Sustainable business: SoftBank and Y!mobile will transition to biodegradable bags
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On February 17, 2020, SoftBank Corp. and TBM Co Ltd announced that they would begin sequentially introducing “Bio LIMEX Bag” using limestone and plant-derived resins to shopping bags used by SoftBank Corp. and Y!mobile phone dealers nationwide from May 2020.
As part of its efforts to help protect the global environment, SoftBank Corp. has been studying the replacement of plastic-based bags with paper bags and other alternative materials at its SoftBank Corp. and Y!mobile phone dealerships.
Beginning in December 2019, LIMEX products have been tested at direct stores nationwide and at some stores in Kanagawa prefecture (part of the Greater Tokyo Area) and Fukui prefecture (the Chubu region of Honshu).
In addition to environmental performance that can reduce the use of petroleum-derived plastics, the results of evaluations of sufficient durability and usability that are not different from those of plastic products led to their introduction in all shops.
Bio LIMEX Bag has a high environmental performance that can significantly reduce the use of petroleum-derived plastics and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions compared with conventional plastic bags, and it is also adopted as an operational product within the venue of the G20 Osaka Summit held in June 2019.
SoftBank Corp. said it will reduce plastic garbage by eliminating plastic bags that use approximately 5.5 million sheets per year at its shops and switching to Bio LIMEX Bag, and will contribute to conservation of the global environment, such as resource conservation and climate-change measures.
Original Text: https://ampmedia.jp/2020/02/17/softbank-12/