친환경 새바람...빈 통 들고 세탁세제 리필, 완제품 재포장 금지<br /><br />South Koreans can now get a refill for their laundry detergent.<br />Refill machines are popping up in supermarkets in an attempt to reduce plastic waste.<br />The government is also banning the use of extra plastic packaging from next year.<br />Kim Sung-min reports. Those looking to reduce the amount of plastic they throw out can now get laundry detergent refills straight from the supermarket.<br />The Ministry of Environment has collaborated with a detergent company to install machines,... that refill detergent into an already used empty bottle.<br />People can bring their empty bottle, refill the detergent and put a sticker on the bottle to pay for it.<br />"People do not have to throw out the empty bottle but just bring it back to get a refill."<br />For a 3 liter refill, people can get a discount of up to 39 percent.<br />Buying a new empty bottle for the first time will cost around 40 cents.<br />"This demonstration project aims to enhance the safety of chemical products used in daily life and reduce the amount of plastic being used."<br />The Environment Ministry expects that the system will reduce the use of plastics by 8-thousand-700 kilograms a year.<br />In addition to this, extra plastic packaging, commonly used for buy-one-get-one-free products, will be banned from next January.<br />The products can still be taped together or packaged using paper.<br />And the rule does not apply to fresh food like fish and vegetables.<br />Kim Sung-min, Arirang News<br />
