Seven Eleven Donates 76 Million Won in Coin Donations to the Environment Foundation

On the 20th, a model is introducing a circular resource collection robot at the convenience store 7-Eleven.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Seven Eleven announced on the 20th that it donated 76 million KRW collected from eco-friendly coin donations at franchise stores nationwide last year to the Environmental Foundation ahead of Earth Day.

Seven Eleven started the coin donation campaign in 2018, and the total amount collected so far has reached 300 million KRW. The funds are used through the Environmental Foundation for various activities aimed at expanding eco-friendly lifestyles and improving social awareness. This time, the funds will be used for investment in the operation, management, and expansion of recycling resource collection robots.

In October last year, Seven Eleven became the first in the industry to install six AI recycling resource collection robots that automatically collect PET bottles and cans, and currently operates 31 units mainly in the metropolitan area. The amount of recycled resources (PET bottles and cans) collected and sent to recycling centers so far is about 1.4 million items, with 20,000 users. Through this, a total of 20 tons of waste PET bottles and 7 tons of waste cans were collected, contributing to a reduction of 28 tons of carbon emissions.

A Seven Eleven official said, “We thank all the franchise owners nationwide who showed great interest and encouragement to help the eco-friendly coin donation campaign take root,” and added, “We will continue to promote activities that can make a practical contribution to community development and social value creation through ESG (environment, society, governance) eco-friendly management.”

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