Recycling Challenge
Recently, prolonged lockdown at home and untact consumption caused by the novel coronavirus have been increasing delivery services and online shopping. Accordingly, the amount of recyclable waste is rising. In the long term, waste crisis and environmental pollution will reach out to all people as a great disaster beyond COVID-19.
“Please join the wise recycling to save the earth!”
The waste disposal process takes time and effort from start to finish. Recyclables discharged from households and businesses are separated again at recycling sorting centers, and contaminated recyclables cannot be recycled and must be incinerated.
Average municipal waste recycling of OECD countries (2018)
Recycling rate of global plastic waste for 65 years between 1950 and 2015
Most unrecycled waste
is landfilled or incinerated, causing environmental pollution.
Compared with landfill or incineration, waste recycling reduces greenhouse gas emissions by
How long does it take
for everyday waste items
to decompose?
Recycling Challenge
For the establishment of a desirable recycling culture and recycling of resources, the WeLoveU Foundation and WomanDongA carry out a global campaign called #recyclingchallenge. “Please express your willingness to save the earth and the environment through #recyclingchallenge!”
Effects of #recyclingchallenge
Prevention of environmental pollution!
- Will help prevent the pollution of streams and underground water caused by leachate leakage.
- Prevention of air pollution by odor, dust, and harmful substances
- Will help prevent the contamination of soil caused by toxic substances such as dioxins and heavy metals.
Reduction of carbon dioxide!
- The carbon dioxide reduction per year is 88kgCO2 by thorough recycling practice of one person
≒ the same as planting 13.3 trees
Transformation of wastes into resources!
- A miracle that aluminum becomes parts of bicycles and cars
- A surprise that milk packs become toilet paper and paper boxes
How to participate in #recyclingchallenge
Post on your personal SNS about recycling
Input the hashtag “#recyclingchallenge” on SNS or YouTube and upload photos or videos related to wise recycling of resource.
- 👍 It’s even better if you add the hashtag “#weloveu”
- 👍 It’s good that you upload photos and videos with good ideas related to recycling.
- 👍 It’s even better if recommend your friends to join the campaign.
Submit entries about this campaign
Please send the post to the email of the person in charge of #recyclingchallenge. Please include the phrase “You may introduce this post on WomanDongA.” along with your name and contact information.
- 👍 30 entries about the campaign will be selected and introduced on the July issue of WomanDongA.
- 👍 Selected people will receive upcycling products prepared by WomanDongA.
Please send your picture(s) to the following email address: weloveu_cleanaction@intlweloveu.org
