Don # 39; t Get Fined! Disposing Trash in Korea
Korea uses a system called jongnyangje for efficient waste collection of waste and reuse of natural resources All waste you produce must be disposed of properly, and you can be fined otherwise Waste should be separated as it is the common garbage Ilban sseuregi, food waste eumsikmul sseuregi, yongpum jaehwal recyclable and bulky items of waste daehyeong pyegimul Although some of the information below specifically in the metropolitan area of Seoul, the same type of policies exist in the country the attached list is the government of the city of Busan.
Food waste must be separated from general waste and placed in special disposal bags which can be purchased at your local supermarket and some convenience stores in your neighborhood Every neighborhood has its own specific regular bags are called Sseulaegi Bongtu 쓰레기 봉투 while removing bags foods are called Eum-shik Mool Sseulaegi Bongtu 음식물 쓰레기 봉투 costs vary from one district to the other food waste disposal bags are available in three sizes 5 March 10 liters all food waste can be put in food disposal bags the basic rule is proposed to include only what animals can eat the food waste the following items are not acceptable as food waste Fruit peach seeds, apricots, persimmons, etc. and hard shells such as tassels, chestnuts, peanuts, walnuts, coconut, pineapple, etc. bones of meat and fish pens clam shells seafood, abalone, sea squirt, crabs, lobsters, etc. bags of tea, other herbal drug residues, etc. .
Recycling is mandatory and recycled items can be disposed of in a transparent plastic bag or divided by the elements and related please rinse or wash before removing containers with waste, recyclable waste should be placed outside the building or in designated areas Check with your real estate broker or local district office for long days.
Recyclable paper products Newspapers, books, notebooks, wrapping paper, corrugated cardboard, paper bags, paper boxes, milk cartons glass of beer, liquor and soda bottles Metal cans, aerosol cans, iron tools, butane gas, son of iron, aluminum, expanded polystyrene chock absorbing materials of cotton clothing stainless steel clothing for electronic products, boxes for electronic products, boxes for fruit and fish, containers own instant noodles, etc. Bottles PET containers with the number 1 of plastic articles with the numbers 2, 4 or 5 written on the packaging film of candy container with symbols of recycling, packaging of instant noodles, milk of packaging of instant coffee packs milk containers fluorescent bulbs lamps, plastic bags not broken lamps bag mercury oxide batteries plast e on mercury batteries such as those found in watches, etc. Furthermore, the battery rechargeable nickel cadmium.
NOTE To encourage proper recycling of elements that include metal parts that can be reused, the Yongsan District Office and some control others- with your realtor allows residents to place the following to pick up without charge computer monitor, keyboard, printer, laptop, modem, game device, scanner, fax, clock, audio equipment, water cooler, kiln gas cooker to less than 1 m in diameter, humidifier, iron, electric fan, vacuum cleaner, VCR, DVD, telephone, electric heater, rice cooker, toaster, blender, radio, and other small electronic devices to have this kind of items simply place the same day as you do other recyclables please note that cell phones are not included in the list can be disposed of separately at your common center Local ITY.
Non-recyclable products of paper bags of paper coated with plastic, paper cups plastic coated glass sheet of glass, mirrors, resistant à la heat, milky white bottles, cosmetic bottles, porcelain dishes metal painting and containers oil, any container of toxic material bedding linen, pillows, plastic bags with Articles 3 or 7 marked on the container, writing instruments, buttons, plugs, electric heaters, toys, baby walkers, phones, coated articles of PP or PE milk packs topsheets, broken fluorescent lamps container labels lamps or bulbs bags plastic instant noodle packaging, plastic bags contaminated mercury batteries batteries are designated oxide batteries NR MR, mercury are designated SR.
Special elimination few other items, such as batteries, cell phones and unused medicines should be carefully disposal community centers have a container for proper disposal of batteries and cell phones, while local governments recommend take unused medicines to your nearest pharmacy for disposal.
General waste The following points should be treated as general waste footwear, rice cookers, candy containers, electronics, video tapes, medicine bottles, water containers on wheels, clocks, globes, window frames , brooms, hoses, flooring, and other composite products Note that some communities Taegu for example, have launched recycling programs for small household applicances.
Disposal of large items such as furniture, electronic products, office supplies, heating cooling products, etc. that can not be placed in standard size bags There is a fee for disposal of these items ranging from W2,000 chairs, dressers 4 drawers, vacuum cleaners, etc. to W8,000 for large items refrigerators, air conditioners W15,000 for Talk piano great items to your properpty owner or manager, real estate agent or relocation for details of your local dong office - sometimes someone will have to go to dong office, pay the fee and pick up the sticker to be placed on the item before it is taken.
Most apartment complexes have large boxes marked where you need to place your recyclables in 2007 were issued for houses and small apartment houses with net bags for recyclables Some yet, but many have disappeared in garbage trucks or simply taken If you do not have a goal, you are supposed to put recyclables in a bag or box and place them outside your home or in the designated area of your building on the same of recycling collection day.
Disposal hours vary from one municipality to the other gu breach can result in a fine of up to W300,000 Scroll down this page and click on garbage disposal hours - Seoul for information hours in some of the gu.
Don Option A number of charities will either pick up items in good condition that you may want to donate or provide donation boxes in some places, see our recycling page and points of sale for Secondhand details.
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