
The Assumption College Primary Section (ACP) campus of Assumption College, a private school for grades 1 to 12 in Bangkok, and Teijin Polyester (Thailand) Ltd. (TPL), a subsidiary of the Japan-based Teijin Group that manufactures and sells polyester fiber, have announced their collaboration in a recycling project for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles that begins 1 April 2017.
Two reverse vending machines, which accept used PET bottles and dispense funds to the user, will be installed at the ACP campus, and the school will encourage teachers, faculty, employees, students and visitors to use the machines. TPL will collect used PET bottles from the machines and recycle them into polyester fiber, which it will use to produce T-shirts. The T-shirts will be provided to youths who participate in football clinics organized by ACP and the Japan Dream Football Association (JDFA), an organization that supports the nurture and development of young football players in Southeast Asia.
ACP is one of several campuses operated by Assumption College. The school says it expects to heighten students’ environmental awareness through the collaboration with TPL.
The Teijin Group says it is expanding its business in Thailand, which has become a key hub in its global production operations. The collaboration with ACP is expected to strengthen awareness of Teijin’s environmental initiatives and recognition of the Teijin brand in Thailand.
ACP and JDFA have been jointly organizing football clinics for children at the ACP campus based on an agreement reached last year. TPL, which has sponsored JDFA since 2012, recycles PET bottles that it collects at the football clinics.
ACP and TPL say they decided to collaborate in this recycling initiative to encourage environmental education and to pursue their mutual interest of developing young people through football. Both parties say they plan to highlight the activities as part of their respective upcoming 50th anniversaries.
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