Ulsan City to Launch Campaign Promoting Biodegradable Plastics

Booth Set Up at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium on the 6th

Cups, Toothbrushes, and More Distributed to Pro Football Spectators

Ulsan City is launching a direct promotional campaign for renewable eco-friendly plastics.

Ulsan City announced that, together with the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, it will operate a booth for biodegradable bioplastic products at Munsu Football Stadium at 3 p.m. on the 6th, targeting citizens attending the professional football match between Ulsan HD and Gimcheon Sangmu.

Bioplastics refer to plastics made from renewable raw materials.

This event has been held annually since 2022 to promote biodegradable bioplastic products to citizens visiting baseball and football stadiums and to raise environmental awareness.

At the booth, daily convenience items (such as cups, toothbrushes, socks, and bags) made from biodegradable bioplastics will be displayed and distributed.

In addition, there will be an introduction to the bioplastic demonstration project supported by Ulsan City, and a program to collect used products after the match and observe the decomposition process.

Notably, this event will feature the installation of a Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) to facilitate the easy collection of used plastic products.

The collected products will be buried in a landfill site provided by Ulsan City, where the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology will verify their biodegradability and use them to demonstrate the technological capabilities of the products.

An official from Ulsan City stated, "We hope this will be an opportunity to promote the excellent technological capabilities of local companies, raise citizens' awareness of carbon reduction, and help establish eco-friendly materials through the commercialization of related technologies."

The biodegradable bioplastic products promoted at the event are made based on high-strength, eco-friendly, biodegradable PBAT material developed with domestic technology by the Bio-Chemical Research Center of the Precision Bio Research Division at the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology. They feature strength similar to conventional plastics, making them suitable as alternatives.

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