SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — With demand for delivery services on the rise following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, a growing number of South Koreans are voicing concerns over the increasing amount of disposable packaging being generated and discarded. In response, several home shopping retailers and online shopping malls are launching eco-friendly delivery [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid growing interest in environmental protection, eco-friendly clothes made of recyclable materials are enjoying rising popularity. E-mart Inc., South Korea’s largest hypermarket chain, announced on Wednesday that its in-house clothing brand DAIZ saw first-half sales of recycled clothes rise by 260 percent year on year. “The robust sales growth [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — HMM Co., South Korea’s biggest shipping company by sales, has teamed up with Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a major shipyard, to conduct research on eco-friendly smart vessels. The company announced on Tuesday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Samsung Heavy to carry out research on [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Environment has signed an agreement with the Korea Environment Corp. and other sub-agencies to create a support group to successfully carry out the government’s Smart Green City Project. The Smart Green City Project is a part of the Green New Deal initiative led by the government. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Ever since this year’s monsoon season broke historical records by raging on for more than 50 days, an increasing number of citizens are stepping out to protect the environment as the torrential rain is seen as a side effect of global warming. The zero-waste movement is one of these [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — SSG.com, the online shopping unit of retail conglomerate Shinsegae, announced Monday that it will start using ice packs containing eco-friendly microorganisms to help the environment. The contents of the new ice packs, when disposed of through a drain, can cleanse wastewater or be used as a nutritional supplement for [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Woowa Brothers Corp., the operator of delivery app Baedal Minjok, launched new eco-friendly delivery containers called “Green” Wednesday through its food and materials shopping mall. The “Green” products consist of a total of six types of containers, including a soup container for soups and steamed food, and a sealed [...]
DAEJEON, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology announced Tuesday that it has developed a new technology to produce eco-friendly polyethylene furanoate (PEF) plastic. PEF has been spotlighted as a new bio-alternative to replace PET plastic, and is made of glucose, a sugar substance originating from plants. The PET alternative [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Chemicals Co., said Tuesday that it will commercialize a new eco-friendly polyol material made from corn. The company will break ground within the site of its Ulsan plant this year on a facility a new material called polyoxytrimethylene glycol (PO3G), which is highly resilient. SK Chemicals’ PO3G is [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Home Shopping Co., South Korea’s leading home shopping channel operator, said Monday that it will introduce eco-friendly shipping boxes made of paper with no adhesive at all. Developed by Hyundai Home Shopping, the “finger box” can be sealed without the use of glue or tape. Despite the lack [...]