New PET bottle recycling rule effective on Feb. 1
(WorldNews South Korea)

PET bottles are processed at a local recycling center in Gyeonggi Province. Seoul`s new recycling rules will force residents to collect transparent PET bottles for recycling from Feb. 1./ Korea Times file By Kim Se-jeong In 2018, a waste crisis occurred in Seoul after private waste collectors refused to pick up plastic, leading to the central government banning the use of plastic bags and cups in big supermarkets and coffee shops nationwide. Starting from Feb. 1, residents of the capital will face another consequence. The city will collect plastic bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate - simply known as PET - separately Residents will have to put PET bottles in separate bags for...