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We are living at a time where eco-friendliness is not a choice but has become a must. Now, the question is how to inspire people to be concerned in the environment, change their perceptions and take action. There was an event held to discuss the environmental crisis in films of various genres; the Seoul International Eco Film Festival (SIEFF). SIEFF is an annual event held in honor of World Environment Day. This year marks its 19th anniversary which was hosted by the Korea Green Foundation and sponsored by Seoul Metropolitan Government, Korea Ministry of Environment, EBS and more. This event took place both online and offline through Megabox, Seongsu, and digital theaters from June 2 to Jun 8, 2022. (The 19th Seoul International Eco Film Festival official poster | image: SIEFF Official Website) SIEFF , calls for action beyond appreciation ‘Ecoverse’ is the slogan of this year. The word Ecoverse is a portmanteau word of eco and universe meaning “to build a future-oriented eco-worldview ...

A new mark for a coated/laminated product and bioplastics on packaging implemented in 2022. The Ministry of Environment announced that they would establish a mark for composite packaging that has been treated as municipal waste due to its low recyclability and for bioplastics on February 24th. A new waste sorting mark, how is it going to be different from now? World’s 2 nd Recyclable Waste Collecting Rate! How about in Reality? It was in 1995 when a garbage disposal system was first introduced to Korea and a high recyclable waste sorting rate has been our pride, following Germany. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Environment, the separate collecting rate reaches 87.1% in 2019. However, not all of the waste is recycled. Experts say that it is barely about 30% that actually goes back to the resource and too many colors, materials, undetachable labels, and foreign substance, and uncertain waste sorting standards are blamed for it. Thus, the Ministry of Environment...