[CSR Activities] We have started picking up trash in the ocean in Tomioka.

This morning, volunteers working at the Tomioka headquarters gathered early in the morning to pick up trash on the coastline around Tomioka Fishing Port.

Plastic and other marine debris is a major environmental problem around the world.

If things continue as they are, it is said that by 2050 there will be more trash in the ocean than fish.

We started with small local actions to reduce marine litter that connects to the world.

(The following is an excerpt from our CSR Committee report)

The coastal area of Tomioka TownDevastated by the Great East Japan EarthquakeTomioka fishing port, coastal embankments, Tomioka River, disaster prevention forests, etc.Restoration work onSteady進み、The return of residents,Revitalizing local industries,Increasing the number of people interacting with each otherTowards reconstructionInitiativesToMigrateWe are. Tomioka Town's beautiful and bountiful seaIt is a valuable resource that is essential for the town's reconstruction and contributes to the coastal landscape., environment, marine environmentTo preserve、CSRIn the committeeCoastal debrisSmooth processingand to suppressActivities as a corporate social contribution activityI decided to tackle it. This is the first activity、In the near futureLocal companies andregionresidentsHemoTo expand the circle of activitiesI want to continueThinking thatWe are.

For your reference, here is an article on the WWF website about the problem of "marine plastic"

https://www.wwf.or.jp/activities/basicinfo/3776.html

Public Relations Officer Sakuma