Since 2019, MACHI café iced drink cups have been replaced with paper cups, and a new top lid has been introduced to enable drinking without using a straw, thereby achieving a cumulative reduction of plastic use by approximately 3,220 tons.
Since November 2023, the S-size and M-size plastic top lids for iced drinks have been changed to ones that use approximately 0.4 grams less plastic than before. This reduced annual plastic use by approximately 55 tons. Beginning in December 2025, we also reduced plastic use in the lid for Mega Size iced drinks by 0.6 grams. This is expected to reduce annual plastic use by approximately 16 tons.

In 2022, we changed the labels of six original PET bottle beverages from those covering the entire bottle to half-size labels, thereby achieving an annual reduction of plastic use by approximately 100 tons.
Furthermore, starting November 2023, we gradually replaced eight original PET bottle beverages to those made from 100% recycled materials.
We expect to achieve an annual reduction of plastic use by approximately 3,355 tons.

Starting in June 2025, NATURAL LAWSON stores switched from shrink-sleeve PET bottle labels to smaller label stickers. This is expected to reduce annual plastic use by approximately 150 kilograms. Made of the same material as PET bottles, the labels are designed not to interfere with the recycling process even if not removed.

Since January 2021, we have gradually replaced containers for rice bowls with paper cartons (with a plastic lid) in Machikado Chubo in-store kitchens.
Since November 2023, we have been using FSC^®-certified paper cartons based on the principles and standards of responsible forest management in consideration of sustainable forest use and conservation.

In May 2023, we switched the top lid of some salad containers to a peel-off type in Lawson stores throughout Japan (except for Okinawa Prefecture). This reduced our plastic use by approximately 100 tons annually. We used to use fitting-type lids (where the container and lid fit together) for salad containers and fixed the lids with tape to prevent them from falling off. Switching the top lid of salad containers to a peel-off type reduces the plastic used for lids and tape. We also used to attach paper labels indicating the product name and raw ingredients to products. Introduction of technology to directly print necessary information on the packaging material eliminated the need for these labels, which saves resources.

Since 2021, we have been switching some pasta containers which are made from plastic to paper.
Changing the container material reduced plastic use by approximately 130 tons annually.

In accordance with the Plastic Resource Circulation Act, which went into effect on April 1, 2022, we have successively introduced spoons and forks with holes in the handles and shorter lengths, thereby reducing the amount of plastic used.
We have also provided wooden spoons from January 2023 in all areas so that customers can choose them as an alternative option.

In April 2024 we began switching the material for chopstick bags from plastic to paper in some areas, and then expanding this to nationwide adoption in September 2025. This change reduced plastic use by approximately 67 tons annually.