On January 6, Seven-Eleven Japan announced that its resource recycling model project, which utilizes arterial logistics for coffee grounds collection and is being advanced in collaboration with Value Way, Fukuoka City, JR Kyushu, AnyCarry, the Regenerative Coffee Association, and the Institute for Circular Living, has been selected for the Ministry of the Environment's 2025 "Regional Resource Recycling Promotion Support Project 'Circular Business Model Demonstration Project'."
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The pilot project involves collecting coffee grounds from approximately 10 stores operated by Seven-Eleven and the JR Kyushu Group (JR Kyushu Retail) in Fukuoka City, utilizing AnyCarry's arterial logistics network, and manufacturing biochar in Fukuoka City using mobile carbonization equipment.
Currently, only businesses with permits for reverse logistics can collect and transport coffee grounds. By allowing businesses that handle product delivery to stores (arterial logistics) to also collect and transport coffee grounds, transportation efficiency will be significantly improved, and greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced.
Coffee grounds are produced in a consistent amount throughout Japan regardless of the season, and since resource recycling has business potential in any region, we aim to realize resource recycling starting from coffee grounds, which are a familiar part of everyday life, starting in Fukuoka City, and to achieve both the resolution of local issues and decarbonization.
