Only Transparent PET Bottles on Mondays!… Busan Gijang-gun Implements Plastic Sorting and Disposal Day System

Change New Year's Wednesday to Monday

Plastic mixed disposal results in 'rejection'

A system for separating and collecting PET bottles and plastics will be implemented in Gijang-gun, Busan.

Gijang-gun, Busan (Governor Jeong Jong-bok) will change the designated day for transparent PET bottle disposal from Wednesday to Monday starting next year, implementing the "Designated Day System for Transparent PET Bottle Disposal."

Originally, plastics and transparent PET bottles were disposed of together on Wednesdays, leading to frequent mixed disposal of the two items. To prevent this, Gijang-gun decided to separate the disposal days, designating Monday for transparent PET bottles and Wednesday for plastics.

This disposal day system targets single-family homes and commercial areas, where residents and businesses should dispose of transparent PET bottles after 8 PM every Monday.

The disposal method requires emptying all contents from the transparent PET bottles, removing labels, crushing them, closing the caps, and placing them in transparent plastic bags before disposal.

General plastics will continue to be disposed of on Wednesdays as before. Mixed disposal of plastics and transparent PET bottles or disposing of transparent PET bottles on Wednesdays will result in non-collection.

A Gijang-gun official stated, "We ask for active cooperation in changing the disposal day for transparent PET bottles to protect the environment and promote resource circulation."

Transparent PET bottles refer to clear bottles such as those for water and beverages, which are distinguishable from plastics that include opaque colored PET bottles, disposable cups, food packaging containers, and seasoning containers.

Separating transparent PET bottles for disposal can replace most of the 78,000 tons per year of high-quality recycled raw materials imported from overseas, which can be processed and reused as recycled containers, clothing, bags, shoes, and more.

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