LGU+ Collects and Recycles Plastic Barriers... Practicing Environmental Management

LG Uplus announced on the 16th that, as part of its carbon-neutral management, it will collect and recycle plastic partitions used during COVID-19 quarantine measures.

The plastics used in the partitions, such as PC and acrylic resin, are high value-added materials with high import costs. However, they are not recycled because it is difficult to classify the materials when disposed of, leading to incineration or landfill disposal, which results in resource waste.

LG Uplus Yongsan Headquarters Building Exterior
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On the 16th, LG Uplus signed a business agreement for the collection and recycling of plastic partitions with the Korea Environment Corporation Metropolitan Western Environment Headquarters, an institution leading eco-friendly national development, and the Korea Plastic Single Material Association, an organization specializing in recycling waste plastics. Through this agreement, each company and related organization plans to fully recycle the disposed and collected plastic partitions.

LG Uplus separates and disposes of partitions used in its customer centers, office buildings, and cafeterias, and delivers them to the Korea Plastic Single Material Association. The association carries out the recycling and transportation of the collected and sorted plastic partitions. The Korea Environment Corporation supports project promotion, publicity and education on partition separation and disposal, establishment of community networks, sharing of government policies, and project operation.

The Korea Environment Corporation and LG Uplus expect that by recycling plastic partitions disposed of by the private sector instead of incineration or landfill, they will reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, contribute to forest creation, reduce waste disposal costs, and replace imported raw materials for partitions. Recycling one ton of plastic partitions reduces CO2 emissions by 2.75 tons and has the effect of creating a forest equivalent to 500 trees. It also reduces incineration costs and plastic import costs.

Lee Hong-ryeol, Head of ESG Promotion Office at LG Uplus, stated, “LG Uplus will continue to consider ways to practice environmental management at the corporate level,” and added, “We will continue to carry out various activities to achieve carbon neutrality.”

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