The second “Meriken Park Cleanup Project” will be held on March 20th (Wednesday, holiday)! Joint project between Kobe City, BEAMS, and Starbucks Coffee Kobe Meriken Park store

BEAMS is cooperating with the creation of an environmentally friendly "minato" in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, and will be holding the "Meriken Park Cleanup Project", a cleanup event in the Kobe Port area, together with Starbucks Coffee Kobe Meriken Park store this year.

This event will be held for one day only on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 (national holiday), and anyone is free to participate without prior registration. This cleanup event will tour the areas around Sannomiya and Motomachi to Meriken Park in order to create a beautiful and comfortable town and port, and to provide an opportunity for citizens to think about various environmental issues.

This time as well, we are also offering a special "upcycle" novelty event where designs from the "Meriken Park Cleanup Project" will be printed live on the spot. In the upcycling project, which is available only on the day of the event, T-shirts that can no longer be sold for various reasons will be silkscreen printed on the spot and handed to participants. The print design is an original design from the same project, and is a limited edition color this year inspired by Kobe's magic hour.

Please pick up a special bag at a designated BEAMS store or Starbucks store, enjoy a walk to Meriken Park, and participate in this event to clean up Kobe's "town" and "minato".

way to participate

No pre-registration required, no participation fee.

(1) Receive a special garbage bag
[Distribution starts] 11:00~
[Dedicated garbage bag distribution stores]
BEAMS Kobe (Clefy Sannomiya B1F)
https://www.beams.co.jp/shop/kbc/
BEAMS GOLF Kobe
https://www.beams.co.jp/shop/bgk/
Starbucks Coffee Kobe Former Settlement Store
https://store.starbucks.co.jp/detail-309/
Starbucks Coffee PLiCO Kobe store (right next to JR Kobe Station)
https://store.starbucks.co.jp/detail-1090/

・Please pick up 2 special garbage bags for the Meriken Park Cleanup Project at the store above.
(*Each store has a limited number of items. Distribution will end once all items are gone.)
・Please bring your own items to pick up trash, such as work gloves and tongs.

(2) Pick up trash
・Feel free to walk around Kobe while picking up trash and head to your destination, Meriken Park.
・This cleanup will target only two types of garbage: “burnable garbage” and “cans, bottles, and plastic bottles.” Please separate the bags to be collected and separate them as you pick them up.

Recommended course: Pick up trash from the garbage bag distribution store to Meriken Park, and then bring it to the outdoor terrace of the collection booth on the south side of Starbucks Coffee Kobe Meriken Park store.
(No specific route has been determined.)

(3) Garbage collection
[Start time] After 11:00, sequentially
[Collection location] Starbucks Coffee Kobe Meriken Park store south side collection booth
https://store.starbucks.co.jp/detail-1432/

[Examples of garbage that cannot be collected]
・Trash generated at home
・Garbage generated from your own food and drinks, etc.
・Very small amounts of trash (cigarette butts, etc.) picked up around the collection booth, etc.

Participation benefits

[Event participation ticket distribution time] After 11:00, sequentially
[Distribution location] Starbucks Coffee Kobe Meriken Park store south side collection booth
[Number of tickets to be distributed] One event participation ticket will be given to each group when garbage is collected.

・Those who have collected more than a certain amount of garbage in the special garbage bags of “Meriken Park Cleanup Project” can participate in the novelty event.
・Please note that if you collect your garbage in your own garbage bag, you will not be able to participate in the novelty event.
・As the number of participants is limited, distribution will end as soon as all tickets are sold out.
・Live printing will be done by our staff.
・Please note that we may not be able to meet your requests for size or color.
・Resale of live printed items is strictly prohibited.
・If we determine that the item is intended for resale, please refrain from participating in this event.

Sponsor: Kobe City
Sponsored by: BEAMS Co., Ltd., Starbucks Coffee Kobe Meriken Park store
Cooperation: Kobe Port “U” Park Management Joint Venture