Gov't ban has significantly reduced use of plastic cups
Gov't ban has significantly reduced use of plastic cups
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About a month ago, the Korean government banned the use of disposable (일회용의, 디스포스블) cups in coffee shops and restaurants.
And it appears the use of these plastic items was reduced drastically (과감하게, 철저하게) .
A civic (시민의) group named "Korea Zero Waste Movement Network" conducted on-site inspections of about a thousand cafes and fast food chains last Wednesday and Thursday.
Sixty percent of stores did not use such cups at all.
Before the government ban, that figure stood under thirty percent.
Plus, of all the cups used in those establishments, eighty-one percent were non-plastic.
The group attributed the result to cooperation (attribute ~ to ~ , ~을 ~의 결과 덕분으로 본다) from consumers and the industry.