Goyang City Urges Proper Separation of Used Batteries, Paper Cartons, and Transparent PET Bottles

Promoting a Sustainable Resource Circulation Society
Through Citizen Participation in Recyclable Exchange Programs and Point Rewards

Goyang Special City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Donghwan) has urged citizens to ensure the proper separation and disposal of the three major recyclable materials: used batteries, paper cartons, and transparent PET bottles.

Notice for Separation and Disposal of the Three Major Recyclable Items. Provided by Goyang Special City

The city operates an ongoing exchange program for the three major recyclables through local administrative welfare centers, allowing citizens to participate in the program at any time. Even if the exchange items run out, citizens can still dispose of their recyclables.

Additionally, the city encourages voluntary participation by awarding points when citizens dispose of transparent PET bottles and paper cartons at resource circulation stores, or transparent PET bottles in resource recovery robots.

Used batteries must not be thrown away in standard waste bags, as this can cause fires or contamination with hazardous substances. They must be disposed of in dedicated collection boxes or through the exchange program.

Paper cartons (such as milk or soy milk cartons) should be emptied, washed, and dried, then separated from other paper waste. This allows them to be reborn as various paper products such as tissues, boxes, and notebooks.

Furthermore, transparent PET bottles must have their labels removed, be washed and compressed, and disposed of separately from general plastics to be recycled into clothing, bags, shoes, plastic containers, and more.

An official from Goyang Special City stated, "Properly separating and disposing of used batteries, paper cartons, and transparent PET bottles is not a choice but a civic duty. Every individual's small action can help protect the environment and enable the reuse of valuable resources. We hope all citizens will collect and separate the three major recyclables to contribute to environmental protection together."

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