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Rubber and latex gloves: how to dispose of it in Korea

Remove trapped water and food residue, and check whether the gloves can still be reused.

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How to dispose of it

  1. Remove trapped water and food residue, and check whether the gloves can still be reused.
  2. Discard worn-out household rubber or latex gloves in the local general-waste bag.
  3. Keep them out of packaging-film and plastic-container recycling.

Before you put it out

  • This guide concerns household gloves. It does not replace waste procedures for medical facilities or other workplaces.
  • Thin disposable film gloves can be made from different material; do not identify the disposal route from the word 'glove' alone.

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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