Film festival rolls out the green carpet

Glitz and glamour took the stage on opening night of the 22nd Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) in October, where the traditional celebrity red-carpet entrance took place on a green carpet. Teijin Group, a Tokyo, Japan, manufacturer of synthetic fibers, films and plastics, created the more than 5,200-foot ECOPET® recycled polyester fiber carpet from an estimated 23,000 plastic bottles.

The TIFF embraced a green identity for the event by purchasing wind, solar and biomass power and providing festival guests with eco-bags, ties, handkerchiefs and green ribbons made from Teijin’s ECO CIRCLE™ recycled polyester. Tom Yoda, chairman of the TIFF, introduced the concept of a Green Carpet Club focused on implementing environmental improvements at such stellar events earlier in the year, at a champagne party at the Cannes Film Festival.