Delivery Apps Take Initiative to Spread 'Eco-Friendly Culture'

Yogiyo Launches 'Yogi Greener Campaign'
Baemin Shares 'Eco-Friendly Restaurant Management' Know-How on YouTube

Yogi Greener Campaign

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] Amid recent environmental issues such as 'eco-friendliness,' 'zero waste,' and 'single-use product regulations,' delivery platforms are actively promoting the spread of eco-friendly culture to address these concerns.

Yogiyo is conducting the 'Yogiyo Greener' campaign on the 5th in recognition of the importance of practicing eco-friendliness and encouraging small efforts to start making a difference. This campaign was planned to encourage Yogiyo employees, customers, and restaurant partners to practice eco-friendliness starting from small actions.

Yogiyo is carrying out various activities company-wide to ensure all employees participate in reducing the use of single-use products. First, all employees are provided with tumblers and tumbler bags, and the use of disposable cups is restricted within the company. When ordering delivery food, employees are encouraged to participate first by not accepting disposable spoons, and reusable spoon sets are provided along with an in-house environment that facilitates washing reusable spoons.

Additionally, Yogiyo has distributed educational content to encourage restaurant partners to join in eco-friendly practices. The content includes various eco-friendly topics, from operating eco-friendly stores to eco-friendly delivery containers and environmental policies. Yogiyo has also created a separate reusable container category to provide consumers with services that allow them to practice eco-friendliness.

Woowa Brothers, the operator of Baedal Minjok (Baemin), is conducting an eco-friendly practice education program called 'Green Class' for restaurant owners. This program, held via YouTube live broadcast on the 7th and 8th of next month, involves the Ministry of Environment and the international nature conservation organization WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature). It focuses on domestic and international environmental policies and trends related to the food service industry. The Ministry of Environment will clearly explain guidelines on the use and regulation of single-use items such as straws and paper cups within stores, while WWF will introduce global trends in sustainable food service and consumer trends.

Examples and methods of eco-friendly activities that owners can practice while running their stores will also be shared. Anyone can apply for this 'Green Class' through the Baemin Owner's Plaza website until the 4th of next month. Baemin's eco-friendly education campaign, Green Class, which was first introduced last year, attracted significant attention with over 100,000 views. Baemin, together with the Resource Circulation Society Solidarity and owners who participated in Green Class, also conducted pilot operations to introduce new eco-friendly features such as 'No need for kimchi or pickled radish.' Through the introduction of this feature, from December last year to March this year, 3,623,854 people participated 12,085,822 times, reducing 1,589 tons of food waste and 1,971 tons of plastic use.

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