In collaboration with the J.League club Vegalta Sendai, LIMEX cups used at stadiums are collected and recycled, and benches made of artificial wood mixed with wood flour from Miyagi Prefecture are donated to Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture.

TBM Co., Ltd., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Nobuyoshi Yamasaki, hereinafter referred to as TBM) is pleased to announce that Vegalta Sendai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: In cooperation with Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, President: Tomohiro Sasaki, hereinafter referred to as Vegalta Sendai), LIMEX cups used at the home stadium in the 2022 season will be collected and recycled, and Miyagi Prefecture wood, which is a local resource, will be used. We donated benches made of artificial wood mixed with wood flour to the "Vegalta Sendai Heisei no Mori Athletic Field" in Minamisanriku-cho, Miyagi Prefecture.
In the future, TBM will promote further expansion of the new material LIMEX and material circulation in Miyagi Prefecture and elsewhere, and strengthen its efforts to realize a sustainable society.

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Background

TBM develops, manufactures, and sells a new recyclable material called LIMEX, which uses limestone as its main raw material. LIMEX has been highly evaluated for its contribution to climate change issues through resource conservation and CO2 emission control, and currently more than 10,000 companies (*) in Japan and local governments have introduced LIMEX as an alternative material to plastics and paper. In addition, we are strengthening partnerships with local governments and companies and promoting the spread of material circulation models in order to realize a recycling-oriented society, for which there is a growing need around the world. In Shiroishi Prefecture, we have our own manufacturing bases in Shiroishi City and Tagajo City, and Tagajo are working to create jobs in the prefecture.
Vegalta Sendai has been carrying out various hometown activities rooted in the community since the team was founded, with the club's philosophy and basic policy being the spread of sports in its hometown and activity area (Miyagi Prefecture), and social and regional development. In addition, the team as a whole is working to operate the club with a high degree of environmental awareness, such as being the first J.League club to implement separate garbage collection within the stadium.
*As of November 2022, including the number of registered offices

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Overview

TBM and Vegalta Sendai will start using LIMEX clear files and shopping bags from 2019 to promote stadium-based sustainability activities, and in July 2022, create cyclical innovation and revitalize the region. We signed a partnership agreement with the aim of contributing to
As the first step in LIMEX's material circulation efforts under this agreement, we have promoted mechanical recycling of LIMEX cups used at home stadiums. The LIMEX cups used in the 2022 season were collected by team volunteer staff, recycled, and remanufactured into artificial wood benches mixed with wood flour from Miyagi prefecture.
In January 2023, as part of the hometown activities conducted by Vegalta Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, a ceremony was held in which Minamisanriku Town Mayor Hitoshi Sato and other town officials and children from Minamisanriku Town Irimae Elementary School participated. We donated the commercialized benches to the Vegalta Sendai Heisei no Mori Athletic Ground in Minamisanriku-cho, Miyagi Prefecture.

　　

On TBM's official Youtube channel, you can watch a message video that shows how fans and supporters participated in the collection of LIMEX products, and the thoughts of TBM and Vegalta Sendai toward the realization of a sustainable society through the spread of LIMEX and material circulation. It is open to the public.
・“Made in Miyagi, challenge from Tohoku to the world | LIMEX material circulation from Vegalta Sendai x TBM Stadium”
https://youtu.be/TIY-h9QPDqI