Seoul seeks to calm rush to buy rubbish bags over fears of shortage amid Middle East war - The Straits Times

Seoul seeks to calm rush to buy rubbish bags over fears of shortage amid Middle East war  The Straits Times

Seoul seeks to calm rush to buy rubbish bags over Mideast war

South Korea's energy minister sought Monday to ease fears over shortages of plastic rubbish bags after sales in Seoul jumped nearly fivefold due to energy supply concerns sparked by the Middle East war. South Korea is a major importer of oil and related by-products used to make plastic and a vast array of other items, and household trash can only be disposed of in special bags sold in shops. The Seoul city government told AFP that daily sales of the bags surged nearly fivefold to 2.7 million las

By The Korea Herald