Market Kurly Obtains 'FSC Certification' for Paper Boxes and Packaging Materials

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] Market Kurly announced on the 26th that all paper packaging materials used for dawn delivery, including paper boxes, paper fillers, and paper bags, have received the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for forest management systems.

The FSC certification, created by the non-profit organization Forest Stewardship Council, is an international certification with 10 principles and 56 criteria aimed at maintaining forest biodiversity. It is an eco-friendly certification granted to paper and products produced in a sustainable manner.

Market Kurly launched an eco-friendly project called the 'All Paper Challenge' on September 24 last year, which involves switching all packaging materials to 100% recyclable paper. Starting the day after the implementation of the 'All Paper Challenge,' the packaging for frozen products in dawn delivery was changed from Styrofoam to paper boxes, and vinyl fillers and vinyl packaging previously used to prevent product damage were also replaced with paper packaging materials.

Additionally, to increase the recycling rate of paper boxes, Market Kurly used coating instead of film for moisture barrier treatment, allowing immediate recycling without separate separation. The tape used on boxes is also paper tape instead of vinyl. Through a packaging collection service, if boxes are placed without contamination and with shipping labels removed, up to three boxes are collected during the next delivery.

The funds generated from the collected paper boxes are invested in the 'Classroom Forest' project, which creates classroom forests in elementary schools in the Seoul and Gyeonggi regions. Currently, classroom forests have been established in all 30 classes at Wolgok Elementary School in Seoul, with plans to continue creating more classroom forests.

Starting in March, Market Kurly plans to replace the water ice packs, which were made of non-woven fabric material and frozen water for delivery, with water ice packs made from paper materials.

Kim Seul-ah, CEO of Market Kurly, explained, "Simply put, FSC certification means planting new trees equivalent to the number of trees used to produce the paper Market Kurly uses." She added, "In particular, the boxes used by Market Kurly contain more than 85% recycled pulp, and even some of the new pulp used for durability is FSC-certified pulp."

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