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"Rubber gloves also go in the paid waste bag" — Seoul moves to unify disposal standards for hard-to-recycle items

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  1. The Seoul Metropolitan Government has prepared a unified standard for separate disposal of hard-to-recycle items and distributed it to the 25 autonomous districts on June 16.
  2. Based on criteria such as non-combustibility, size, hazard and incinerability, the standard classifies more than 60 confusing items, with rubber gloves and toothbrushes falling into the paid waste bag category.
  3. Broken glass and fluorescent lamps must be wrapped in newspaper and placed in the paid waste bag, while travel bags and strollers must be reported as bulky waste before disposal, and violations may result in a fine.

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"Rubber gloves also go in the paid waste bag" — Seoul moves to unify disposal standards for hard-to-recycle items

Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): “고무장갑도 종량제봉투에” — 서울시, ‘재활용 어려운 품목’ 배출기준 통일 나서

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