LAS VEGAS, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — In Las Vegas, Nevada, a 3,700-square-meter facility of Singapore-based IT lifecycle solution company TES houses stacks of used electronic devices, including data center servers, hard disk drives, laptops and smartphones. About a 30-minute drive from the city’s luxurious strip of hotels, casinos and restaurants, this facility plays a [...]
JEJU, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Known as the ‘Island of Electric Vehicles,’ South Korea’s Jeju Island is set to pilot a new project aimed at recycling used electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The Ministry of Environment, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, and SF ECO Co., Ltd. announced that they would be signing a memorandum of understanding on [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – In a bid to invigorate the recycling industry for marine byproducts, the South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has announced proposed amendments to the regulations governing the recycling of marine byproducts. The amendments aim to address practical aspects and enhance the efficacy of regulations enacted in July of last [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Ecoplant Co., a South Korean builder, said Tuesday it joined hands with a U.S. waste recycling company to form a joint venture and build a battery recycling pretreatment plant in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The factory will be established in Hopkinsville, in partnership with Ascend Elements and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean battery companies are delving into the battery recycling market as discarded batteries emerge as a promising avenue for future ventures, coinciding with the expansion of the electric vehicle market. LG Energy Solution Ltd. on Tuesday set up a joint venture with China’s Huayou Cobalt Co. for battery [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Environment said Thursday it will issue an advance notice for the revision of the enforcement ordinance and regulation of the Waste Management Act, which will introduce provisions for additional recycling categories and criteria for various items, including coffee grounds and waste cooking oil. The revised regulations [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Chemicals Co. said Wednesday it has utilized its chemically recycled PET (CR-PET) to create new packaging for food giant Ottogi Co.’s port cutlets and steak sauces. The company emphasized that it was the first in the local food industry to develop and commercialize food containers using 100 percent [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is showcasing a series of artworks created by recycling props from refrigerator advertisements. The tech giant said Tuesday it has collaborated with upcycling artists Lee Kyu-han and Kim Eun-ha to transform props like film sets and costumes, originally used to convey the energy-saving philosophy of Bespoke [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The mushroom medium that is dumped after harvesting mushrooms can be recycled as a bedding material for barn floors, a local research institute said Thursday. The medium refers to the culture soil used for growing mushrooms, which mainly consists of sawdust. Typically, after harvesting mushrooms, the medium is disposed [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Seongdong District announced on Wednesday the establishment of a collaborative network between the public and private sectors, marking the country’s first cork recycling project in its pursuit of zero carbon emissions. The district entered into an agreement with S-Build, a sports facility construction company specializing in cork recycling [...]