CJ Logistics Sells Scarves and Gift Boxes Made from Upcycled Waste Plastic

CJ Logistics, Lock&Lock, Twosome Place, and K.O.A employees are taking commemorative photos with Big Issue vendors. A Big Issue vendor is wearing an upcycled padding scarf made from waste plastic, holding a reusable box and a Big Issue magazine.

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] CJ Logistics announced on the 26th that it will launch upcycled padded scarves and reusable boxes made from 4.9 tons of discarded plastic in collaboration with Lock&Lock, A Twosome Place, and the eco-friendly social venture 'K.O.A'.

The products will be pre-released on the funding platform 'Wadiz' on the 27th and will be officially sold starting from the 3rd of next month. All sales proceeds will be donated to vulnerable groups affected by the climate crisis.

This project is the first collaborative effort of the 'Carbon ZERO Council' launched last July. It upcycled 520,000 discarded plastic cups (approximately 4,500 kg) from A Twosome Place stores and 400 kg of leftover plastic from Lock&Lock's manufacturing process into essential everyday padded scarves and reusable boxes.

CJ Logistics was responsible for collecting the discarded plastics from its clients Lock&Lock and A Twosome Place business sites and coordinating the entire project. All 520,000 single-use plastic cups used for upcycling were collected through CJ Logistics' 'Eco-friendly Circular Logistics System'.

The padded scarf is a 100% upcycled product made with filling material from single-use plastic cups collected at A Twosome Place stores, outer fabric made from recycled PET bottle fibers, and leftover fabric. All sales proceeds will be donated to the social enterprises 'Big Issue Korea' and 'Sangnok Orphanage' to help vulnerable groups exposed to abnormal weather conditions such as cold waves and heatwaves caused by climate change.

Jinkyu Park, head of the ESG team at CJ Logistics, said, "We initiated the upcycling project to reduce carbon emissions caused by discarded plastics and to establish a resource circulation system that reuses discarded plastics as useful everyday items." He added, "We will continue to create synergy in ESG management that contributes to practical carbon reduction through close collaboration with the three companies."

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