"Chuseok Peak Season 'Excessive Packaging' Crackdown"... Dongdaemun-gu Large Retail Stores Under Intensive Inspection

Joint Inspection with Korea Environment Corporation Focused on Large Retail Stores
Proper Labeling for Separate Disposal to Be Checked Together

Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul (Mayor Lee Pil-hyung) announced that it will conduct a focused inspection on excessive packaging and violations of separate disposal labeling at department stores and large retail outlets in celebration of the Chuseok holiday.

This inspection, aimed at preventing unnecessary resource waste and waste generation, will be carried out jointly with the Korea Environment Corporation.

The main inspection items include the packaging space ratio, appropriateness of the number of packaging layers, and compliance with the prohibition of repackaging for products such as holiday gift sets, confectionery, alcoholic beverages, cosmetics, and miscellaneous goods.

Additionally, the appropriateness of separate disposal labeling will be checked for products such as paper packs, metal cans, and glass bottles, which must have separate disposal labels through printing or label attachment.

For products suspected of excessive packaging, tests will be requested from specialized institutions, and if violations are confirmed, a fine of up to 3 million KRW will be imposed. Administrative measures will also be taken against product manufacturers who fail to properly label or falsely label mandatory separate disposal items.

Lee Pil-hyung, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “Unnecessary excessive packaging not only causes resource waste and environmental pollution but can also upset the recipients of gifts. We all need to make efforts to establish a proper packaging culture and ensure correct separate disposal of recyclable resources.”

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