ECOMMIT and Obu City, Aichi Prefecture, Conclude a Partnership Agreement on the 'Promotion of Reuse Activities', Launching 'PASSTO' and 'Home Delivery PASSTO' Initiatives

ECOMMIT Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Representative Director and CEO: Teruyuki Kawano, hereafter 'ECOMMIT'), which is building an infrastructure for the collection, sorting, and redistribution of unneeded items towards a circular economy, and Obu City, Aichi Prefecture (Mayor: Hideto Okamura) have concluded a partnership agreement regarding the promotion of reuse activities. About the Initiative Through this agreement, in order to connect still-usable items to reuse, a system for the collection of reusable goods will be established, and appropriate collection methods will be formulated. Specifically, starting April 1, 2026, clothing collection boxes for the resource circulation service 'PASSTO' operated by ECOMMIT will be installed at public halls and other facilities. By providing a system that connects clothing no longer needed at home to reuse rather than disposal, the entire community will tackle resource circulation. The unneeded items collected by 'PASSTO' are sorted at ECOMMIT's circulation centers and redistributed domestically and internationally as reusable goods. Items that are difficult to reuse are recycled into resources through recycling partners. In addition, information about 'Home Delivery PASSTO' will be provided to citizens, guiding them to a system where they can part with unneeded items from their homes for free. ECOMMIT and Obu City have been holding regular unneeded item collection events since 2025. Approximately 4 tons of items were collected from citizens in the first event, and 6.6 tons in the second, demonstrating a high level of interest in resource circulation in the region. Through the PASSTO initiatives, we will continue to create an environment where people can easily participate in resource circulation in places familiar to their daily lives. About the Partnership Agreement ■ Name of the Agreement Partnership Agreement Concerning the Promotion of Reuse Activities ■ Date of Conclusion April 1, 2026 ■ Details of Collaboration 1. Installation of Unneeded Item Collection Boxes for the Resource Circulation Service 'PASSTO' - Acceptable items Clothing (children's clothes, tops, bottoms, jackets, coats, shirts, skirts, etc.) *Precautions Some items within each category may not be eligible for collection. Please do not put wet items inside. Please bundle scattered items in a bag before putting them in. Once collected, items cannot be returned. - Collection Locations Obu Community Center: 4-195 Chuo-cho, Obu City Yokone Community Center: 295 Hirachi, Yokone-cho, Obu City Kanda Community Center: 3-115 Kanda-cho, Obu City Kitayama Community Center: 6-274 Kajita-cho, Obu City Higashiyama Community Center: 2-341 Oiwake-cho, Obu City Kyucho Community Center: 2-8-2 Kyowa-cho, Obu City Nagakusa Community Center: 2-60 Meisei-cho, Obu City Yoshida Community Center: 2-2 Takaoka-cho, Obu City 2. Introduction of Home Delivery PASSTO for Citizens We will introduce 'Home Delivery PASSTO', allowing citizens to part with unneeded items from their homes. Home Delivery PASSTO is... (text cuts off here)