
February 2025 : Top 6 Exhibitions to Visit in Seoul
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Korea is one of the countries that has the highest recycling rate.
What’s the appropriate way to throw away trash in Korea?
We’ll go over the basics that are helpful to know before you visit Korea.
1. General wastes & 2. Food wastes
You need to purchase general and food waste bags in a convenience store or a market near your place because these waste bags are separated by regions.
3. Recycling wastes
Any plastic bags are fine.
Every place has a designated “throwing away” area. People either throw away trash in garbage bins or in waste bags.
Recyclable products have recycling symbols that show how to recycle.
Recycling Symbols
Ask these two questions to know whether it’s food waste or not.
1. Can animals eat this?
2. Can it be ground well in a grinder?
These are NOT classified as food wastes
– Leftover bones of chicken, beef, pork, fish etc
– Hard-to-grind skins of an onion, corn, garlic, pineapple, etc. that contain a lot of fibers
– Hard shells of nuts, hard rinds and seeds of fruits
– Shells of seafood, such as shellfish, oysters, etc
– Sauces like red pepper paste that contains a lot of salt
– Tea bags
– Eggshells
– Coffee bean grounds
All non-recyclable, non-food waste 🙂
Valerie Kwan says:
I have a broken mop and an old and dirty mop that I wish to dispose of. They were left by the previous person who lived in the apartment I now occupy. Both of them have plastic handles and one has a dirty sponge attached. I don’t believe they are recyclable so can I just throw them in regular trash?