From this August, JCCU is launching 16 items sequentially consisting of CO-OP Original Blend Regular Coffee, CO-OP laundry detergent SefterE, which are all certified by Eco Mark using recycled plastics and plant-derived plastics as packaging materials.

Currently, it is said that containers and packaging waste accounts for about 54.7% (volume ratio) of garbage discharged from households in Japan, and its reduction is a social issue. Reducing fossil resource consumption and greenhouse gas emissions is an urgent issue for realizing a sustainable society.

In June 2016, the Eco Mark certification criteria were revised, and the certification criteria for "Plastic containers and packaging using plantderived plastics" was newly released in the category of "Refillable Containers / Resource Type Containers", and the regeneration Standards were reorganized as "Plastic containers and packaging using recycled plastics" so that it can be applied also to laminated products.
The revision aims to promote 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) of plastic containers and packaging for effective use of resources, and to promote the use of containers and packaging made from biomass resources such as plants.
The 16 items are the first Eco mark certified products of JCCU after the revision. Recycled plastics made from used PET bottles and plantderived plastics such as by-products when sugar cane is refined are used as part of raw materials of the package.
JCCU is planning to expand the adoption of package using recycled plastics and plantderived plastics to retort pouch products such as curry to reduce the use of petroleum-derived resources CO2 emissions in the future.
JCCU regards environmental issues as the fundamental challenges of mankind and will work on the development and dissemination of environmentally friendly products to build a sustainable society.