SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Every April 22 is celebrated as Earth Day, often referred to as the “birthday of the planet.” This year marks the 54th anniversary of Earth Day, which was established in 1969 after a massive oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara, California raised environmental concerns in the United States. [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – With Earth Day approaching on April 22, the Seoul metropolitan government has unveiled a “Goodbye Plastic Seoul” campaign aimed at raising awareness about the suffering of whales caused by plastic waste, officials announced on April 18. Beginning on April 19, an augmented reality (AR) exhibition at the Cheonggyecheon Stream will [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) – In celebration of Earth Day, retailers and other South Korean firms joined efforts on Thursday to save the environment. Homeplus Co., a hypermarket chain operator, has vowed to introduce eco-friendly materials that replace plastic materials used for its private-label (PB) products. It also released label-free bottled water. The shopping [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to hold an eco-friendly campaign titled ‘Cup a Tree’ along with Starbucks Korea and the Seoul Green Trust to commemorate Earth Day on Thursday. As part of the campaign, the city will plant flowers and trees donated by Starbucks in certain barren locations inside [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it has collaborated with K-pop icon BTS to suggest people take eco-friendly actions in their daily lives to protect the environment in a campaign film celebrating Earth Day. In the one-minute YouTube video themed “For Tomorrow We Won’t Wait,” BTS raises [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Leaders from different fields and age groups took to the streets with protective masks on, donning gloves and carrying trash bags to ‘plog’. They were participating in the Plogging Challenge, which is being held worldwide in the leadup to the Earth Day on April 22. Plogging is an act [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Group will lead a worldwide program for environmental protection in 25 countries as the company celebrates Earth Day on April 22. Thirteen Samsung subsidiaries including Samsung Electronics Co., Samsung Display Co., Samsung SDI CO. and others will participate in a six-week program to collect old mobile phones from [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Grand Park will be presenting a variety of bee ecology programs under the park’s grand campaign to save indigenous bees and bring awareness to the public. From April 22 to the end of the year, the park will operate a special exhibition about indigenous bees at the park’s [...]