About implementation of "clean campaign"

-Efforts toward reducing garbage-

May 26, 2009
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.
Hokkaido Regional Head Office

 NEXCO東日本北海道支社(札幌市厚別区、支社長:山本裕己)は、地球温暖化や資源・エネルギー問題への対応が必要となっているなかで、ごみ処理に伴う環境負荷を低減するため、分別・リサイクルの推進、不法投棄防止と持ち込みごみ削減のPR活動など、ごみ減量に取り組んでいます。

We would like to inform you that a "clean campaign" will be held as part of efforts to reduce the amount of waste in line with "National Waste Illegal Dumping Monitoring Week (Ministry of the Environment: 5/30-6/5)".

1 Implementation location and date

Implementation pointDate and time
Do-O ExpresswayWheel thickness PA
(Parking area)
Thursday, May 28, 2009
[In-bound: Chitose direction] 13:30-14:30
[Out-bound line: Sapporo direction] 15:00-16:00
Sunagawa SA
(service area)
Thursday, May 28, 2009
[In-bound: Sapporo direction] 14:00-15:00
[Out-bound line: Asahikawa direction] 15:30 to 16:30

2 Implementation contents

  • As a PR activity for reducing the amount of garbage, we will call for prevention of illegal dumping and reduction of brought-in garbage, and will distribute tissues. In addition, as part of the activities, at Waatsu PA (upper and lower lines) and Sunagawa SA (upper and lower lines), each of the first 100 people (400 people in total) was asked to "highway compost (compost made from recycled Expressway cut grass and pruned branches )” will be presented.
  • In order to use the rest facilities comfortably and comfortably, we will carry out cleaning and beautification activities such as picking up garbage in the park and parking lot. Also, in order to provide customers with a moist space, we will plant flowers in the garden of Waatsu PA.

3 Other

  • On the same day, at Do-O Expressway Tarumae SA/Iwamizawa SA, next day 29 Usuyama SA, and June 5 Doto Expressway Tokachiheigen SA (both vertical lines), PR activities to reduce the amount of waste by distributing tissues and pick up garbage etc. We carry out cleaning and beautification activities.
  • The content of the campaign may change depending on the weather. Please note.