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Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press) As Japan moves to reduce the use of plastic at convenience stores and restaurants, some concerns remain in the industries of the impact of such efforts on business.
Earlier this week, the Japanese government adopted at a cabinet meeting a bill on encouraging businesses to reduce and recycle plastic waste.
Major convenience stores and restaurant chains have already been reducing plastic utensils such as spoons and straws, with some switching to the use of plant-based alternatives.
Meanwhile, some plastic goods are still being distributed for free at stores, and the operators are wary of the possibility that the government may make stores charge customers for such goods through ministerial ordinances once the plastic recycling bill is enacted by the Diet, Japan s parliament.
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Convenience stores are concerned that the government may push them to charge customers for plastic spoons and straws. | BLOOMBERG
Jiji Mar 14, 2021
As Japan moves to reduce the use of plastics at convenience stores and restaurants, some concerns remain in the those industries that the measures will impact businesses.
Last week, the Japanese government adopted at a Cabinet meeting a bill on encouraging businesses to reduce and recycle plastic waste.
Tohoku quake disrupts operations at retailers and factories Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
A landslide in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, caused by Saturday s earthquake | KYODO / VIA REUTERS
Jiji Feb 15, 2021
A powerful earthquake that struck on Saturday night has affected operations of retailers, including supermarkets and convenience stores, and factories in the northeastern Tohoku region and in Kanto in the east.
The quake measured upper 6, the second-highest level on Japan’s seismic intensity scale, in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, both in Tohoku.
A powerful earthquake that struck on Saturday night has affected operations of retailers, including supermarkets and convenience stores, and factories in t