycle used plastic containers as part of their SDGs studies.
In addition, we check the quality and quantity of used plastic containers that we have collected to determine their capability with the recycling technology of ジャック ポット メダル ゲームlus Japan, Ltd.
