Key points Takeout beverages with new deposit fee for recyclable cups Amendment will be soon after taking necessary measures Image by Naji Habib from Pixabay Modernization impact in takeout policy Raising modernization hugely relied on the takeaway policy of foods, snacks, and beverages from fast-food chain restaurants, bakeries, and coffee shops. In South Korea, recent statistics exhibited a huge increase in takeaway culture.  Takeaway cups - 595% increase in 11 years (2007 to 2018) Fast-food chain restaurants – 872% increase in 10 years (2008 to 2018) Meanwhile, recycling waste reduced from 37% to 5% in 9 years (2009 to 2018). The lack of awareness on recyclable materials and fast-changing routine habits ended up in recyclable materials mixing with the incinerated waste. Unfortunately increasing the greenhouse gases causing air pollution. New act to save and recycle the resources Ministry of Environment, South Korea decided to revise the act on the promotion of savin...