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government decided to refrain from repackaging goods in the mart from next month for the sake of the environment, there was a controversy over whether it would disappear if the purchase of several bundles was reduced a little. The Ministry of Environment decided not to regulate the discount itself, but once the confusion grew, it decided to delay the implementation of the system next year.

This is reporter Park Chan-beom.

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Repackaging, which the Ministry of Environment revealed as regulated to the industry in the first place, is a case where several individual products are bundled and additionally packaged for promotion.

It mainly includes groceries and household goods such as milk or detergent, which are sold in the form of 1+1 or packaged several products together and cheaper than the list price.

The aim is to reduce unnecessary waste of resources such as waste plastic by preventing unnecessary repacking.

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but the, transportation, storage convenience, rather than discounts The repackaging for the purpose is not regulated, and it is not clear what is possible and what is regulated, such as the case where the manufacturer double-packs it like a bundle of ramen or sells it with adhesive tape.

The Ministry of Environment did not provide a clear answer as to whether repackaging using non-vinyl materials is also regulated.

Eventually, as the misunderstanding of whether or not the retail industry was trying to prevent the sale of bundled discounts itself, the Ministry of Environment announced that it would take a step back and review the controversial areas at the origin.

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Ministry complement the relevant provisions across the industry and sufficient discussion It said that it will enforce the regulations from January next year.

(Video coverage: Kang Dong-cheol, Kim Min-cheol, video editing: Lee So-young, VJ: Oh Se-gwan)