SUSHIRO recycles acrylic partitions, upcycles some of them into educational toys and donates them to local children

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FOOD & LIFE COMPANIES LTD. (Head office: Suita City, Osaka Prefecture; President and CEO: Koichi Mizutome ; hereinafter referred to as F&LC) has recycled the acrylic partitions used to prevent droplets from spreading that were installed at Sushiro stores across Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition, some of the collected partitions were upcycled into 3D puzzles for educational toys, which were donated to children living in facilities in Osaka Prefecture through the Osaka Prefectural Social Welfare Council on August 21. F&LC will continue to conduct business activities that are considerate of the environment, while also working to contribute to the local community.

Donation ceremony at the Osaka Prefectural Welfare Council

Photo on the right: Social Welfare Corporation Osaka Prefectural Council of Social Welfare, Child Care Facility Division

Vice Chairperson: Yoshiko Nagano (Director of Kishiwada Gakuen)

Left: Shinsuke Sekine, General Manager of the Sustainability Promotion Office at F&LC

Donated educational toys

About the donated educational toys

This educational toy is a three-dimensional puzzle with a fish motif, fitting for a company that deals in sushi. Each part can be freely combined using your imagination to create various shapes. It can be used by one or more people, and is a toy that allows children to learn while having fun.

Acrylic partition recycling overview

・Recycled weight: 5,589kg
・Number of participating stores: 425 Sushiro stores in Japan
・Environmental impact reduction effect: 12,295kg-CO2 (the amount of CO2 absorbed by 1,397 cedar trees in a year)
– Processing method: Material recycling
・Cooperation: Satisfactory Co., Ltd.

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