"Please dispose of in the ice pack designated collection bin~"
Gwangjin-gu to Install Dedicated Ice Pack Recycling Bins at Community Centers and Traditional Markets from March... Residents Can Conveniently Dispose of Ice Packs and Markets/Restaurants Receive Free Ice Pack Supply for Win-Win Benefits
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwangjin-gu (District Mayor Kim Seon-gap) will install dedicated ice pack collection boxes at all community service centers and six traditional markets starting in March to recycle discarded ice packs.
With the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and the increase in single-person households, the delivery volume of refrigerated and frozen foods has increased, leading to a surge in ice pack usage. As a result, the large amount of discarded ice packs has become a serious environmental pollution factor.
Most ice packs cannot be separated for recycling and are treated as general waste because the superabsorbent polymer (gel type), a type of microplastic inside the ice packs, does not burn even under high heat and takes more than 500 years to decompose naturally.
Accordingly, Gwangjin-gu plans to implement an ice pack recycling project to reduce environmental pollution caused by ice pack disposal and to promote resource circulation and reduce household waste.
First, when residents separate and dispose of ice packs in the dedicated collection boxes, local disinfection service companies will directly collect them and select only undamaged gel-type ice packs. The selected ice packs will then go through washing, disinfection, drying, and repackaging processes before being provided free of charge to traditional market merchants and small business owners.
Residents can conveniently dispose of troublesome ice packs, and markets or restaurants can receive ice packs for free, making it a win-win situation.
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Kim Seon-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, “This ice pack recycling project is expected to not only activate resource circulation but also indirectly support small business owners economically by reducing their ice pack purchase costs. We will continue to promote various recycling projects to encourage resource circulation.”
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