Coway Throws 'EM Soil Balls' to Purify Anyangcheon River

Volunteer Cleanup Activity at Anyangcheon with Employees and Staff Volunteers

Coway (CEO Seo Jang-won) announced on the 30th that, as part of its environmental protection activities, it conducted the second 'EM (Effective Microorganisms) Mud Ball Throwing Volunteer Activity' of the year at Anyangcheon.

The activity held on the 27th was attended by about 30 participants, including Coway employees and volunteers. At the Anyangcheon Multipurpose Square, they kneaded fermented microorganisms solution and loess to make 2,000 EM mud balls and threw them into the Anyangcheon river. The handmade EM mud balls were donated to the 'EM Life Sharing Movement' to be used in future volunteer activities.

Coway employees and volunteers are throwing EM mud balls from the Anyangcheon bridge.

EM mud balls are balls kneaded with beneficial microorganisms fermentation solution and loess. When thrown into rivers or streams, they gradually dissolve, purifying the water and eliminating odors. As the ecosystem of rivers and streams recovers, it also helps absorb and reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

This EM mud ball throwing volunteer activity marked the second session since the first activity in May. During this volunteer event, a 'river plogging' activity was also conducted, where participants walked about 1 km along the Anyangcheon area collecting trash around the stream. River plogging is an environmental cleanup activity that involves picking up trash while running or walking near water bodies.

Coway is carrying out various eco-friendly ESG activities to participate in environmental protection and spread a culture of environmental practice in daily life. It has held the river plogging campaign for two consecutive years and actively runs projects such as the 'Clean School Classroom Forest Project,' which donates air-purifying plants to elementary schools. A Coway representative stated, "We will continue to carry out various eco-friendly ESG projects in the future."

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