SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Following a strict imposition of social distancing as the coronavirus sweeps across South Korea, people are throwing away increased amounts of plastic waste. The Ministry of Environment temporarily approved the use of disposable materials at restaurants, cafes, and fast food chains in airports and train stations in February to [...]
LOS ANGELES, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Acumen Research and Consulting, announced new study on “Plastic Waste Management Market (By Service: Collection & transportation, Recycling, Incineration, Landfills; By Polymer Type: Polypropylene (PP), Low-density polyethylene (LDPE), High-density polyethylene (HDPE), Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), Polyurethane (PUR), Polystyrene (PS), Polyethylene, Terephthalate (PET), Others; By End Use: Packaging, Building & construction, [...]
SEOUL, March 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. will manufacture and sell accessories for smartphones and smartwatches with thread made by melting plastic waste. Samsung collaborated with Danish textile company Kvadrat to produce a case for the Galaxy S20 Plus and a strap accessory to the Galaxy Watch Active2, with fibers that recycled plastic [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Street tree grates made of recycled plastic and instant noodle bags will be installed in the city of Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. Under an agreement with the Ministry of Environment announced on Monday, the city plans to install 139 rainwater-penetrating street tree grates made of recycled plastic to protect trees [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The government plans to cut subsidies given to Solid Refuse Fuel (SRF) in which plastic waste is burned to generate heat or electricity. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said on Sunday that any plants or incineration facilities that use non-renewable SRF will be cut off from receiving Renewable [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — On April 1, plastic bags were banned from use in all department stores, malls, and shopping centers following the introduction of new legislation that will result in fines up to 3 million won if stores make use of plastic bags. While the legislation seems to be effective when it [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) –A think tank in South Korea has found evidence that plastic materials that end up in the sea could later harm people’s health when consumed in micro form. Dr. Shim Won-joon of the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology revealed yesterday in a press release provided by the activist [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Bae Min-ji’s ordinary day begins by boiling tap water to drink. The 29-year-old takes a shower using just a single bar of soap and brushes her teeth with a powdered toothpaste. With a tumbler, small cloth bags, a spoon and chopsticks, she is ready to leave the house and [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — An autopsy of a dead turtle captured last month in the Yellow Sea revealed a startling amount of plastic waste inside the animal’s stomach, pointing to the problem of marine pollution in South Korean waters. The loggerhead sea turtle captured in a net last month off the coast of an [...]