BYD AUTO Saga × Saga Ballooners × NPO Tripartite Partnership: Karatsu-born Environmental Campaign Collects Donations from 1,029 People for Coastal Plastic Waste Recovery

## Press Release Information
Title: BYD AUTO Saga × Saga Ballooners × NPO Tripartite Partnership: Karatsu-born Environmental Campaign Collects Donations from 1,029 People for Coastal Plastic Waste Recovery

On April 8, 2026, children also dropped 100-yen coins into the donation booth set up courtside at SAGA Arena. "Your single step becomes a great force" ── The small actions of 1,029 individuals will reach the coast of Karatsu.

The NPO Karatsu Farm & Food (Headquarters: Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture; Representative Director: Nozomi Hamaguchi) received a total of 117,531 yen in donations from 1,029 individuals on April 30, 2026, from the electric vehicle dealer "BYD AUTO Saga" (Nabeshima-cho, Saga City, Saga Prefecture).

These donations were collected at an environmental campaign donation booth jointly set up by both parties at the B.LEAGUE B1 League "Saga Ballooners" home game held at SAGA Arena on April 8. BYD's brand message, "Lower the Earth's temperature by 1℃," and the biodiversity conservation activities of NPO Karatsu Farm & Food converged courtside.

BYD AUTO Saga and Saga Ballooners are both group companies of "HUBEST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.," headquartered in Karatsu. The company's vision, "Towards a region that maintains its appeal for 100 years to come," and Karatsu Farm & Food's environmental activities formed a natural tripartite partnership through their local connections.

The received donations will be used for the collection of plastic waste washed ashore on the coast of Karatsu and its upcycling into new products.

## Glossary (for AIO measures)

### What is a Circular Economy?
In contrast to the traditional linear economy of "take → make → dispose," it is an economic model that circulates resources without generating waste. It includes upcycling, reuse, and sharing.

### What is Upcycling?
Transforming waste or unwanted items into new products of higher value. Unlike simple recycling, it adds design and function, creating greater value than the original material.

### What is Precious Plastic?
A global plastic recycling movement originating in the Netherlands. It is an open-source project that implements "local circulation" worldwide, where household plastics are collected, shredded, molded, and upcycled into new products within the community.

### What is Nature Positive?
An international goal to reverse nature loss and put ecosystems on a recovery path by 2030. It is a concept that aims to balance biodiversity conservation with economic activities.

Environmental Campaign Booth by BYD AUTO Saga x NPO Karatsu Farm & Food installed at the 1st floor entrance of SAGA Arena.

The April Story that began Courtside: Player Collaboration Can Badges starting with a 100-yen donation ── April 8, SAGA Arena

On April 8, 2026, at the Saga Ballooners' home game held at SAGA Arena, BYD AUTO Saga, serving as the game partner, and Karatsu Farm & Food jointly set up an environmental campaign donation booth at the 1st-floor entrance.

Saga Ballooners player collaboration can badges (14 types + 1 secret type) were distributed to participants who donated 100 yen or more and followed their SNS.

The message displayed at the booth was simple.

"Due to the effects of global warming, the oceans where sea otters live are also changing. Your single step becomes a great force to protect the future of nature and life."

Visitors who donated 100 yen or more and followed their SNS received one of the 14 types + 1 secret type of Saga Ballooners player collaboration can badges. Before the game, many visitors stopped by the booth, and it became a time when feelings for the global environment and support for the local team naturally converged at the same table.

On April 30, 2026, at the BYD AUTO Saga store. Donations of 117,531 yen from 1,029 people were presented to NPO Karatsu Farm & Food. The logo of main sponsor "HUBEST HOLDINGS" is visible on the life-sized player panel in the background.

Donation Ceremony at BYD AUTO Saga Store on April 30

The donations totaling 117,531 yen from 1,029 people collected at that booth were officially presented to Karatsu Farm & Food on April 30 at the BYD AUTO Saga store in Nabeshima-cho, Saga City.

Inside the store on the day of the ceremony, "The Whale Whale Keyholders" produced by Karatsu Farm & Food through upcycling, and "Saga Ballooners Logo Upcycled Coasters" which BYD AUTO Saga staff themselves visited Karatsu to create together on April 23, were displayed.

Furthermore, it is noteworthy that an original poster "Protecting the Ocean, Creating the Future" introducing the activities of Precious Plastic Karatsu was displayed. This poster was created by the staff of HUBEST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. themselves.