To protect the countryside of the historic area ...
The Niigata Management Office Group participated in the Kamedago simultaneous cleaning!

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June 24, 4th year of Reiwa
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd.

Photograph of the countryside of Kamedago seen from the roof of NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office Niigata Management Office
Scenery of the countryside of Kamedago seen from the roof of NEXCO EAST Niigata Regional Head Office Niigata Management Office

Kamedago is a lush green countryside located in the central part of Niigata City, and is one of the leading granary areas in Niigata Prefecture, which is as large as 1000 Tokyo Domes. It is also a production center for rice, vegetables and flowers centered on Koshihikari, and is the region with the highest production of rice crackers in Japan.

Kamedago Simultaneous Cleaning has been conducted since 2003 for the purpose of beautifying the local environment. Is held every year in early June.
The amount of garbage collected in this cleaning activity was about 12 tons at the peak of 2006, but with this initiative, illegal dumping gradually decreased to about 4 tons in the 2019. did.

However, although it was canceled for the past two years due to the Korona-ka, it was held for the first time in three years on June 5, 4th year of Reiwa, and 33 people from the Niigata management office group of the Niigata Regional Head Office office cleaned the area along the Expressway. I participated in the activity.
"I feel that it is the Group's social responsibility to maintain the beautification of the environment along the local lines," said Itagaki, the manager of the Niigata Management Office. . "."

An employee of the Niigata Management Office Group of the Niigata Regional Head Office is cleaning the area along the Expressway in Kamedago. Photo of
33 people from the Niigata Management Office Group participated in the Kamedago simultaneous cleaning.
Garbage collected by the Kamedago simultaneous cleaning is piled up on the truck. Photo of
In this Kamedago simultaneous cleaning, a lot of household waste such as PET bottles and empty cans was collected.

The NEXCO EAST Group has a CSR keyword of "connecting the region and connecting with the region" and actively participates in local cleaning and beautification activities to protect the environment of the region. We also believe that these are initiatives that will lead to SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) goals 11, 15, and 17.
Going forward, the Group will continue to carry out activities such as regional environmental conservation through the Expressway business.

SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) No. 11 Let's protect the town development that can continue to live, protect the affluence of No. 15 land, logo to achieve the goal with No. 17 partnership