Lock&Lock Installs Benches Made from Recycled Plastic on Jeju Olle Trail

10 Benches Installed at 3 Jeju Olle Trails
160kg of Plastic Used for Bench Production... About 1,450 460ml Containers

Global household goods company Lock&Lock announced on the 6th that it installed an upcycled 'MOJAK Bench' made from old airtight containers along the Jeju Olle Trail to commemorate Resource Circulation Day. Photo by Lock&Lock

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] Global household goods company Lock&Lock announced on the 6th that it installed upcycled 'Mojak (MOJAK) benches' made from old airtight containers along the Jeju Olle Trail to commemorate Resource Circulation Day.

This event is part of the 'Love for Planet' campaign for resource circulation, which has been ongoing since last year.

Mojak, a Jeju dialect word for 'knot,' was planned to easily find the meaning of resource circulation in daily life, embodying the idea that 'objects, people, and nature are all connected.' A total of 10 benches were created at three locations on the Jeju Olle Trail: Course 18 Byeoldobong, Course 11 Moseulbong, and Course 15 Hallim-eup Gwideok-ri. The benches were made in a 50cm diameter circular shape to enhance convenience and durability.

The plastic used for the Mojak benches came from airtight containers collected from consumers during Lock&Lock's 'Love for Planet' campaign. According to Lock&Lock, 16kg of waste plastic was used to produce one chair. In product terms, approximately 1,450 plastic airtight containers (460ml) were used to make the total of 10 Mojak benches.

The production of the Mojak benches involved the non-profit organization 'Jeju Olle' and the non-profit public foundation 'Beautiful Store.' 'Jeju Olle' was responsible for providing space for the upcycled benches and maintaining and repairing the benches, while 'Beautiful Store' helped Lock&Lock donate products and use the funds raised for bench production. The bench production was handled by the local Jeju company 'Ganse Factory.'

Kang Minsook, Executive Director of Lock&Lock HR Center, said, "As a company that values the environment as a core principle, we have been leading industry activities to practice resource circulation throughout daily life."

Since last year, Lock&Lock has been conducting the year-round resource circulation campaign 'Love for Planet.' The airtight containers collected from February to August reached 552kg, an increase of about 100kg compared to the previous year.

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