Direct Landfill Waste Hits 5,380 Tons After One Month of Exceptions

One month after granting exceptions to the direct landfill ban, 5,380 tons of household waste have already been buried. This volume suggests that the 'exception' might be wider than environmental advocates had hoped for. These figures serve as the first real-world report card on the new waste management policy in the Seoul metropolitan area. It remains to be seen if this trend will force a rethink of current disposal regulations.