Drop-off schedule with bunny dude |
One of the things I notice and appreciate about Korea is their commitment to recycling. It seems like everywhere I go, trash is separated for recycling. Back home, if I go to a fast food place, you just chuck everything into one “garbage” can and that’s it. No separating of recyclable items. However, in Korea it seems as though no (or very few) restaurants or stores have single garbage cans. Everything needs to be separated into plastic, paper, and general garbage bins. It’s no different at home. All garbage needs to be split up before getting rid of it. You also need to be careful about it too, because if sanitation finds out you are being careless about recycling, they just won’t pick up your bag.
- Paper/cardboard (mainly cardboard)
- Glass (though I forgot to mention this in my video)
- Plastic
- Aluminum cans
- General garbage (including perishables)
Splittin’ it up |
Drop-off closet |
I have a schedule for trash drop off. It is broken out between “recyclable” and “general trash” days. Saturdays and Sundays there is no trash pick up. In my building, the owner asks us to put trash in this janitor closet in our hall so they can bring it all down together at the right time to make sure it gets picked up. If we put the trash outside ourselves, we can miss the trash guys and then the trash is left sitting there. To avoid this, we just put it in the closet.
Here’s the Video!
That’s how garbage should be sorted out – biodegradable and non biodegradable garbage are separated! I think I can also make schedule of trash pickup so I will be reminded every time. This way, I can also prevent my neighbor’s dog from scattering my garbage in front of the house! Whew! It’ll be too messy and it’ll mean additional work for me. By the way, the cute white rabbit caught my attention. I love pets, especially rabbits!
Plus if you don't separate the perishables, you will attract white rabbits! lol