Tokyu Department Store and Suntory Collaborate to Launch "Bottle to Bottle" Horizontal Recycling at Three Stores: Tama Plaza, Machida Tokyu Twins, and Hiyoshi Tokyu Avenue Begin Circulation of PET Bottle "Resources"

Tokyu Department Store Co., Ltd. ("Tokyu Department Store") and the Suntory Group have concluded an agreement regarding the "bottle to bottle" horizontal recycling initiative, which involves collecting used PET bottles discharged from three Tokyu Department Store locations (Tama Plaza Store, Machida Tokyu Twins, and Hiyoshi Tokyu Avenue) and transforming them into new PET bottles. This horizontal recycling initiative will commence on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.

*1: Recycling refers to using used products as raw materials to create the same type of product.

**□ Background of This Initiative** Based on its corporate philosophy, Tokyu Department Store actively engages in environmental conservation and fulfills its corporate social responsibility through business activities, with all employees keeping in mind: "Let's think about the global environment and move towards the future with a global perspective." The Suntory Group, with the objective of "Harmonizing with people and nature, creating a rich living culture, and aiming for 'the brilliance of human life'," has strived to realize a sustainable society since its founding. Regarding PET bottles, it is pursuing various initiatives with the goal of achieving "100% sustainability."

This initiative stems from the shared sentiment of both companies: "Contributing to the realization of a sustainable society by circulating PET bottles, which have high recyclability and for which a recycling system is in place, as resources."

**□ Store Names and Locations Subject to This Initiative**

Name

Location

Tokyu Department Store Tama Plaza Store

1-7 Utsukushigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture

Machida Tokyu Twins

6-4-1 Haramachida, Machida-shi, Tokyo Metropolis

Hiyoshi Tokyu Avenue

2-1-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture

**□ About the Suntory Group** The Suntory Group, beginning with the introduction of 100% recycled PET bottles in the domestic beverage industry in 2012 (*2), has driven technological innovation over many years, including the development of the world's first "FtoP direct recycling technology" (*3) that reduces CO2 emissions compared to conventional methods, and has actively commercialized and promoted "bottle to bottle" horizontal recycling. The Group continues to promote its activities towards achieving the goal of "100% sustainability of PET bottles" set forth in the "Basic Policy on Plastics" formulated in 2019—which aims to eliminate the use of new fossil-derived raw materials by using recycled or plant-derived materials for all PET bottles used globally by 2030—and realizing a sustainable society.

*2: As mechanical recycling. *3: Jointly developed with four companies including Kyoei Sangyo Co., Ltd.