Tsushima Ocean Kitchen Knife - A Fresh Approach and Value Creation in Addressing the Marine Waste Issue
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Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Blessed with abundant nature and delicious food, Tsushima in Nagasaki Prefecture is a beautiful place, but it faces a major problem of marine plastic waste.
Key Points:
- Blessed with abundant nature and delicious food, Tsushima in Nagasaki Prefecture is a beautiful place, but it faces a major problem of marine plastic waste.
- Every year, a large amount of marine waste from neighboring countries washes ashore, and Tsushima City invests approximately 280 million yen annually in its collection and disposal.
- Despite its efforts, however, Tsushima City is limited in the amount of waste it can collect annually, and disposing of all marine plastic waste is a challenging task.
- MUSASHI JAPAN has created the "Tsushima Ocean Kitchen Knife" by collecting marine debris that has washed ashore on Tsushima and reusing it as knife handles.