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Sun, July 12, 2020 | 10:11

Gov't leads in recycling vending machines, large drinks coolers

Gov't leads in recycling vending machines, large drinks coolers

Korea's major beverage makers and the central government agreed Friday to establish a system to better recycle large drink vending machines and coolers. The deal aims to collect and efficiently recycle parts from the machines - targeting refrigerants, lead and mercury - to reduce environmental harm.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2020-07-10 14:58

Newly discovered heat-enduring micro-organisms to give Korea's biotech a boost

Newly discovered heat-enduring micro-organisms to give Korea's biotech a boost

Confirmation of the genome structure of 256 recently discovered micro-organisms from particularly high-temperature environments in Korea will boost the nation's biotech industry, according to the central government.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2020-07-09 14:04

Seoul to spend 2.66 trillion won on Green New Deal by 2022

Seoul to spend 2.66 trillion won on Green New Deal by 2022

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon unveiled the city's version of the Green New Deal on Wednesday, pledging to spend 2.66 trillion won ($2.1 billion) by 2022 to create 26,000 jobs and combat the climate crisis at the same time.

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-07-08 16:44

Environment minister bets on drones to protect dams

Environment minister bets on drones to protect dams

Environment Minister Cho Myung-rae has called for strengthening the maintenance of the country's aging dams using drones and other state-of-the-art technologies of the fourth industrial revolution.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2020-07-07 17:03

10 Korean firms accused of 'ignoring' calls for proof of plastic waste reduction

10 Korean firms accused of 'ignoring' calls for proof of plastic waste reduction

Ten Korean manufacturers that agreed with the central government to reduce plastic waste two years ago have “ignored” environmental activists' recent call to release their status reports, raising suspicion of non-adherence.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2020-07-07 14:22

New waste reduction pact binds Korea's 30 major factories

New waste reduction pact binds Korea's 30 major factories

A new waste reduction pact has brought together 30 major company manufacturing sites in Korea under the central government's agreement for a trial starting this month.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2020-07-05 15:58

Which state-run firms will follow Incheon airport operator

Which state-run firms will follow Incheon airport operator

Employees of state-owned companies are keeping a close watch on their employers' hiring plans, raising concerns over the possibility that their companies could be the next to directly hire subcontracted workers after Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) announced its decision to do so.

Jun Ji-hye | 2020-07-02 16:57

New fungus boosts Korea's development of 'plastic-chewing' biotech

New fungus boosts Korea's development of 'plastic-chewing' biotech

Korean university and national laboratory researchers have discovered a fungus that advances the country's research into plastic-decomposing biotechnology. Chonnam National University professor Lee Hyang-burm's team and the National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR) under the Ministry of Environment discovered the mucor last year.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2020-07-02 16:13

Newly discovered heat-enduring micro-organisms to give Korea's biotech a boost

Cheorwon theme park threatens Korea's largest crane habitat: activists

Cheorwon theme park threatens Korea's largest crane habitat: activists

Environmental activists have lodged an ecological destruction claim against Cheorwon County in Gangwon Province, claiming a theme park under construction will affect the country's largest red-crowned crane habitat and other endangered species. The county government denied the accusation.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2020-07-02 09:40

Plastic waste imports banned in Korea amid mounting local trash

Plastic waste imports banned in Korea amid mounting local trash

To cope with mounting local plastic wastes, the Korean central government on June 30 put a break to importing several plastic waste categories mostly used in the country.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2020-06-30 14:44

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