Resource Conservation & Waste ~Promote Resource Conservation and Reduce Waste~

Tires are an indispensable vehicle part for the Yamato Group, which is primarily engaged in the transportation industry. At the same time, they are also consumables. Therefore, it is necessary to give consideration to their environmental impact as we promote our business.
The Group is promoting collaborative programs on tire reuse and recycling with Bridgestone BRM Co., Ltd. and Toko Tire Industrial Co., Ltd. Waste tires are processed by our partners, including washing, repairing, shaping, and pressure testing, to be remade into retread tires. Retread tires can be made using less than one third of the raw materials required to make a new tire, and also help to reduce tire production and disposal by extending the usage period for tires.
In fiscal 2023, the number of retread tires procured by Yamato Auto Works Co., Ltd. and purchased by Yamato Transport grew to 34,574 (up 131% year on year) as we continue to expand the use of retread tires.

*1 Tread rubber is affixed in the molding process
*2 Vulcanization is a process to ensure elasticity and strength when processing rubber by applying pressure and heat

In 2000, the Yamato Group introduced uniforms made from recycled materials, for the purpose of protecting the natural environment and reusing resources. In order to minimize the environmental impact of uniforms after their use, the Group outsources recycling operations to A·K·TECH Co., Ltd., which specializes in recycling used clothing. Uniforms are converted into felt, and reused mainly as sound absorbent materials for automotive applications.  The amount of uniforms recycled in fiscal 2023 will be approximately 162tons, contributing to a reduction in waste generated and plastic resources required for production.

Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. offers a confidential document recycling service that enables easy and safe disposal of confidential documents simply by placing them in a dedicated box. Since the unopened boxes are dissolved, there is no need to worry about information leakage. After dissolving, 100% of the material is reused as toilet paper and cardboard.
In fiscal 2023, around 21,308 tons of confidential documents were dissolved and recycled nationwide.

The Yamato Group provides comprehensive support for school uniform reuse programs run by some schools. Unneeded school uniforms collected from families go through a process at Swan Kosha (Yamato Self-Support Center)*¹ involving inspection, cleaning, measurement, packaging, and label attachment. Yamato Transport delivers the uniforms from storage to the reuse event held at the school.
By making it easy for those donating the uniforms, the number of collections increases, promoting reuse. We also reduce the burden on the program operators by handling all processes after collection, while contributing to resource recycling.

*1 Swan Kosha is operated by Social Welfare Corporation Yamato Jiritsu Center. Yamato Jiritsu Center is a worksite that conducts training for people with disabilities to enable them to work independently. Student uniforms are used as training materials to support trainees in finding employment.

As a result of developing initiatives to actively reduce our environmental burden at the Yamato Transport Shin-Miyagi Regional Branch Office, we won the 2022 Miyagi Prefecture Stop Global Warming Award (currently Miyagi Zero Carbon Award)*¹.
At this regional branch office, we advance public awareness for employees by regularly confirming initiatives, sharing information, and issuing a newsletter with details of initiatives. We are making efforts with our own originality and creativity, such as increasing the recycling rate by sorting and collecting waste paper and plastic and introducing label-free beverages at sales offices. In areas related to transportation, invoice issuing through Nekopit*² , which encourages the use of invoices that utilize paper materials with a high recycling rate, and pick-up and delivery of parcels through PUDO*³, which are expected to reduce GHG emissions by reducing the number of redeliveries, were added as eco actions to Eco Challenge Miyagi*⁴, Miyagi Prefecture’s app to encourage environmentally friendly actions from July 2023.

*1 A system led by Miyagi Prefecture commending organizations for remarkable achievements in their initiatives that contribute to global warming countermeasures
*2 Devices installed at sales offices
*3 Open-type parcel lockers
*4 An app that awards points for participation in environmental actions (eco actions) provided by Miyagi Prefecture