This photo provided by the Changwon City Government shows a recycling machine that automatically sorts cans or plastic bottles.

Seoul, November 24 (Bizwire, South Korea)-As plastic waste continues to pose a greater threat to the environment, policy makers are eager to come up with various ideas to solve the problem.

Changwon City, Gyeongsangnam Province has recently joined the ranks of more and more local authorities installing recycling machines, and you can make money by properly separating recyclables.

The Changwon City Government has started operating a recycling machine that can automatically sort cans or plastic bottles and undergo a pressing process.

Artificial intelligence (AI)-based machines will refuse to accept anything other than cans or plastic bottles.

The beauty of this system is that it encourages people to properly separate recyclables, because the discarded items are valuable and you can make money from this process.

When you put a plastic bottle into the machine, you will get 10 points. When your total points exceed 2,000, you can exchange it for cash as compensation for your environmental behavior.

In this photo provided by the city government, a local resident and his child put plastic bottles in a Superbin reverse vending machine in Gwangyang, Jeollanam-do.

Gwangyang is another city that chooses to run this system, which is considered a successful case and is well received by residents.

Jeollanam-do City stated earlier this month that from May last year to September this year, 6,041 people used the recycling machine and recovered 1.11 million cans and plastic bottles (22.3 tons), equivalent to 5.5 million won. Provide cash rewards for ecologically conscious citizens.

To participate in activities that make money by properly disposing of garbage, please register as a member of "Superbin", a social venture capital company and a developer of recycling machines.

In Changwon's case, recycling machines were installed in public places in the city last Saturday-near the Yichang Sports Center, the Convention Plaza of Changwon Sports Park, the Bafang Sports Center, Masan Baseball Stadium, and Jinhae Road.

Jerry M. Kim (jerry_kim@koreabizwire.com)

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