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  On June 18th, distributors and consumers were put in a great confusion. Articles were released saying the Repackaging Ban starting from the following month practically means that the Government would forbid discount promotions such as “Buy one, get one free”. The article bitterly criticized that the Korean would be the first country to ban on bundle discount in the world. Let’s keep reading to see what this controversial law exactly is and the true intention for it!   Why Ban on Repackaging? The repackaging ban law is to prohibit distributors from selling products after re-packaging. Packaging is primarily used to prevent a product from being destroyed or lost and to deliver a product’s information to a customer. As the excessive packaging has become a popular marketing form, however, the amount of waste has been soaring up. In order to resolve the waste issue, the Ministry of Environment carried forward the measures to prevent excessive packaging on January 14 th thi...

  A 6.5oz paper cup made of rePAPER’s environmentally friendly coated board REPA COAT is now available at E-mart, the biggest retail chain in Korea. In addition, the product uses the identical designs of that of Naisu:, one of rePAPER’s representative products. In fact, the name Naisu: and its design involve special meanings. The name Naisu: is a homage of the person who showed faith in and support rePAPER’s coating technology since the very beginning. The images of 5 different objects on the product represent the items that can be made with recycled pulp. This also expresses our willingness to create new value by completing resource circulation. Unlike the conventional paper cups that can hardly be recycled due to the PE(Polyethylene) lining, the products with rePAPER’s aqueous dispersion coatings applied are environment-sound alternatives showing over 97% recyclability in regular repulping process. This small, inexpensive 6.5oz paper cup can be found everywhere such as banks,...

China announced an environmentally friendly strategy on disposables that they would start the restriction on single-use products and the affected areas would be expanded nationwide within 5 years on January 19 th , 2020. The world’s biggest city, New York, began the ban on plastic bags and the most populated state, California signed on the legislations to stop the use of plastic containers for hotels’ amenities. Korean government also set up a 5-year roadmap on disposables in November of 2019 and aimed to reduce the consumption rate by 35% by 2020. While they steadily settle the regulations accordingly, an unexpected hurdle appeared. It is COVID-19.   COVID-19 Changed Our Lives WHO officially announced “pandemic” which refers to a disease epidemic that has spread across a large region as this novel virus seems to be highly contagious. The number of confirmed cases is 213,839 over the world and about 20,000 is added up daily. Consequently, it has brought some noticeable chan...

  A giant waste land floating in Pacific ocean called GPGP(Great Pacific Garbage Patch) discovered in 1997 by a yacht player put the world in shock. Spotted the marine creatures suffering from the waste flown into the ocean, it became a wake-up call for the generation. 2020 as a starting point, a ‘Plastic-free Movement’ occurred in every country and industry. Green marketing and practices have been the main issues; hotels replace their amenities to bulk dispensers and encourage their customers to use reusable cups. The fashion industries produce items made of recycled materials.   The food packaging industry also actively started developing and applying environmentally friendly packaging that are recyclable and compostable instead of conventional plastics. The painful video clip of a turtle with a plastic straw stuck in its nostril in Costa Rica triggered the plastic-free movement around the world and a plastic straw became the first target to be eliminated. For the busine...

  The fear and anxiety about COVID-19 has spread the world. Showing the symptoms of respiratory illness, this new type of virus is known to be contagious by human-to-human transmission and people have become vulnerable to see how fast it gets into their daily lives. As the virus was resulted from unsanitary food distribution system and eating practices, everyone became extremely careful about individual hygiene. Consequently, the needs of single-use products have been drastically increased, especially in the places where people with a low immune system gather.   Stop the COVID-19 from Spreading! Temporary Allowance on Disposable Products Since the revised Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling of Resources was implemented in 2018, it has been prohibited to offer single use plastic containers for the in-store customers at food service areas in Korea. After the outbreak of COVID-19, however, the Ministry of Environment temporarily lifted the regulation for where there ...

As the environmental awareness has been growing rapidly in the world, ‘resource circulation’ and ‘sustainability’ have been considered as the most important values in every industrial field. In a way to cooperate with this global movement, CEPI, the Confederation of European Paper Industries, released ‘Paper-based Packaging Recyclability Guidelines’ in November, 2019. It provides every subject in a value chain with the considerations in order to enhance the recyclability of paper-based packaging.   Check Points on Each Material for Recycling The main functions of packaging are to prevent a product or food from being lost or spoiled while delivering the information about the item. The primary food packaging especially requires to meet a variety of standards: They must not cause any harm to our health and need to be waterproof or grease resistant to hold different kinds of foods. Paper-based packaging obtains these properties by coating or laminating on base paper. However, the...

  rePAPER developed RP-series, the aqueous dispersion coatings, and manufactures environmentally friendly coated board that is both material and organic recyclable as well as food-contact safe. For all the environmentally friendly properties and functionality, rePAPER’s products are suggested as the most optimized alternatives for single-use plastics which are blamed for the main cause of pollution. Many from relevant industries have been approaching us to learn and understand our technology better. Here, we present this short video clip to answer your questions including why rePAPER’s products are recyclable and compostable, the process how rePAPER’s coatings obtain barrier properties, and the fields where rePAPER’s technology can be applied!