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Gov’t Announces Ban on PVC Packaging and Colored Plastic Bottles

Gov’t Announces Ban on PVC Packaging and Colored Plastic Bottles

SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Packaging made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), colored bottles, and labels on bottles that use common adhesive, all of which are difficult to recycle, will be banned. The Ministry of Environment announced on Wednesday that new legislation related to resource circulation will soon take effect on December 25. PVC, when [...]

“Eco-friendly” Rubber Duck Being Displayed in Seoul

“Eco-friendly” Rubber Duck Being Displayed in Seoul

SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) – An eco-friendly rubber duck that looks exactly like the one which was exhibited at Seokchon Lake in Seoul, gaining much popularity as an icon of “healing” last fall, is being displayed in downtown Seoul. The Citizens’ Movement for Environmental Justice, a civil advocacy group, announced that it would display the [...]