Ito-Yokado is turning food residue generated by Ito-Yokado stores into compost, and using the compost to grow crops at dedicated Seven Farm locations. The crops are harvested and sold at nearby Ito-Yokado stores. Ito-Yokado purchases all of the produce from the farms, even nonstandard items. At present, there are 10 Seven Farms across Japan covering approximately 70 ha of land. Ito-Yokado plans to continue opening more Seven Farms going forward.

Seven-Eleven Japan is expanding initiatives of recycling products that have reached their sell-by dates in stores into compost and livestock feed. As of May 2015, the Company is able to do this in 24 prefectures. In addition to these initiatives, Seven-Eleven Japan is conducting joint research with a manufacturer and a university on converting food residue generated by stores into liquid compost using organic waste processor systems installed in stores. In future, we aim to incorporate the harvested vegetables into products sold at Seven-Eleven.

At its stores, Ito-Yokado is installing more "biodegradable garbage processor" systems designed to break down organic waste using microorganisms. During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2015, installations were completed at 6 additional stores, bringing the total number of stores with these systems to 12. Through the power of microorganisms, "biodegradable garbage processor" systems break down even organic waste—garbage that is ill-suited to recycling, such as highly fibrous waste—into water and CO₂. The processor reduces CO₂ emissions compared to incineration processing, while effectively reducing waste volumes. Ito-Yokado plans to install these systems at 20 additional stores by the end of February 2017. Seven-Eleven Japan has also installed 25 units of a down-sized version of this "biodegradable garbage processor" system at its stores.