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  The Ministry of Environment and Korea Waste Association established Resource Circulation Day on September 6 th to remind the importance of limited resources and to think of solutions for resource waste. Greeting the 13th Resource Circulation Day this year, we would like to check the current system for resource circulation and necessary changes for it to be expanded and developed.     Disappearing resource due to continuous development Generally speaking, resource refers to natural resources that are generated from nature. They are categorized into two different groups; renewable resources such as forests, water, wind, solar energy that are repeatedly produced over time, and non-renewable resources such as minerals and fossils fuels that do not exist anymore once they are used up. Going through 4 times of industrial revolution, humans are now facing an ICT merging generation after the era of mechanization and mass production. In the meantime, the innovative manu...

  rePAPER developed RP-series, the patented environmentally friendly paper coating solution, and produces the coated board REPA COAT, and food packaging as its application. rePAPER’s products are proven to be truly environment-sound with its superior material and organic recyclability as well as to be food-contact safe. This time, we will introduce the certificates rePAPER owns and what features each of them refers to. 1. Recyclability (Material Recycling) The post-consumer products can be entirely repulped and used as a raw material for another paper-based product. 2. Compostability (organic recycling) : rePAPER’s products planted in the garden are degraded by microbes and become fertile compost. 3. Food contact safety : The products are safe to be in contact with foods as primary packaging.  With the objective and clear data achieved in accordance with the international standards, rePAPER has proven the environmentally friendly and harmless properties of the products. ...

  When the autumn sky was beautifully clear and high, Jeju Olle Walking Festival began its 23-day journey on October 23rd. As rePAPER has closely been connected with Jeju Olle Foundation for SEBAU campaign, we visited Jeju island to sponsor the festival with our environment-friendly products as well as to discuss the SEBAU campaign. After arriving at Jeju on November 13 th , rePAPER’s marketing team had a meeting for the campaign with the team of Jeju Olle Organization, president Ahn, the managing director Mr. Lee, and Mr. Ko, the researcher, at Jeju Olle Tourist Center located in Seoqwipo-si. The SEBAU campaign is intended to complete the resource circulation cycle, enhancing the value of the disposed resource that it can be a promising suggestion for those who are struggling with plastic waste. We grasped the current situation of the SEBAU campaign and discussed the ways to draw more meaning results. The next day, we headed to the route 5 of Olle trails to join the walking ...

  On July 31 st , the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified certain types of PFAS to be highly hazardous and decided to phase out the production and use of the material in the US. Let’s find out why the organization disapproves PFAS and a safe food packaging alternative rePAPER suggests. “Forever Chemical” PFAS, Accumulated in Our Bodies PFCs (Poly- and Per-fluorinated Compounds) refer to the group of materials which their hydrogen in hydrocarbon is substituted to fluorine. Among PFCs, PFAS(Per– and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) has been widely used from the surface coating for cookware, surgical gowns and drapes, cell phones, semiconductor, low-emission vehicles, clothing, furniture to fast food and take-out food packaging. However, certain types of PFAS such as PFOA and PFOS had already been banned in the US market due to their notorious effects on humans, causing hormone changes, increased cholesterol, weakened the immune system, certain types of cancer and low birt...

Do you remember when fresh-cut fruits and vegetables were first introduced? These products were considered as representatives that show the values that young generation prioritize the most, efficiency and convenience. Well, now customers go to a mart to purchase cuisine instead of choosing every ingredient. If you can’t find a time to go shopping, a few clicks will deliver delicious HMR foods right to your front door in the early next morning. What is HMR? Korea Agro-Fisheries& Food Trade Corporation, hereinafter aT, defined HMR (Home Meal Replacement) as ready-made products that can be served as a decent meal with simple steps of cooking. Depending on the necessity of cooking or heating, products are usually categorized into 3 groups, RTE, RTH, and RTC. Soaring HMR Market According to aT’s ‘Report on Segment of Processed Food’, the domestic HMR market size was reported to be 3.4 billion dollars in 2019. It is expected to continuously growing to over 4.1 billion dollars b...

  Have you heard of the movie, “Dark Waters”? Inspired by a true story, the movie talks about how dangerous PFCs(Per- and polyfluoro compounds) could be. It starts with 190 milk cows dying around the town where one of the major chemical manufacturing companies, DuPont, is located. People suffer from diseases for no apparent reason. Later, it turns out that they are related to PFOA (Perfluorooctanoic Acid), a harmful kind of PFCs, secretly released from the plant. Finding out the truth, Robert Bilott, an attorney of the case, started to fight for the case for 20 years since 1998 and finally had DuPont make reparations of $671 million.   PFCs(fluoropolymer), Carcinogen That Might Be Around Us All the Time PFCs are compounds that all – or some parts- of hydrogen in hydrocarbons are substituted for fluorine. They are used widely from various industry fields such as firefighting foams and cleaning in semiconductor manufacturing plants to consumer products like cookware, food pa...