DISPUTE OVER FOOD WASTE PROCESSOR
입력 2019.10.11 (15:11)
수정 2019.10.11 (16:44)
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[Anchor Lead]
Sales of food waste processor have been on the rise, but there has been confusion over what to do with the dried by-product. The Ministry of Environment claims that incinerating the by-product could generate harmful dioxin, yet fails to provide any solution to the problem.
[Pkg]
Apartment residents put food waste into a machine. A few hours later, the food waste is turned into ash. Volume has also shrunk by 80%.
[Soundbite] JEONG SUN-RAK(YONGSAN-GU RESIDENT) : "It's much better. (What do you like about it?) It's more sanitary."
The problem is what to do with the by-product. According to the current law, the dried by-product is still classified as food waste and must be discarded in designated trash bags for food waste. But not many people are aware of this regulation.
[Soundbite] (PROCESSOR USER(VOICE MODIFIED)) : "(What do you use to discard it?) I use trash bags for general waste. It doesn't matter because the food waste is all dried."
[Soundbite] (PROCESSOR USER(VOICE MODIFIED)) : "I was told to throw away the dried waste in a trash bag."
When the dried food waste is thrown away together with other garbage, most of the dry by-product is incinerated. But a harmful substance may be generated during this process. Previously, in 2014, the Ministry of Environment said that burning the by-products of food waste processors may produce dioxin. Dioxin is an endocrine disruptor that can cause immune system problems or even cancer. Food waste by-product should be collected separately, but no clear measures exist regarding its collection and recycling.
[Soundbite] MOON JIN-KOOK(NATIONAL ASSEMBLY'S ENVIRONMENT AND LABOR COMMITTEE) : "I think the Ministry of Environment neglected its duty by encouraging the use of food waste processors yet failing to come up with proper ways to deal with the by-products."
More than 550,000 food waste processors have been sold to private homes, schools, and military bases.
Sales of food waste processor have been on the rise, but there has been confusion over what to do with the dried by-product. The Ministry of Environment claims that incinerating the by-product could generate harmful dioxin, yet fails to provide any solution to the problem.
[Pkg]
Apartment residents put food waste into a machine. A few hours later, the food waste is turned into ash. Volume has also shrunk by 80%.
[Soundbite] JEONG SUN-RAK(YONGSAN-GU RESIDENT) : "It's much better. (What do you like about it?) It's more sanitary."
The problem is what to do with the by-product. According to the current law, the dried by-product is still classified as food waste and must be discarded in designated trash bags for food waste. But not many people are aware of this regulation.
[Soundbite] (PROCESSOR USER(VOICE MODIFIED)) : "(What do you use to discard it?) I use trash bags for general waste. It doesn't matter because the food waste is all dried."
[Soundbite] (PROCESSOR USER(VOICE MODIFIED)) : "I was told to throw away the dried waste in a trash bag."
When the dried food waste is thrown away together with other garbage, most of the dry by-product is incinerated. But a harmful substance may be generated during this process. Previously, in 2014, the Ministry of Environment said that burning the by-products of food waste processors may produce dioxin. Dioxin is an endocrine disruptor that can cause immune system problems or even cancer. Food waste by-product should be collected separately, but no clear measures exist regarding its collection and recycling.
[Soundbite] MOON JIN-KOOK(NATIONAL ASSEMBLY'S ENVIRONMENT AND LABOR COMMITTEE) : "I think the Ministry of Environment neglected its duty by encouraging the use of food waste processors yet failing to come up with proper ways to deal with the by-products."
More than 550,000 food waste processors have been sold to private homes, schools, and military bases.
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- DISPUTE OVER FOOD WASTE PROCESSOR
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- 입력 2019-10-11 15:14:19
- 수정2019-10-11 16:44:40
[Anchor Lead]
Sales of food waste processor have been on the rise, but there has been confusion over what to do with the dried by-product. The Ministry of Environment claims that incinerating the by-product could generate harmful dioxin, yet fails to provide any solution to the problem.
[Pkg]
Apartment residents put food waste into a machine. A few hours later, the food waste is turned into ash. Volume has also shrunk by 80%.
[Soundbite] JEONG SUN-RAK(YONGSAN-GU RESIDENT) : "It's much better. (What do you like about it?) It's more sanitary."
The problem is what to do with the by-product. According to the current law, the dried by-product is still classified as food waste and must be discarded in designated trash bags for food waste. But not many people are aware of this regulation.
[Soundbite] (PROCESSOR USER(VOICE MODIFIED)) : "(What do you use to discard it?) I use trash bags for general waste. It doesn't matter because the food waste is all dried."
[Soundbite] (PROCESSOR USER(VOICE MODIFIED)) : "I was told to throw away the dried waste in a trash bag."
When the dried food waste is thrown away together with other garbage, most of the dry by-product is incinerated. But a harmful substance may be generated during this process. Previously, in 2014, the Ministry of Environment said that burning the by-products of food waste processors may produce dioxin. Dioxin is an endocrine disruptor that can cause immune system problems or even cancer. Food waste by-product should be collected separately, but no clear measures exist regarding its collection and recycling.
[Soundbite] MOON JIN-KOOK(NATIONAL ASSEMBLY'S ENVIRONMENT AND LABOR COMMITTEE) : "I think the Ministry of Environment neglected its duty by encouraging the use of food waste processors yet failing to come up with proper ways to deal with the by-products."
More than 550,000 food waste processors have been sold to private homes, schools, and military bases.
Sales of food waste processor have been on the rise, but there has been confusion over what to do with the dried by-product. The Ministry of Environment claims that incinerating the by-product could generate harmful dioxin, yet fails to provide any solution to the problem.
[Pkg]
Apartment residents put food waste into a machine. A few hours later, the food waste is turned into ash. Volume has also shrunk by 80%.
[Soundbite] JEONG SUN-RAK(YONGSAN-GU RESIDENT) : "It's much better. (What do you like about it?) It's more sanitary."
The problem is what to do with the by-product. According to the current law, the dried by-product is still classified as food waste and must be discarded in designated trash bags for food waste. But not many people are aware of this regulation.
[Soundbite] (PROCESSOR USER(VOICE MODIFIED)) : "(What do you use to discard it?) I use trash bags for general waste. It doesn't matter because the food waste is all dried."
[Soundbite] (PROCESSOR USER(VOICE MODIFIED)) : "I was told to throw away the dried waste in a trash bag."
When the dried food waste is thrown away together with other garbage, most of the dry by-product is incinerated. But a harmful substance may be generated during this process. Previously, in 2014, the Ministry of Environment said that burning the by-products of food waste processors may produce dioxin. Dioxin is an endocrine disruptor that can cause immune system problems or even cancer. Food waste by-product should be collected separately, but no clear measures exist regarding its collection and recycling.
[Soundbite] MOON JIN-KOOK(NATIONAL ASSEMBLY'S ENVIRONMENT AND LABOR COMMITTEE) : "I think the Ministry of Environment neglected its duty by encouraging the use of food waste processors yet failing to come up with proper ways to deal with the by-products."
More than 550,000 food waste processors have been sold to private homes, schools, and military bases.
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