South Koreans Ready to Discard Disposable Cup Culture

Sit down with a coffee at almost any café in South Korea and you’ll be surrounded by people drinking from disposable takeout cups. Walk in any public place during the morning rush or after lunch and you’ll notice every public garbage bin overflowing with plastic cups. In cafés, so ingrained is the throwaway culture that it’s common to be given a disposable cup even when you’ve asked for a ceramic mug. These typical scenes might create the impression that consumers aren’t bothered about this wa