Saito Eiji Shoten Begins Free Drop-off Service for Household Lithium-ion Batteries at Matsudo Office

Saito Eiji Shoten Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, President: Daisuke Saito), which launched its "Drop-off Service for Household Lithium-ion Batteries" in February of this year, had previously been operating at two locations in Chiba City. Now, in collaboration with Matsudo City, we have commenced acceptance at our Matsudo Recycle Center (Wamagatani, Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture). Hand-to-hand delivery is required.

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Drop-off of Lithium-ion Batteries

<Background>

In recent years, fires caused by the inclusion of lithium-ion battery products have occurred frequently at municipal waste disposal facilities, with over 100 fires reported annually since 2022. These incidents have become a serious social problem, causing costs of several hundred million yen and several months of processing suspension for the recovery of waste disposal facilities.

However, due to the high risk of ignition, the disposal options for lithium-ion batteries are limited, leading to situations where large quantities of lithium-ion batteries are stored due to a lack of drop-off points. Saito Eiji Shoten began a collection service for lithium-ion batteries generated by corporations last November. Following numerous requests from individual customers, we have been considering the possibility of allowing households to drop off their lithium-ion batteries at our facilities.

Subsequently, in collaboration with Chiba City, we launched the "Individual Drop-off Service" at two of our recycle centers in Chiba City. This time, through our partnership with Matsudo City, we have released a similar service at our recycle center located in Matsudo City. This marks the third location for our "Individual Drop-off Service for Lithium-ion Batteries."

<Service Features>

Starting July 6, 2026 (Monday), lithium-ion batteries generated by households can be dropped off at Saito Eiji Shoten's Matsudo Recycle Center in Matsudo City. Hand-to-hand delivery is required. Please remove batteries from your home appliances before dropping them off. The collected lithium-ion batteries will be handed over to a recycling business as valuable materials and effectively utilized as resources.

- Free acceptance of household lithium-ion batteries you are having trouble with

- Drop-off accepted even for swollen, damaged, or water-damaged lithium-ion batteries

- For mobile batteries only, drop-off is accepted without removing the battery

- Drop-off accepted for even a single battery

- Individuals only (i.e., from household use)

- Contributes to the prevention of lithium-ion battery accidents (fires/explosions)

- Promotes recycling through proper disposal

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<Future Development>

While the household lithium-ion battery drop-off service launched this time is currently available at only three locations within Chiba Prefecture, we are preparing to sequentially enable drop-offs at other locations in municipalities within Chiba Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture.

Press Release

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Inquiries regarding this matter

Saito Eiji Shoten Co., Ltd.

Hasegawa, Innovation Promotion Department

Email: tomoya.hasegawa@saito-eiji.co.jp

Company Profile

Company Name: Saito Eiji Shoten Co., Ltd.

Head Office: Ryutetsu Kashiwa Bldg. 3F, 6-1-1 Kashiwa, Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture

Representative: Daisuke Saito, President and Representative Director

Founded: March 1, 1946

Established: November 17, 1959

Capital: 157 million yen

Number of Employees: 140 (as of November 2025)

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<Saito Eiji Shoten's Corporate Philosophy Mission>

Connecting the value of things with the value of hearts,

We enrich the world with the happiness of "I'm glad I did it."

<Saito Eiji Shoten's Management Policy Vision 2046>

Zero Waste: Aiming for a society without waste

We will bear global resource circulation.

To achieve this, we will make recycling easy and enjoyable for everyone.

Zero Carbon: Aiming for a society that emits no greenhouse gases

We will create a decarbonized resource circulation business model.

To achieve this, we will utilize digital technology and renewable energy.