The food delivery sector was among the first to adopt reusable containers. The explosion of contactless deliveries during the Covid-19 pandemic led to a surge in plastic waste, prompting the shift.

Korea is struggling to reduce the use of plastic bags and containers and develop alternatives as China announced it will halt the import of plastic waste products, ... It pointed out that in 2015 each ...

GOYANG, South Korea — By the time day breaks, Lee Yong-gi is at his fourth apartment complex, well into his daily rounds collecting the plastic detritus of urban life. Each day, he and his ...

South Korea’s plastic problem is a literal trash fire ... On board were 51 containers of mixed waste that South Korean company Green SoKo had exported to the Philippines last year.

SEOUL, South Korea -- Scores of Starbucks cafés in South Korea have this month eliminated plastic straws on a trial basis as the South Korean government pushes shops to use fewer disposable items ...

A body found wrapped in plastic inside a Georgia dumpster in 1988 has been identified, marking the first major breakthrough in the cold case in 35 years.. Investigators used DNA analysis, paid for ...

AmorePacific has signed a memorandum of understanding with global eco-friendly firm TerraCycle and GS Caltex Corporation to recycle at least 100 tons of plastic bottles. Recently, AmorePacific ...

Malaysia emerged as a major destination for U.S. waste after China banned American waste imports in 2018. California shipped ...

By Leslie Hickman, Staff Writer. April 27, 2022 — Individuals and businesses worldwide choose plastic products for their convenience, low manufacturing costs, and diverse applications.However, this ...

What that container ship brought back to Seoul, however, was only a fraction of the 290,000 tons of waste which South Korean Customs estimates was illegally exported in 2018.

Container vans containing misdeclared mixed wastes from South Korea are set to be repatriated by the Bureau of Custom on January 13, 2019, from Misamis Oriental, The Philippines. Greenpeace ...