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may have seen bottled water without a vinyl label or a drink without a straw at a mart these days.

As more and more consumers are concerned about environmental destruction through indiscriminate waste, the distribution industry is also offering eco-friendly products one by one, and good competition to protect the environment is increasing.



This is Kim Hye-min.



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Bottles are filled with unlabeled bottled water.



This is'Muravel Bottled Water' recently launched by Hanmart as its own brand product.



[Seunghun Baek/Seongbuk-gu, Seoul: I hope that this will be expanded more and more for all products.

It's cold to throw out garbage these days when you go out at night.

If it's hot in summer, cold in winter, and it's good for the environment, it's good for the environment.]



Recycling is difficult if a plastic label is attached to separate and dispose of transparent PET bottles.



As the perception of the need to make recycling easier by removing vinyl labels is spreading, companies are introducing unlabeled beverages and bottled water one after another.



You can also get a drink to receive game items by entering the coupon number on the inside of the label.



This is an idea to encourage consumers to voluntarily remove the label and dispose of it separately.



Finding coffee or milk without a straw is not difficult either.



This'greener' movement of retail prices is due to changes in consumers' perceptions.



Last year, in a survey of 4,000 people, more than 73% said, "Even if you give up convenience, you should choose a method that is beneficial to the environment."



In particular,'sustainable consumption' is spreading like a fashion in the 20s and 30s.



She also writes a'plastic diary' that looks back on her life while taking pictures of plastic she uses and discards on her social media every day.



As the use of single-use products is increasing uncontrollably due to the rapid increase in courier and food delivery, wise consumers who are trying to reverse this situation and companies who are trying to make this a competitive advantage are increasing.



(Video editing: Seongwon Ha, VJ: Hyunwoo Park)