Japanese capsule toy makers go green, cutting plastic use

Bandai promotes recycling; Tomy redesigns products

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Companies such as Bandai and Tomy are promoting the recycling of their products to cut back on the use of petroleum-based plastics. (Photo by Makoto Okada)

TAKERU ITO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese toymaker Bandai will start recycling the shells of its capsule toys and use the plastic for new shells at its factory in the Philippines as rival Tomy seeks to put its vending machine toys in smaller capsules to save on plastic.

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