In 2015, around 672.4 million single-use cups were consumed in South Korea. As of August 2018, South Korean government started to ban the use of single-use cups in stores except for takeout orders, then the consumption of disposable cups at coffee shops and fast-food restaurants showed a decrease. The government aims to reduce the use of disposable products by more than 35 percent by 2022, including the introduction of the cup deposit system which starts from 2021.
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Yonhap. (August 4, 2017). Number of single-use cups consumed in South Korea from 2009 to 2015 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098379/south-korea-single-use-cups-consumption/
Yonhap. "Number of single-use cups consumed in South Korea from 2009 to 2015 (in millions)." Chart. August 4, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098379/south-korea-single-use-cups-consumption/
Yonhap. (2017). Number of single-use cups consumed in South Korea from 2009 to 2015 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098379/south-korea-single-use-cups-consumption/
Yonhap. "Number of Single-use Cups Consumed in South Korea from 2009 to 2015 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098379/south-korea-single-use-cups-consumption/
Yonhap, Number of single-use cups consumed in South Korea from 2009 to 2015 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098379/south-korea-single-use-cups-consumption/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of single-use cups consumed in South Korea from 2009 to 2015 (in millions) [Graph], Yonhap, August 4, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098379/south-korea-single-use-cups-consumption/