Waste Disposal

Waste Disposal Instructions

You must separate your trash into food trash, recyclables (plastic/paper, etc.) and regular trash (things that are not recyclable or food). There are specific trash bags you need to use which can be purchased from nearby convenience stores. Plastic bottles should be placed separately into the big brown bin outside the dormitory. Recyclable paper also needs to be disposed of separately. Please observe the recycling and waste disposal regulations and empty your sink food trap filter (remove top strainer) regularly. See the table below for more detailed information.


Residential

Food

Recyclable

Type of Waste

Examples

  • Non-Recyclable

    • Toilet paper, Tissue, etc

  • Shells

    • Egg, Nut, Clam, Crab, etc.

  • Bones

    • Kalbi, ribs, chicken, etc.

  • Fruit Seeds

    • Watermelon, plums, peaches, etc.

  • Other

    • Coffee grounds

Examples

  • Food

    • Cooked/uncooked rice, food scraps

    • Vegetable skins, banana peels, etc.

    • Any fruit

  • Dried Food

    • Jerky, dried seafood, etc.

    • Flour, loose leaf tea leaves

Examples

  • Paper

    • Newspapers, books, notebooks, calendars, wrapping paper, etc.

  • Containers

    • Tins, cans, glass bottles

  • Plastics

    • PET, laundry detergent containers, etc.

  • Food Packaging

    • Ramen container wrappings, snack wrappers, etc.

  • Boxes

    • Cardboard boxes, shipping boxes, package boxes, etc.

How to Dispose

Small box (left) is for food waste

Big bin (right) is for plastic bottles

Trash Bins

Put them in front of the residence after putting them in the appropriate waste disposal bag (see photo below) for residential waste.

Regular Trash Bag / 생활폐기물 쓰레기봉투

Put them in front of the residence after putting them in the appropriate waste disposal bag (see photo below) for food waste.

Food Trash Bag / 음식물쓰레기 전용봉투

Put them in front of the building after placing them in a clear plastic bag (see photo below). Plastic with plastic only, cardboard with cardboard only, etc.

Plastic bag with plastic recyclables

When to Put Outside

6pm - 9pm

Day of the Week

Mon, Wed, Friday

Tue, Thurs, Sun

Neighbourhood

Yongsin, Jeonnong, Dapsimni 1, Jangan 2, Hwigyeong

Jegi, Dapsimni 2, Jangan 1, Cheongryangri, Heogi, Imun

Fines for Incorrect Disposal

You can be fined if you do not follow the waste disposal instructions described here. The fines are:

Infraction

Incorrect disposal bag

Mixing different types of waste

Throwing away non-residential waste

Putting out waste on the wrong day/time

Fine

200,000 KRW

100,000 KRW

100,000 KRW

100,000 KRW