TOKYO -- The Japanese parent of 7-Eleven and trading company Mitsui & Co. are joining with France's Veolia on a joint venture intended to keep plastic bottles thrown away in Japan from polluting Southeast Asia.
France's Veolia heads Japan venture that promises to clean up pollution

Seven & i is part of a joint venture that intends to build a system to keep plastic bottles thrown away in Japan from polluting Southeast Asia. (Photo by Yuma Ikeshita)
TOKYO -- The Japanese parent of 7-Eleven and trading company Mitsui & Co. are joining with France's Veolia on a joint venture intended to keep plastic bottles thrown away in Japan from polluting Southeast Asia.