‘Pleatsmama’ Clothing and Bags Made from Transparent Recycled PET Bottle Fibers to Launch on the 10th
Seoul City’s First Result from Business Agreement with Hyosung TNC
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Products such as clothing and bags created through the ‘Transparent Waste PET Bottle Recycling’ agreement between Seoul City and Hyosung TNC were launched on the 10th. To increase the recycling rate of transparent waste PET bottles and create high added value, Seoul City signed a business agreement with Hyosung TNC and the districts of Geumcheon, Yeongdeungpo, and Gangnam on January 28.
The products introduced for the first time this time are eight types of Pleatsmama’s ‘Love Seoul’ edition, including leggings and pleats bags. Seoul City collects and sorts transparent waste PET bottles through autonomous districts, which Hyosung TNC then manufactures into recycled polyester yarn called ‘Regen Seoul,’ and Pleatsmama produces and sells the products. The eight ‘Love Seoul’ edition products released this time will be available from the 10th at the ‘Pleatsmama’ store and website of ‘The Hyundai Seoul.’
Seoul City plans to continuously cooperate with Geumcheon, Yeongdeungpo, and Gangnam districts to improve the condition of publicly collected transparent waste PET bottles and collaborate with Hyosung TNC to gradually expand the high added value recycling rate, aiming to produce about 100 tons of recycled fiber by the first half of this year.
Additionally, to ensure the smooth establishment of separate collection of transparent waste PET bottles, Seoul City will continue to inspect whether dedicated collection bins are installed and the status of mixed collection in apartment complexes until June.
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Jung Mi-seon, head of the Resource Circulation Division of Seoul City, said, “If the waste resources we consume and discard are properly separated and collected, they can be reborn as actual high added value products.” She added, “We will continue to make efforts to promote the virtuous cycle of waste resources generated in Seoul and expand the circular economy.”
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