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Seoul Upcycling Plaza to guide startups with entrepreneurship program

The Seoul Upcycling Plaza (SUP) is set to run an entrepreneurship program for both current and aspiring upcycling startups through November, the Seoul Design Foundation said on Tuesday.

2026.6.2

MFM Korea co-founder Andrua Haque poses for a photo with the startup's co-founder at an event for H-On-Dream, an incubation program run by the Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-Koo Foundation, in August. [ANDRUA HAQUE]

Bangladeshi student in Korea pursues entrepreneurship with upcycling startup

Andrua Haque, a student from Bangladesh studying at Seoul National University, is knocking on the door of entrepreneurship with his startup, MFM Korea.

2023.11.7

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Korean Air flies toward greener skies with sustainability strategies

Korean Air is committing to carbon neutrality by 2050 by adopting eco-friendly aviation fuels and recycling retired planes. The airline also aims to reduce carbon emissions by up to 80 percent.

2023.9.20

First lady Kim Keon-hee carries a Harlie K purse when boarding the Air Force One departing for UAE on Jan. 14 at Seoul Air Base for a state visit. [YONHAP, HARLIE K]

First lady makes a fashion, enviromental statement with handbag

A beige purse that first lady Kim Keon-hee carried when she accompanied President Yoon Suk Yeol for a state visit to the UAE is drawing attention.

2023.1.16

Asiana Airlines flight attendants show tablet sleeves made from used uniforms. [ASIANA AIRLINES]

Asiana takes to 'upcycling' old uniforms

Asiana Airlines is upcycling staff uniforms into tablet computer sleeves and planning to introduce more eco-friendly products.

2022.1.24

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Fabrikr, a design duo for Onion has been working hard on the construction of the Korean coffee brand’s fourth store in Seoul’s Myeongdong in central Seoul. To prepare for the opening, which will be within the next few months, the designers...

2021.11.4

Tote bags and picnic mats made of discarded movie screens by cinema chain CJ CGV in celebration of World Environment Day, which is June 5. [CJ CGV]

Movie theaters offer special events to mark World Environment Day

Korean movie theater chains are coming up with merchandise and events to celebrate World Environment Day which falls on June 5, according to the cinema industry on Wednesday. CJ CGV collaborated with fashion startup F5 LAB and released “screen ...

2021.6.2

Upcycling is on the rise, but now it's time to diversify products

Seo Ji-hye, a 42-year-old mother of two girls living in Seoul, calls herself an ethical shopper. Whenever she has to make a purchase, the first thing she takes into consideration is whether it is an environmentally sustainable product that can be ...

2021.3.21

Wang Jong-mi, the CEO of Pleats Mama, produces pleated fabric bags using recycled plastic bottles. About 16 bottles are needed to make a single bag. [KIM SANG-SEON]

Pleats Mama takes 16 plastic bottles to make a fashion statement

Forty-one-year old Wang Jong-mi was watching the news one evening when she learned about the revised environmental laws regarding plastic bottles that go into effect this month.

2020.7.6