[Photo] Mapo-gu and BYN Black Yak Expand Activation of Transparent PET Bottle Recycling

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Mapo-gu (District Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun) signed a business agreement on the afternoon of the 12th with BYN Black Yak (Chairman Kang Tae-seon) to expand the transparent PET bottle recycling activation project.

Through this agreement, the district will secure and provide high-quality transparent PET bottles within the region, and Black Yak will produce clothing and accessories using 'K-rPET (K-RPET recycled fiber)' made from the transparent PET bottles collected by the district.

Previously, recycled PET from countries such as Japan and Taiwan was mainly used to produce yarn and products, but since many transparent PET bottles are discarded domestically, the need to replace imported recycled PET with domestically sourced transparent PET bottles has emerged.

Accordingly, from December 25th last year, mandatory separate collection of transparent PET bottles was implemented for multi-family housing, and from December 25th this year, it will be fully expanded to single-family homes.

In line with this trend, the district is working to establish the separate collection of transparent PET bottles and, furthermore, will take the lead together with Black Yak in building a resource circulation system through high-quality recycling of the collected transparent PET bottles.

Yoo Dong-gyun, Mayor of Mapo-gu, stated, “As single-use products have increased significantly due to COVID-19, the need for resource recycling has become even more urgent,” adding, “Mapo-gu will strive to expand transparent PET bottle recycling and realize a sustainable resource circulation society through this agreement.”

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