Since 2019, in addition to hot beverages, we have also been switching our beverage containers for MACHI café iced coffee to paper. Although the lid is made of plastic, a straw is unnecessary because the lid is broached. What is more, customers who bring their own tumblers receive a 10 yen discount on items on the MACHI café drink menu (excluding some items)*. Through these small steps, we are continuing our efforts to help customers reduce their own waste (paper cups).

* Not applicable to self-service stores

At Machikado Chubo in-store kitchens, we have switched to paper containers for rice bowl type boxed meals with main dishes served on top of rice (the lid is plastic).

In accordance with the Plastic Resource Circulation Act, which went into effect on April 1, 2022, we have successively introduced spoons and forks with holes in the handles and shorter lengths, thereby reducing the amount of plastic used.
We have also provided wooden spoons from January 2023 in all areas so that customers can choose them as an alternative option.

We have changed to half-sized labels for a total of six original PET-bottled beverage products, reducing the amount of plastic used for labels by about 50%.

To reduce plastic usage, some of the NATURAL LAWSON stores are carring out a trial of refill station so that customers can buy what they want by amount.
Liquid detergents, personal care products such as shampoo, conditioner and etc.^* are available.

* Product may differ depending on the store.

Since 2021, we have been switching some pasta containers which are made from plastic to paper.
By switching the material of containers, we estimate reduction of plastic use by approximately 237 tons annually.

In May 2023, we switched the top lid of some salad containers to a peel-off type in Lawson stores throughout Japan (except for Okinawa Prefecture). We estimate this will reduce our plastic use by approximately 100 tons and CO₂ emissions by approximately 160 tons in a year. We used to use fitting-type lids (where the container and lid fit together) for salad containers and fixed the lids with tape to prevent them from falling off. By switching the top lid of salad containers to a peel-off type, we can reduce plastic use for the lids and tape, which leads to a reduction of CO₂ emissions. We also used to attach paper labels indicating the product name and raw ingredients to products. Introduction of technology to directly print necessary information on the packaging material eliminated the need for these labels, which saves resources.