The Seoul Metropolitan Government installed eye-catching new trash cans to decrease littering in the city.
A heavy equipment pile up Styrofoam boxes at a recycle center in Yongin, Gyeonggi, on Monday.
Many locals and tourists wonder why there are so few public trash cans in Seoul. A survey conducted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government revealed that over 73 percent of residents feel the city lacks sufficient trash cans.
The change in visa policy comes as part of one of 167 regulatory reforms Prime Minister Han Duck-soo announced on Wednesday. The reforms aim to support small and medium-sized business owners and facilitate economic activities.
Seoul plans to add over 2,500 public trash bins by 2025, responding to complaints about the city's lack of bins. A recent survey found that over 70 percent of respondents felt there were not enough bins.
Massive piles of Styrofoam boxes fill a recycle center in Gyeonggi on Wednesday
Backlogged mounds of garbage, otherwise known as trash mountains, across Korea's countryside are being transformed into parks, tourism spots and recreational facilities.
Plastic food containers, remnants of the ever-increasing demand for food delivery services due to social distancing restrictions, make up a large chunk of Covid trash. Disposing of these articles is not just a matter of burying or burning...
Items that have become commonplace along with the emergence of Covid-19 are entering the second part of their lives — as garbage. Everything from anti-droplet masks to plastic screen dividers, daily necessities of the Covid-19 pandemic...
The Gyeonggi Provincial Government rolled out plans Monday to encourage every city in the province to include common foreign languages — like Chinese and English — on their authorized garbage bags to improve recycling.
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