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Glass drink, soju and beer bottles: how to dispose of it in Korea

Empty the bottle and rinse residue from the inside.

Glass and non-burnable waste

How to dispose of it

  1. Empty the bottle and rinse residue from the inside.
  2. Separate caps and other materials and place the bottle in glass-bottle collection without breaking it.
  3. For bottles marked as deposit-return containers, check the retailer or deposit-return instructions before recycling.

Before you put it out

  • Not every glass bottle carries a deposit; check its label and return eligibility.
  • Do not treat drinking glasses, heat-resistant glass, mirrors, ceramics or broken shards as ordinary drink bottles.

Sources & local guidance

Prepared by Pixelone, the developer of Korea Recycle Guide. Follow your municipality and building's current instructions when they differ from this general guide.

Guide reviewed: . This is not the source dataset's update date.

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