Launch of 'In-facility Complete Disappearing Bio-processing System' for Medical and Nursing Care Facilities
NTTBS and Well Create will launch an on-site food waste bio-processing system for healthcare facilities on May 1, 2026, aiming to reduce CO2 emissions and costs.
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NTT Business Solutions Corporation (Headquarters: Osaka City, Osaka, President: Hidenori Kigami, hereinafter "NTTBS") and Well Create Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka, Representative Director: Yasushi Matsuo, hereinafter "Well Create") will begin providing the "In-facility Complete Disappearing Bio-processing System" (hereinafter "this system"), primarily targeting hospitals and nursing care facilities, starting Friday, May 1, 2026.
This system reduces food waste generated within facilities by microbially decomposing and reducing its volume on-site, thereby reducing incineration processes and collection/transportation. This simultaneously achieves a reduction in CO2 emissions (GX) and cost reductions related to food waste disposal.
1. Background
A certain amount of food waste is generated daily at medical and nursing care facilities. Meanwhile, various issues are becoming apparent, such as rising waste export costs, CO2 emissions associated with incineration, the risk of waste accumulation during disasters or logistics stoppages, and the need for decarbonization and ESG compliance.
NTTBS supports sustainable facility management through a "decentralized model"*1 that shifts waste processing from externally dependent to in-facility complete.
*1 Refers to a system where waste processing is not concentrated at contractors (externally dependent) but completed within each facility.
2. Features of this system
This system can handle a wide range of food waste processing from 50kg to 300kg per day, and is designed to be used by medical and nursing care facilities.
(1) In-facility complete processing
- Decomposition processing using bio-chips and microorganisms
- Waste volume reduction
(2) Contribution to GX
- CO2 emission reduction by avoiding incineration processing
- CO2 reduction associated with collection and transportation
- Contribution to Scope 3*2 emission reduction
(3) Compact design allowing indoor installation
- Flexible installation within facilities, such as around kitchens
- Secures user flow paths that are easy to incorporate into daily operations
*2 Scope 3 emissions refer to greenhouse gas emissions generated across the entire supply chain.
■ Applicable facility areas
The following facilities can also achieve waste reduction, GX, and waste cost reduction through in-facility complete processing.
- Hotels and resort facilities
- Food supermarkets and commercial facilities
- School lunch cooking facilities for local governments, etc.
- Large employee cafeterias
Figure 1: Overview of the "In-facility Complete Disappearing Bio-processing System"
3. Implementation Effects
(Example) Effects when about 100 tons of food waste are generated annually at a hospital with 500 beds
- Waste volume reduction
- Reduction of about 30 tons of incineration-derived CO2*3
- Waste cost reduction of up to 40-50%*4
*3 The amount of CO2 reduction is an estimated value calculated based on the prerequisites set by Well Create.
*4 The cost reduction rate varies depending on the conditions of use.
4. System provision start date
Friday, May 1, 2026
5. Future developments
NTTBS and Well Create will begin deploying this system primarily to medical corporations and social welfare corporations, and gradually expand to areas such as hotels and commercial facilities.
Aiming to install it in 500 locations nationwide by 2030, we will promote GX and waste cost reduction in urban areas.
6. Inquiries regarding this matter
NTT Business Solutions Corporation
Value Design Department, Social Innovation Division (Kawai, Uehara)
e-mail: recycle@west.ntt.co.jp
* When making an inquiry, please check the email address to ensure there are no mistakes.
* The information described in the news release is current as of the date of announcement. Please note in advance that the information may differ from the information at the date of announcement at present.
This system reduces food waste generated within facilities by microbially decomposing and reducing its volume on-site, thereby reducing incineration processes and collection/transportation. This simultaneously achieves a reduction in CO2 emissions (GX) and cost reductions related to food waste disposal.
1. Background
A certain amount of food waste is generated daily at medical and nursing care facilities. Meanwhile, various issues are becoming apparent, such as rising waste export costs, CO2 emissions associated with incineration, the risk of waste accumulation during disasters or logistics stoppages, and the need for decarbonization and ESG compliance.
NTTBS supports sustainable facility management through a "decentralized model"*1 that shifts waste processing from externally dependent to in-facility complete.
*1 Refers to a system where waste processing is not concentrated at contractors (externally dependent) but completed within each facility.
2. Features of this system
This system can handle a wide range of food waste processing from 50kg to 300kg per day, and is designed to be used by medical and nursing care facilities.
(1) In-facility complete processing
- Decomposition processing using bio-chips and microorganisms
- Waste volume reduction
(2) Contribution to GX
- CO2 emission reduction by avoiding incineration processing
- CO2 reduction associated with collection and transportation
- Contribution to Scope 3*2 emission reduction
(3) Compact design allowing indoor installation
- Flexible installation within facilities, such as around kitchens
- Secures user flow paths that are easy to incorporate into daily operations
*2 Scope 3 emissions refer to greenhouse gas emissions generated across the entire supply chain.
■ Applicable facility areas
The following facilities can also achieve waste reduction, GX, and waste cost reduction through in-facility complete processing.
- Hotels and resort facilities
- Food supermarkets and commercial facilities
- School lunch cooking facilities for local governments, etc.
- Large employee cafeterias
Figure 1: Overview of the "In-facility Complete Disappearing Bio-processing System"
3. Implementation Effects
(Example) Effects when about 100 tons of food waste are generated annually at a hospital with 500 beds
- Waste volume reduction
- Reduction of about 30 tons of incineration-derived CO2*3
- Waste cost reduction of up to 40-50%*4
*3 The amount of CO2 reduction is an estimated value calculated based on the prerequisites set by Well Create.
*4 The cost reduction rate varies depending on the conditions of use.
4. System provision start date
Friday, May 1, 2026
5. Future developments
NTTBS and Well Create will begin deploying this system primarily to medical corporations and social welfare corporations, and gradually expand to areas such as hotels and commercial facilities.
Aiming to install it in 500 locations nationwide by 2030, we will promote GX and waste cost reduction in urban areas.
6. Inquiries regarding this matter
NTT Business Solutions Corporation
Value Design Department, Social Innovation Division (Kawai, Uehara)
e-mail: recycle@west.ntt.co.jp
* When making an inquiry, please check the email address to ensure there are no mistakes.
* The information described in the news release is current as of the date of announcement. Please note in advance that the information may differ from the information at the date of announcement at present.