Flashermac Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 JEJU - Chinese tourists are discarding so much packaging from duty free goods at the Jeju International Airport that the airport has reinforced its cleaning team and provided the tourists with garbage bags to reduce the trash. The waiting area at the gates for the international flights was filled with rubbish before the additional measures were taken, Korea Times reported, citing Jeju newspaper Jemin Ilbo. The tourists pick up their duty free goods at a designated area at the departure gate before their flight. Many of them then remove the packaging to reduce the items' bulk before boarding the plane. Instead of throwing the plastic wrappers and boxes into designated bins, the tourists toss them on the floor. Measures to reduce the trash involve staff from duty free shops asking the tourists to use rubbish bins and giving them garbage bags, Korea Times said. The Korea Airports Corporation in Jeju increased the number of cleaners at the gate from two to three. "We will keep reinforcing the sanitation team at the gates for international flights," an official from the airport told The Korea Times. They may impose a penalty in future, the official added. "Even though there is still lots of rubbish left after they depart, less of them are dumping it on the floor after we've taken action," he said in the report. http://www.straitsti...hinese-tourists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 fine them ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasathai1 Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 more litter bins in easy to use places ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 A day at the beach 🙄 It's wherever they go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baa99 Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 The manufacturers should reduce the packaging of their products! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Penis is hungry Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Baa - I was about to say the same thing, so many things I buy are wrapped up in many layers of wrapping 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Since when are manufacturers responsible for consumers poor behavior? Besides if they don't package them thoroughly they would be forever replacing damaged goods. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo_bill Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Most of what they have thrown away are the plastic bags carrying duty free goods which are sealed at the counter . They insist the customer has to use them . So that is where the problem starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Penis is hungry Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Bust many times I've seen layers of wrapping just not needed, soaps, and many other products, Packaging for protection and marketing is acceptable, over packing is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Don't see much duty free soap 😃 Looking at the image most of it looks like the sealed bags the airport provide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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