Remove the Plastic Wrap Before Disposal! ... Goseong-gun Fully Implements Separate Collection and Disposal System for Transparent PET Bottles

Goseong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, will implement a separate collection and disposal system for transparent PET bottles starting from the 25th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Intern Reporter Lee Seryeong] Goseong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, will fully implement a separate collection and disposal system for transparent PET bottles starting from the 25th.

Following a pilot implementation on December 25th last year targeting multi-family housing subject to mandatory management under the Apartment Housing Act, the scope will be expanded to include single-family homes starting December 25th this year.

Transparent PET bottles refer to colorless, transparent PET bottles used for water and beverage containers. They must be emptied cleanly, have plastic labels removed, be crushed, and then disposed of in collection stands or bins dedicated to transparent PET bottles.

Colored PET bottles or plastics that are not PET bottles should be disposed of as general plastic waste.

The county will distribute dedicated collection containers for transparent PET bottles to single-family homes in door-to-door collection areas, including 4,465 households in Goseong-eup, 842 households in Baedun-ri, Hoihwa-myeon, and 228 households in Dangdong, Georyu-myeon. Additionally, 350 rural hub collection sites will be equipped with dedicated collection stands for transparent PET bottles.

Other apartment complexes, row houses, and multi-family housing must install collection stands or bins where transparent PET bottles can be disposed of separately.

A county official stated, “Transparent PET bottles are high-value raw materials that can produce high-quality recycled products. As this system aims to recycle discarded resources, we ask for the active cooperation of residents.”

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