Japanese Only - Bio LIMEX Bag adopted for shopping bags at all 199 bookstores including “TSUTAYA”, “Libro”, “Sekibunkan Bookstore” and “BOOKS Emitsu” operated by the Nikka Group

Reduced annual consumption of petroleum-based plastics by approximately 20 tons and greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 72 tons

TBM Co., Ltd., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Nobuyoshi Yamasaki, hereinafter TBM) is Nispan Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Eisaku Yoshikawa, hereinafter Nispan Group Holdings) Eco-friendly bags made from limestone and plant-derived resin, the Bio LIMEX Bag, are used as plastic shopping bags at all 199 bookstores, including TSUTAYA, Libro, Sekibunkan Bookstore, and BOOKS Emitsu. We are pleased to inform you that Mex Bag) has been adopted. This is the first introduction example of Bio LIMEX Bag as a bookstore group.

 

By switching from conventional petroleum-based-derived plastic shopping bags to Bio LIMEX Bags, which use limestone and plant-derived resin, the amount of petroleum-based plastic used can be reduced by approximately 20 tons per year, and greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced by approximately 72 tons. * ¹ expected. The Bio LIMEX Bag won the Good Design Best 100 Good Design Award in 2020, and in 2021 it was selected as one of the top 100 of the Design Intelligence Award 2021, one of China's leading international design awards. It has received high acclaim both at home and abroad.

Under the ESG slogan of "A New Culture for a 'Yasashii Mirai'", Nispan Group Holdings is promoting the activities of the ONE ECO PROJECT, which plans and supports eco-friendly activities that the publishing industry should undertake, and the utilization of recycled resources in logistics materials. We are implementing various measures to reduce the environmental impact, such as This time, while reviewing the use of plastic shopping bags at bookstores operated by Nikka Group Holdings, the environmental performance of the Bio LIMEX Bag was evaluated and adopted. TBM will continue to promote the further spread of LIMEX products in the retail industry with the aim of contributing to the realization of a sustainable society.

*1 From TBM LCA (calculation of environmental impact from procurement of raw materials to disposal). May vary depending on manufacturing conditions. It is a reference value and not a guaranteed value.

 

・About the environmental performance of LIMEX products: https://tb-m.com/products/products-limex/

・About “ONE ECO PROJECT”: https://oneeco.jp/

 

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