Yongin City Distributes 70,000 Transparent PET Bottle Bags in Residential Areas

Installation of Dedicated Collection Bins in Detached Residential Areas

On the 16th, Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province announced that it has produced about 70,000 dedicated transparent PET bottle separation and disposal bags and distributed them to single-family homes and apartment complexes within the city.

This distribution of disposal bags follows the mandatory separate disposal of transparent PET bottles in single-family residential areas, which has been in effect since December 25, 2021, but has not been properly implemented.

The city especially installed dedicated collection bins at 180 key disposal sites in single-family residential areas where separation and disposal are weak, and produced dedicated transparent PET bottle bags, which were distributed free of charge to single-family homes and apartment complexes from the end of last month to mid-this month.

Only colorless transparent PET bottles should be placed in the dedicated bags, while colored PET bottles and general plastics must be disposed of separately. Colorless transparent PET bottles for beverages and water should have their contents and labels removed, be crushed, have the cap closed, and then be disposed of.

The bags were produced for promotional purposes, and when they run out, transparent or semi-transparent bags can be used.

A city official stated, “We will continue to discover and expand effective projects related to resource circulation and continuously promote proper separation and disposal methods to increase the recycling rate.”

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