Black Yak Partners with Mapo-gu for PET Bottle Recycling Collaboration

Yoo Dong-gyun, Mayor of Mapo-gu (left), and Kang Tae-seon, Chairman of BYN Black Yak, are taking a commemorative photo at the business agreement ceremony on the 12th to expand the transparent PET bottle recycling activation project.

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] BYN Black Yak (Black Yak) announced on the 14th that it has signed a business agreement with Mapo District Office to expand the transparent PET bottle recycling activation project.

The business agreement ceremony, held non-face-to-face on the 12th, was attended by Black Yak Chairman Kang Tae-seon and Mapo District Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun.

Under this agreement, Black Yak will produce clothing and goods using 'K-rPET recycled fiber' made from transparent PET bottles collected in Mapo-gu, Seoul, and Mapo-gu will prioritize purchasing these eco-friendly products.

Chairman Kang Tae-seon said, "With this Mapo-gu agreement, we are expanding the scope of PET bottle recycling from the current four autonomous districts in Seoul to nationwide areas including Gangwon Province, Samcheok City, and Gangneung City," adding, "We will accelerate the production of products that can solve the problem of transparent PET bottles used domestically by utilizing Black Yak's eco-friendly model."

Black Yak has been actively engaged in the PET bottle recycling business by signing related business agreements with local governments such as Eunpyeong-gu, Jongno-gu, and Gangbuk-gu in Seoul, starting with Gangwon Province, as well as with GS Retail.

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