Zero waste campaign challenges food packaging and consumer culture
(WorldNews South Korea)

Gettyimagesbank Consuming soy milk like a staple for years, Hur Ji-hyun, a 39-year-old upcycling designer, has always been troubled by a slim plastic straw that comes with every single serving of soy beverage. Having never used the 15-centimeter straw wrapped in plastic and glued to the back of the pack, she was left with hundreds of them after several years of drinking soy milk. One day in February this year, Hur decided to take action and sent the bundle of leftover straws back to the soy milk maker, along with a letter suggesting ideas to save plastics. `I wanted them to know some consumers do not want the straw. And at the same time, I needed to dispose of them,` Hur said. Hur shared the...