Reduction of the amount of waste produced

In our environmental initiatives in our sustainability policy, we set policy of endeavoring for working on the “3Rs” (reuse, reduce and recycle) of waste. To address this issue, we are working to reduce waste output, and have set a 2030 target of waste recycling rate of 70% (in principle, for properties with management authority).
JPR is working to actively reduce waste output by separating industrial waste and strengthening recycling efforts, and is implementing the initiatives shown the below in cooperation with tenants and building management companies.

• ・Introduction of electronic waste manifests
• ・Setting up a waste data system
• ・Thorough waste separation rules
• ・Activities to strengthen recycling and raise awareness
• ・Request tenants’ cooperation

Waste and Recycling Rate

Category	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023
Annual waste amount (t)	4,813	3,860	4,610	5,001	5,078
Recycling rate (Overall)	57.7%	56.7%	59.7%	62.0%	57.3%
Recycling rate (Scope of coverage)	56.3%	58.3%	60.3%	54.2%	48.9%

• The waste amount and recycling rate data is data from FY2019 (from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020) to FY2023 (from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024) .

Management of hazardous substances

Treatment of asbestos

• With the Ordinance on Prevention of Health Impairment due to Asbestos (the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) coming into effect in July 2005, employers have been obliged to take measures such as the removal, containment and enclosure of sprayed asbestos if it could disperse in a building where their employees work.
• JPR had carried out the removal of sprayed materials such as asbestos at the time of facility renovations, before the Ordinance came into effect, and all the necessary measures such as removal, containment and enclosure have been completed in locations with a high frequency of use, such as offices and corridors.
• In properties that contain asbestos and other sprayed materials, JPR inspects and verifies that the asbestos is below the standard value by measuring the status of the asbestos on an ongoing basis when JPR measures the air environment based on the Act on Maintenance of Sanitation in Buildings.
• When acquiring a property, JPR has experts conduct an investigation upon concluding a sales contract to ensure that environmental pollutants such as asbestos are managed appropriately.

Treatment of PCB

If PCB is contained in a property owned by JPR, JPR treats the PCB according to related laws and regulations after removing the electrical equipment that contains PCB. During the period until the treatment, JPR stores and manages the electrical equipment appropriately based on the PCB storage and management standards of the environment bureau of each prefecture.