We made the "Plastic-smart in Narita Airport" declaration in September 2019 with an aim to ensure 100% sustainability with plastic products.
Efforts of NAA Group
We strive to improve the level of activities related to countermeasures against plastic waste as an entire airport through the Sustainable NRT Promotion Council.
Usage of paper straw
Plastic straws are replaced 100% with paper straws from September 2019 in restaurants and lounges directly operated by NAA Group (5 stores in total).
Shopping bags containing biomass plastic
Also, with the cooperation of NAA Retailing Corporation, plastic shopping bags used in stores directly operated by NAA were replaced with those using materials that include biomass* plastic for 40%. Plastic bags made of biodegradable polymer are also used in some stores.
* Biomass: Organic resources made of plants and animals that can be recycled into energy and substances (excluding fossil resources such as petroleum and coal)
Usage of 100% recycled PET bottles
PET bottles used for "Ku-Sui," a private-brand product water by Greenport Agency Co., Ltd., use 100% recycled materials for the PET bottles. Further, biomass plastic materials are included 30% for the caps. The label is a thin type, and biomass ink is used for printing.
Packing materials are changed to paper materials
Materials used for the packing of calendars published every year by our company (Narita International Airport Corporation) are changed from plastics to paper.