Ito-Yokado is introducing recyclable trays. In the fiscal year ended February 28, 2015, approximately 500 types of recyclable tray were introduced (an increase of 6% year on year by weight). The reduction in CO₂ emissions from the introduction of recyclable trays was approximately 2,699 tons. Moreover, the containers for cut fruit and boxed lunches are made from bioplastic, which partially uses plant-derived material.

Moreover, the original "Salad Cup Container' sold in the chilled cases of Seven-Eleven Japan stores is being replaced with containers that use environmental PET made from recycled or biomass PET rather than oil-based PET. The changeover is scheduled to be completed within the fiscal year ending February 29, 2016. The CO₂ emission reduction resulting from the change is expected to be 1,790 tons in the fiscal year ending February 29, 2016.

The Seven & i Group private brand Golden Bread package label includes CO₂-adsorbing material. By using this CO₂ adsorbent, consisting of nanovesicle capsules which capture the carbon emitted during combustion as ash, CO₂ emissions can be reduced by 20% compared with ordinary labels. (The annual CO₂ emission reduction is 5,300 kg, equivalent to the volume of CO₂ absorbed by around 380 cedar trees.) This material is also used in Seven Premium Select Fresh Eggs, launched in June 2015.

In mid-July 2015, we changed the paper packaging used for Seven Premium alcohol products from the previous aluminum pack material to a non-aluminum pack material. This change enables the packs to be recycled as paper. Moreover, the volume of CO₂ emissions per pack from the raw material procurement and manufacturing process is around 12% lower compared with the aluminum packs. Furthermore, the CO₂ reduction effect from this initiative is projected to be 170 tons per year, the equivalent of the CO₂ absorbed by approximately 12,000 cedar trees.

Ito-Yokado, York Benimaru, and York-Mart have installed automatic PET bottle recovery machines as part of a program in Japan for recycling old PET bottles into new PET bottles and other items. PET bottles inserted into the automatic recovery machines in the stores are automatically cleansed of foreign matter and compressed or crushed. This enables recycled PET manufacturers to obtain high-quality PET bottle chips, and means that the transportation companies can transport a large volume of plastic from the store to the recycling plant in a single trip, reducing the number of delivery vehicles. As of February 28, 2015, a total of 276 of these automatic recovery machines have been installed in 250 stores throughout the three companies, and have collected approximately 3,746 tons of PET bottles. We plan to increase the number of installations by 60 by February 29, 2016.

We are promoting an initiative to recycle collected PET bottles and use them in packaging for Seven Premium private brand products. Moreover, we have printed a note explaining the process from collection to recycling on the product packaging.

We are promoting the use of forest thinning materials for containers of Seven & i Holdings Seven Premium private brand products as a way of helping to cultivate healthy forests in Japan and prevent global warming. As of February 28, 2015, nine of our products are using forest thinning materials. Moreover, at Seven-Eleven Japan, thinning materials are used as material for the paper coffee cups provided in stores. All of the product packages are printed with a message explaining that they are made using forest thinning materials.