Recycling in South Korea

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This Wikipedia article on recycling in South Korea (the URL 'Food_waste_in_South_Korea' redirects here) describes a pay-as-you-throw system requiring households to buy designated bags for general waste separate from food waste. The food-waste recycling rate rose from 2% in 1995 to 95% by 2013. Per-capita food waste generation exceeds 130 kg/year, and RFID-enabled smart bins reduced food waste by 47,000 tonnes over six years. South Korea's overall recycling rate reached 59% in 2013, the second-highest among OECD countries; daily household waste fell from 1.3 kg (1994) to 0.94 kg (2013) while the recycled share rose from 15.3% to 83.2%.

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• 95 %↑ Increase

  food waste recycling rate(food waste south korea)

  CompostControl: 1995年の2%との比較

  region

  South Korea

  year

  2013

  method

  null

• 2 %

  food waste recycling rate(food waste south korea)

  Compost

  region

  South Korea

  year

  1995

  method

  null

• 130 kg_per_person_per_year

  per capita food waste generation(food waste south korea)

  Social

  region

  South Korea

  year

  null

  method

  null

• 47,000 ton↓ Decrease

  food waste reduction(smart bin program south korea)

  Compost

  region

  South Korea

  year

  null

  method

  RFID対応スマートごみ箱、6年間

• 59 %

  national recycling rate(recycling south korea)

  Policy

  region

  South Korea

  year

  2013

  method

  OECD加盟国中2位

• 0.94 kg_per_day↓ Decrease

  daily household waste per capita(household waste south korea)

  SocialControl: 1994年の1.3kgとの比較

  region

  South Korea

  year

  2013

  method

  null

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