Dongwon Industries to Replace Seafood Cooling Materials with Eco-Friendly Ice Packs

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Saeng-hye] Dongwon Industries announced on the 7th that it has replaced the cooling materials used for seafood packaging with eco-friendly ice packs made entirely by freezing water, strengthening its mandatory environmental management.

As the largest seafood company in Korea, Dongwon Industries has used a large number of ice packs in the process of directly processing and distributing seafood such as tuna and salmon. However, the existing ice packs are filled with plastic-based ice gel, making them non-recyclable and a major cause of environmental pollution when disposed of in sinks or drains.

To solve these problems and strengthen eco-friendly management, Dongwon Industries recently replaced all the ice packs it uses with eco-friendly ice packs. The eco-friendly ice packs introduced by Dongwon Industries are paper packs coated with biodegradable film, filled only with water and frozen. The water contained in the used ice packs can be reused by watering plants or for cleaning, and the paper packs are naturally decomposable, making them environmentally friendly. Additionally, the melted ice packs can be refrozen and reused, making them more economical.

Through this measure, Dongwon Industries expects to replace more than 150,000 existing cooling materials annually with eco-friendly ice packs, achieving environmental protection effects. The eco-friendly ice pack replacement project is part of Dongwon Industries' "Three-Year Plastic Reduction Plan," which is a component of its mandatory environmental management. Dongwon Industries announced the "Three-Year Plastic Reduction Plan" in February and is continuously reviewing and improving it alongside company-wide efforts.

A Dongwon Industries official stated, "As environmental pollution caused by plastic waste has become a global issue, Dongwon Industries is making various efforts for sustainable fisheries," adding, "Beyond replacing packaging cooling materials with eco-friendly ice packs, we plan to reduce plastic usage by 35% by 2022 through changes in packaging materials and weight reduction."

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