General discount store MrMax launches collection of clothing through "PASSTO," a resource recycling service, at all stores (from February 29).

～ECOMMIT to Expand its Offices Nationwide to Realize a Recycling-Oriented Society

　(Head office: Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima Prefecture; CEO: Teruyuki Kawano; hereinafter "ECOMMIT"), a company that builds infrastructure for the collection and redistribution of unwanted goods for a recycling-oriented society, and MrMax Holdings Co. (headquartered in Higashi Ward, Fukuoka City; hereinafter "MrMax"), which operates discount store "MrMax" and shopping center management business, will launch "PASSTO," a service provided by ECOMMIT to collect, sort, and redistribute unwanted items in one integrated process, from February 29, 2024, with the aim of reducing waste and contributing to resource recycling in the region. The company introduced PASSTO, a service provided by ECOMMIT, to all its stores (56 stores in total) and began collecting clothing, fashion accessories, and hobby goods from February 29, 2024.

Background of the project
　ECOMMIT and MrMax are working to reduce local waste and build a system for reuse with the aim of realizing a sustainable society. MrMax Yoshizuka store (5) MrMax Hashi Honten store (6) MrMax Select Fukutsu store) have introduced "PASSTO," a service that performs collection, sorting, and redistribution of unwanted items in one integrated process, and have conducted a verification experiment.
Based on the results of this verification test, which proved a certain level of environmental impact reduction effect*¹ based on ECOMMIT's proprietary calculation method, and with the aim of creating opportunities to motivate customers to visit the stores, it was decided to introduce the service at additional stores, and all stores (56 stores in total nationwide) have begun implementing the service.

The two companies will work together to create a "no-throwing-away society" by increasing awareness of the program among customers and encouraging them to change their behavior through PR activities.


*¹Estimated values based on ECOMMIT's original calculation method

Outline of the project
Date of implementation
From Thursday, February 29, 2024

Implementation Details
PASSTO" will be set up to collect unwanted items (clothing, fashion goods, hobby goods). The collected unwanted items will be re-distributed as reused items in Japan and abroad through ECOMMIT, and those that are difficult to reuse will be recycled through recycling partners. Items are collected by dropping them off at the collection boxes located in the common areas of each building.

Locations
All Mr. Max stores
https://www.mrmax.co.jp/shops/index.html?latitude=

Collection details
Collection of clothing, fashion goods, and hobby items through the installation of "PASSTO

Items to be collected
Clothing, fashion sundries, hobby goods

■Precautions
Do not put wet items in the collection bags.
Please put scattered items in a bag before putting them in.
Please put scattered items together in a bag before putting them in the bag.


[PASSTO, an original brand that collects, sorts, and redistributes unwanted items all in one place.

PASSTO is an original branded service that receives unwanted items brought in and ECOMMIT collects, sorts, and redistributes the unwanted items in a single process.
　PASSTO is a coined word shortened from PASS TO, meaning "to pass on to the next person or to the future. By serving as an entry point for resource recycling, which is the most familiar part of people's lives, PASSTO aims to realize the circular economy by creating a place where people can more easily participate in resource recycling.
PASSTO https://www.passto.jp

About ECOMMIT
　ECOMMIT is a recycling trading company that creates the infrastructure for material circulation in order to realize a "no-throw-away" society. ECOMMIT has its own recycling centers in seven locations throughout Japan, where it collects, sorts, and re-distributes unneeded items. Furthermore, through its self-developed traceability system that converts the "flow of things" into data, the company calculates reuse/recycling rates and reports on CO2 reductions, thereby providing comprehensive services to promote sustainability for companies and municipalities.

(1) Company name: ECOMMIT Inc.
(2) Representative Director and CEO: Teruyuki Kawano
(3) Location: 2803 Mizuhiki-cho, Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima Prefecture
(4） URL: https://www.ecommit.jp
(5) Established: October 1, 2008
(6) Business: Development of infrastructure and systems for a recycling-oriented society and reuse/recycling business

Original brand "PASSTO," which collects, sorts, and redistributes unwanted items in a single integrated process https://passto.jp

ECOBASE KAGOSHIMA, a sales base for reused goods: https://www.instagram.com/ecobase_kagoshima


About MrMax Holdings
　MrMax Holdings is a corporate group that aims to become an indispensable "social infrastructure" in daily life, based on the management philosophy of "making customers' everyday lives richer, more convenient, and more enjoyable.

(1) Company name: MrMax Holdings Co.
(2) President and Representative Director: Yoshiaaki Hirano
(3) Location: 1-5-7 Matsuda, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka City
(4） URL: https://www.mrmaxhd.co.jp
(5) Established: December 1950
(6) Business: Management and administration of group companies operating the "MrMax" discount store chain and shopping center operation business


[Inquiries from the press should be directed to
Public Relations & Branding Group, Brand Strategy Department, ECOMMIT Corporation Suzuki
E-mail: press@ecommit.jp