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Prolonged Middle East Crisis Sparks Garbage Bag Hoarding
Retailers limit plastic garbage bag purchases as sales surge up to 325% amid supply disruptions from Middle East tensions, with government ensuring no immediate shortage risks.
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In South Korea, many people are currently hoarding garbage bags because they fear a bottleneck. Daily sales in the capital city of Seoul have increased fivefold over the past week. Large trading companies have now introduced ceilings for the tax per person. South Korean energy minister Kim Sung Whan tried to calm down. "There is no reason to worry about the supply of standard sacks," he announced on Monday. "There is plenty of capacity for the u…
The war in the Middle East has consequences for South Korea. Quotas of plastic garbage bags have been introduced in the country, the government tries to reassure and refutes any shortage.
Gov't to allow use of regular plastic bags if approved waste bags are in short supply
The government on Monday urged the public not to worry about possible shortages of standard plastic garbage bags, despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. "You don't have to worry about a shortage of standard garbage bags. The government has taken all necessary measures," Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment Kim Sung-hwan said in a Facebook post. The minister's remarks came as a worrisome phenomenon has recently emerged in which p…
Prolonged Middle East crisis sparks garbage bag hoarding
Consumers in South Korea are stockpiling garbage bags as Middle East tensions continue to disrupt the global crude oil and naphtha supply, raising concerns over potential shortages, industry sources said Monday.
Pay-as-you-throw garbage bag shortage... Climate Minister personally steps in to quell shortages as hoarding continues. "There is absolutely no need to pile up trash at home." As the Middle East crisis made it difficult to secure key raw materials for pay-as-you-throw bags, leading to a shortage, the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment personally [allowed] regular bags.
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