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Urban Stream Turns into an Upcycling Exhibition

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The 2016 Cheonggyecheon Upcycle Festival Ryu, an exhibition of upcycled artwork by both amateurs and professionals, kicked off Friday at Seoul’s Cheonggyecheon stream, a public recreational space that runs through the capital. A total of 123 works are bring presented at the festival, 29 of which were winners of [...]

Suit-maker Parkland Creates Jobs with Discarded Fabric

SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Parkland, a Korean suit-maker, entered into an agreement with a social enterprise to upcycle unused stock fabric by making bags and pouches with the material that would otherwise have been discarded. Parkland signed the MoU with Ecoin Blank to offer discarded stock fabric, and the social enterprise will make upcycled [...]