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Aramco Asia Korea acting Representative Director Khalid Radi talks about the company’s ESG plans to the Korea JoongAng Daily in an interview on Nov. 18 at Aramco’s offices in Yeouido, western Seoul. [PARK SANG-MOON]

Energy company Aramco leads the way in tackling plastic waste in Seoul

Aramco Korea is tackling plastic waste at baseball stadiums by introducing reusable containers, aiming to reduce 24 tons of waste annually.

2024.12.15

Paper cups are stacked at a restaurant in downtown Seoul on Tuesday. The Environment Ministry announced that it would scrap its ban on the use of paper cups in restaurants and cafes and tentatively postpone its plans to regulate the use of plastic straws and stir sticks.[NEWS1]

Government scraps plan to ban paper cups

Korea's Ministry of Environment has scrapped plans to ban the use of paper cups following complaints from merchants and consumers. The government will instead recommend that businesses utilize multiuse cups.

2023.11.7

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Hyundai Glovis' CEO, Lee Kyoo-bok, left, and Boyan Slat, CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, pose for a photo at Hyundai Glovis' headquarters in eastern Seoul's Seongdong District on Wednesday, commemorating the signing of a partnership aimed at combating the global challenge of ocean plastic waste. Under the partnership, Hyundai Glovis will install cameras on their vessels to gather data on the location and size of floating plastic waste, which will then be shared with the Dutch non-profit organization. Furthermore, Hyundai Glovis will provide logistical support for the transportation of The Ocean Cleanup's specialized equipment, including purpose-built barges designed to collect plastic waste from the ocean's surface. [HYUNDAI GLOVIS]

Hyundai Glovis announces partnership with The Ocean Cleanup to address global ocean plastic problem

Hyundai Glovis and The Ocean Cleanup signed a partnership aimed at combating the global challenge of ocean plastic waste.

2023.7.6

Plastic waste ride a conveyor belt to go though a sorting process in a recycling center in Dobong District, northern Seoul, on Tuesday. [CHUN KWON-PIL]

Plastic problem won't be leaving along with the lifted mask mandates

The Covid-19 pandemic has worsened the plastic pollution problem, experts say. The soaring demand for single-use plastic during the pandemic has created a huge heap of plastic waste, especially due to the prevalence of online food delivery.

2023.3.22

Teaching staff at Samil Technical High School in Suwon, Gyeonggi, on Feb. 27 remove partitions installed at cafeterias as a safety measure to prevent Covid-19, ahead of the new academic semester. [YONHAP]

Covid partitions now a huge plastic waste problem for Korean schools

Plastic partitions installed at school cafeterias and classrooms to prevent the spread of Covid-19 have now become a huge heap of garbage schools are struggling to properly dispose of.

2023.3.7

Hyundai Engineering wins used plastic processing plant deal in U.S.

Hyundai Engineering said Sunday it has received a front-end engineering and design (FEED) deal to build a plastic waste processing plant in the United States.

2022.3.6

Participants in a meeting between the Ministry of the Environment and local business leaders discuss plastic recycling regulations at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Tuesday. [KCCI]

Environment Ministry to revise recycled plastic usage rules

Plastic recycling is widely recognized as one of the most important steps to protect the environment, but a set of regulations still stand in the way in Korea as they strictly regulate how the recycled material can actually be used.

2021.12.21

Hur Sung-woo, right, executive vice president of LG Chem's petrochemical global business development team, and Ryan Brown, left, vice president of environment health & safety at Coupang, pose for a photo with plastic pellets and bags that have been produced from plastic waste after signing an agreement Thursday. [LG CHEM]

LG Chem, Coupang team up to reduce plastic waste

LG Chem is collaborating with e-commerce giant Coupang on an eco-friendly project that recycles plastic waste.

2021.9.9

Workers sort waste at a recycling center in Gimpo, Gyeonggi, on June 11.[KANG CHAN-SU]

Korea takes recycling not as seriously as it thinks

Recycling is a big part of living in Korea. Yet only a third of the recyclable plastic waste from homes and offices in Korea is reborn as another plastic product. The Ministry of Environment found that of 3.23 million tons of plastic disposed in...

2021.7.5