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Milk, juice and soy-milk cartons: how to dispose of it in Korea

Empty the drink and rinse the inside to remove residue.

Paper and cartons

How to dispose of it

  1. Empty the drink and rinse the inside to remove residue.
  2. Remove detachable plastic caps and straws, then open or flatten the carton and let it dry.
  3. Use the carton collection or local return arrangement separately from ordinary waste paper.

Before you put it out

  • Collection labels may distinguish ordinary milk cartons from aseptic cartons with additional inner layers. Follow the labels at the collection point.
  • A paper exterior does not mean that paper cups and coated boxes are accepted in the same carton bin.

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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