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Draz
Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam
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 Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:10 pm Post subject: Electronics recycling |
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| Does anyone know where I can take broken/old electronics to be recycled? I tried google and just found articles about what Korea is doing to recycle electronics, not where I can actually take them. |
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darkpoet
Joined: 15 Oct 2003
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 5:50 am Post subject: |
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Kick 'em to the curb. The same old men who go around collecting boxes and paper for recycling money will snatch up your old computer before the sun rises. I heard they can get more out of it for scrap than you will for reselling it. If you live in a building with a bigger garbage sorting area, leave 'em in a pile for the security guard to sort through...
And no, I'm not being rude. It really is the preferred method in Korea. Recycling is free.
Special note: batteries should be disposed of carefully. I usually collect mine in a plastic jug and turn them over to the security guard when I move out. I think some phone companies will take your old phone for free, too. |
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ssuprnova
Joined: 17 Dec 2010
Location: Saigon
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| Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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The correct way is to go to the Gu office and buy a sticker, which you then put on the item you want to recycle and leave it in the garbage disposal area.
More info: http://global.seoul.go.kr/ Living->Garbage disposal->Large Waste Matters
The prevalent way is to kick it to the curb.[/url] |
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