EV charging costs will be reduced by up to 15 percent during afternoon hours on weekends starting this week, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment said Tuesday.
The government is considering limiting the number of standard plastic garbage bags each person can buy. The move comes as hoarding persists despite earlier purchase limits by local governments.
The Korean government has introduced stabilization measures to prevent a “waste crisis” ahead of a ban on direct landfilling of municipal solid waste in the Seoul metropolitan area, scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1 next year.
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