SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s Brazil office on Monday (local time) unveiled an online store-dedicated discount policy to promote the recycling of old home appliances. The new program, dubbed EcoTroca, provides a discount coupon to consumers who return old home electronics as a way to encourage their disposal in a proper and sustainable [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it aims to broaden the use of eco-conscious materials to all its smartphone products in the coming years. The world’s largest smartphone maker said it plans to use recycled plastic materials in all its new flagship Galaxy smartphones and stop using plastics in packaging [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said Tuesday that it had approved the use of physically recycled material made of transparent waste PET bottles in the production of food containers. Thus far, plastic recycling in South Korea has been limited to the method of separating raw materials through [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s SK group said Tuesday it is sharing a glimpse into the present and future of low carbon emission technologies in what will be its largest-ever exhibition at the upcoming CES 2023 this week. SK companies, including SK Inc. and SK Innovation Co., and its global partners will [...]
JINJU, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team announced on Monday that it had developed new technology to produce low-cost biodiesel from wastewater using euglena, a type of algae. The new process, developed by a research team from Gyeongsang National University, injects euglena into wastewater to cultivate it at high density. If [...]
DAEJEON, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A joint research team from the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology and Hanyang University announced that it has developed a highly durable floating solar panel structure by recycling low quality waste carbon fiber. The research team found that the surface cohesion between carbon fiber and plastic resin is maximized [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The government is reviewing the idea of imposing recycling obligations on clothing companies. The Ministry of Environment said Sunday that it recently outsourced a study on the so-called Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), a legislative strategy used by many developed countries to encourage manufacturers to design environmentally friendly products. In [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Environment announced that a revision of the enforcement ordinances and regulations of the Waste Management Act came into effect on Tuesday. The amendments cleared the way for plastic waste pyrolysis oil to be recycled for use as a raw material in petrochemical products such as naphtha [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Geocentric Co., a South Korean plastic waste recycling company, said Tuesday it has secured 475 billion won (US$358.3 million) through a loan backed by its low emissions goals. The sustainability-linked loan (SLL) commits SK Geocentric to increase its plastic recycling capacity to as much as 900,000 tons and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A rubber byproduct produced during the process of manufacturing tires has turned out to be ideal for trekking boot outsoles. South Korean outdoor brand Eider said Tuesday it will release new trekking boots developed as part of a collaboration with tire company Nexen Tire Corp. The boots come in [...]