Tokyu Department Store and Suntory Collaborate to Launch "Bottle-to-Bottle" Horizontal Recycling (*1), Starting PET Bottle "Resource" Circulation at Three Stores: Tama Plaza, Machida Tokyu Twins, and Hiyoshi Tokyu Avenue

Tokyu Department Store Co., Ltd. (hereafter 'Tokyu Department Store') and the Suntory Group have concluded an agreement for a 'bottle-to-bottle' horizontal recycling initiative to collect used PET bottles discharged from three Tokyu Department Store locations (Tama Plaza, Machida Tokyu Twins, and Hiyoshi Tokyu Avenue) and reincarnate them into new PET bottles. The horizontal recycling initiative will commence on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.

*1 Recycling where used products are used as raw materials to make the same type of product.

□ Background of this Initiative

Based on its corporate philosophy, Tokyu Department Store actively engages in environmental conservation, with all employees mindful of 'hugging the world, considering the global environment, and moving toward the future with a global perspective,' conducting business activities that fulfill its corporate social responsibility. The Suntory Group, with the purpose of 'To create harmony with people and nature, and to aim for the 'brilliance of life',' has aimed for a sustainable society since its founding. Regarding PET bottles, it has been undertaking various initiatives with the goal of making them '100% sustainable'.

This time, the two companies' shared desire to 'contribute to the realization of a sustainable society by circulating PET bottles, which are highly suitable for recycling and have a well-established system for resource conversion,' has led to this initiative.

□ Target Store Names and Locations

□ About Suntory Group

In 2012, the Suntory Group was the first in the domestic soft drink industry to introduce a PET bottle made from 100% recycled materials (*2)...