Gangnam-gu and Black Yak Join Hands for Transparent Waste PET Bottle Recycling

On the 10th, a business agreement at the district office main building anticipates the recycling of eco-friendly items such as clothing and bags

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangnam-gu District Office (Mayor Jeong Soon-gyun) and Black Yak signed a 'recycling business agreement' on the 10th in the first small conference room of the district office main building to turn transparent waste PET bottles from Gangnam into eco-friendly clothing products.

According to the agreement, the district will select and compress transparent PET bottles, considered high-quality materials, from recyclable waste generated in the area and provide them to Black Yak.

Black Yak will purchase these bottles and, through a reprocessing process, extract fiber yarn to produce and sell clothing and bags.

As a result, the district aims to facilitate the early establishment of the transparent PET bottle separate collection system implemented on December 25 last year. This system, which requires colorless transparent PET bottles to be placed in separate collection bins, is currently being implemented in multi-family housing complexes and will be expanded to all residences except apartments by the end of this year.

Mayor Jeong Soon-gyun said, “This project, which can produce 3,300 pieces of clothing from recycling one ton of transparent PET bottles, is attracting attention as a new item in future resource businesses,” adding, “We will continue to strive to create an urban environment worthy of being ranked ‘No. 1 Clean City’ by Seoul citizens through establishing a sustainable resource circulation model.”

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