SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday it will collect coffee grounds from downtown cafes for recycling. The city plans to offer certified marks and other incentives to encourage coffee shops to throw away coffee grounds separately, collect them through district offices and send them to a recycling firm. The [...]
TONGYEONG, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The southern port city of Tongyeong is set to launch a new project to develop marine waste into recyclable resources. The city government on Monday held the final briefing session on its outsourced research result concerning the feasibility and basic plan for the establishment of a marine resource circulation [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The overall quality of clothes made by recycling plastic bottles is generally good and there are no safety concerns, a consumer watchdog said Wednesday. The Korea Consumer Agency tested the durability and safety of five recycled polyester garments produced by local sports brands that are now selling in the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — As plastic waste continues to pose a greater threat to the environment, policy makers are rushing to come up with varied ideas to tackle the problem. And the city of Changwon in South Gyeongsang Province has recently joined the growing ranks of local authorities installing recycling machines where you [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Armed with a variety of technologies, an increasing number of startups are making forays into the waste resource collection business. As environmental, social and governance (ESG) management is emerging as a major trend, the value of waste resource recycling is on the rise. Tech startup Superbin’s vending machine Nephron [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean football club Jeju United and fans made football uniforms by recycling plastic, opening up a new era of eco-friendly practices in football. Last Sunday, members of the football club appeared in a blue uniform, instead of the official orange, at a match against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors at [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. and Hyundai Steel Co. said Monday they have developed a new technology that can reuse wastewater sludge created during the chip manufacturing process as a supplementary material in steelmaking. The two firms joined hands to develop a recycling technology utilizing calcium fluoride in semiconductor wastewater sludge [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO and Hyundai Steel Co., South Korea’s two largest steelmakers, will start using oyster shells as a secondary base material for steel production. Both companies were inspired by the fact that oyster shell substances are similar to the limestone used for sintering and have been developing a recycling technology [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The government has announced a new initiative to promote the collection and recycling of cigarette butts, a source of pollution in urban areas. In collaboration with the Gangbuk District Office in Seoul, the Ministry of Environment plans to launch a pilot project with respect to the collection and recycling [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Municipal governments are taking the initiative to promote the recycling of ice packs, which are piling up at homes across the country amid a surge in demand for delivery services resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Gel-type ice packs consist of fine plastics. When discarded improperly, they could cause environmental [...]