2020-10-08
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Zero Waste is Easy, If We Do It Together
CEO Song Gyeong-ho of “The Picker,” Korea's First Zero-Waste Shop, Believes in the Hope that Solidarity Engenders.
“Zero waste” refers to the eco-friendly lifestyle that aims to reduce waste as much as possible, using recyclable things in everyday life. The Zero Waste movement began in the early 2000s and gradually emerged as a global trend; in Korea, it began to attract attention in earnest from around 2018. “The Picker,” located in Seongsu-dong, opened in 2016 and is the first zero-waste shop in Korea.
The Picker, Promoting the Principle of Zero Waste in Seongsu-dong
Do What’s Possible Now, Slowly and Steadily
From 2018 on, the number of customers seeking The Picker out has gone up, and their range has broadened as well. Rather than asking the “why” of zero waste, more and more people are asking “how,” and other zero-waste shops have been popping up too. After gaining a sense of how the business could grow, CEO Song decided to concentrate on building an infrastructure for suppliers, and upon moving the shop floor to the 9th floor of HeyGround at the end of 2019, began operating it solely as a distribution center. He stocks daily necessities that adhere to zero-waste principles such as grains, nuts, eco-friendly toothbrushes and solid shampoos, and he makes sure, as much as possible, that the products are organic, fair trade, vegetable-derived, and produced domestically in Korea. He is also continuing his crusade to change how people think, through offering corporate training and consulting, and advising government policies.Interior of the picker. © Live Korea
The picker's groceries. © Live Korea
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