Cleaning the Kitchen Leads to a Future of Protecting Marine Forests.
Hattori Paper Co., Ltd. announced its participation in April Dream, aiming to realize a society where clean kitchen habits contribute to protecting "marine forests" by preventing marine pollution from kitchen wastewater. The company contributes to global warming countermeasures through the development of oil stain removal products and environmentally friendly cleaning sheets.
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Our company supports April Dream, which aims to make April 1st a day to share dreams. This press release is the dream of "Hattori Paper Co., Ltd."
Hattori Paper Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shikokuchuo City, Ehime Prefecture) aims to realize a "society where daily cleaning actions lead to the conservation of the marine environment" as a small step towards global warming countermeasures.
◆Background
Our daily domestic wastewater, especially from kitchens, contains a lot of oil. Oil that cannot be treated by sewage flows into the sea, and its accumulation becomes one of the factors that burden the marine ecosystem.
In the sea (especially in coastal areas), there are "marine forests" (seaweed beds) where wakame and kelp grow in colonies. These play an important role in absorbing and fixing CO2 through photosynthesis. However, turbidity of seawater and deterioration of water quality hinder this photosynthetic activity.
From "Ministry of the Environment: Survey on the Distribution of Seaweed Beds and Tidal Flats in the Seto Inland Sea"
◆Hattori Paper's Initiatives
For many years, Hattori Paper has been developing cleaning sheets that minimize the use of synthetic surfactants, preservatives, and fungicides, considering the health of people and the planet. We have also been developing products that can wipe and absorb oil stains to prevent them from flowing into the sea.
Left: Kataduke Poi for disposing of waste oil and leftover soup
Upper right: Paper hand towels for wiping hands and cleaning stains
Middle right: Kitchen paper that absorbs both water and oil
Lower right: Alkaline electrolyzed water cleaner, strong against oil stains without synthetic surfactants
Upper left: Hattori Paper's official character "Hattorinyo"
Hattori Paper Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shikokuchuo City, Ehime Prefecture) aims to realize a "society where daily cleaning actions lead to the conservation of the marine environment" as a small step towards global warming countermeasures.
◆Background
Our daily domestic wastewater, especially from kitchens, contains a lot of oil. Oil that cannot be treated by sewage flows into the sea, and its accumulation becomes one of the factors that burden the marine ecosystem.
In the sea (especially in coastal areas), there are "marine forests" (seaweed beds) where wakame and kelp grow in colonies. These play an important role in absorbing and fixing CO2 through photosynthesis. However, turbidity of seawater and deterioration of water quality hinder this photosynthetic activity.
From "Ministry of the Environment: Survey on the Distribution of Seaweed Beds and Tidal Flats in the Seto Inland Sea"
◆Hattori Paper's Initiatives
For many years, Hattori Paper has been developing cleaning sheets that minimize the use of synthetic surfactants, preservatives, and fungicides, considering the health of people and the planet. We have also been developing products that can wipe and absorb oil stains to prevent them from flowing into the sea.
Left: Kataduke Poi for disposing of waste oil and leftover soup
Upper right: Paper hand towels for wiping hands and cleaning stains
Middle right: Kitchen paper that absorbs both water and oil
Lower right: Alkaline electrolyzed water cleaner, strong against oil stains without synthetic surfactants
Upper left: Hattori Paper's official character "Hattorinyo"