SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday it will launch the Wheelchair-Accessible Restrooms Discovery initiative, a joint effort with the city’s residents. The project, set to operate from Sept. 1 to Dec. 9, aims to improve the convenience of outings for individuals using wheelchairs, including those who are disabled or [...]
GOYANG, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — In a progressive move aimed at curbing juvenile delinquency and reducing crimes in public restrooms during late-night hours, the Goyang Police Station in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province has recently announced the installation of cutting-edge high-frequency sound speakers. These advanced audio devices emit a discreet “beep” sound that is barely audible [...]
CHONAN, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A new sewage treatment system has been developed that can process female hygiene products, wet wipes, and other large, solid materials. The Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) and regenerative blower manufacturer Hwanghae Electric Co. announced Tuesday that they had developed a single-channel pump that can flush even large, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — As the amount of toilet paper used by people in Korea decreases every year, the number of garbage cans that are placed in restrooms has decreased in proportion. According to an online survey of 900 users of its Kleenex tissue by Yuhan-Kimberly Ltd., a maker of sanitary products in [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Employees at department stores and duty-free shops took to the streets claiming their right to use the restrooms at their workplaces normally reserved for customers. The Korean Federation of Service Workers’ Unions held a press conference at the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) on Monday, claiming that [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Waste bins in South Korean public restrooms will soon be removed with a revision passed at a cabinet meeting Tuesday. According to the Ministry of the Interior, the revision mandates that trash cans, which have been criticized for causing poor hygiene in public restrooms, be removed from individual stalls. [...]
ULSAN, South Korea, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology) has the perfect solution for an unwanted problem with its sewage-to-currency technology. The technology is currently being exported to China. The institute recently announced that it signed a business agreement with Chinese firm Xi Jia International Trade Co., Ltd. for [...]
SEOUL, July, 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Driving on the highway can be an enervating experience, which is why highway rest stops are always a welcome sign. Korea is in the middle of renovating these rest stops, more specifically, their restrooms, to better serve weary drivers. The Korea Expressway Corporation (KEC) revealed Thursday that it has [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean government agencies, a local media outlet and civil organizations on Friday joined together to promote women’s safety in public restrooms in the wake of the controversial killing of a woman in a public bathroom in Seoul in May. The 23-year-old woman was stabbed to death by a [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly a quarter of citizens in Seoul prefer traditional toilets to western style ones in public restrooms, a government survey showed Tuesday. According to the survey conducted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government on 3,137 people in March 2015, 22.8 percent of the respondents said they prefer traditional latrines where [...]