Waterbomb Water Gun Trash Gains New Life Through Environmental Group
After the popular summer music festival 'Waterbomb' concluded, a large number of discarded water guns sparked controversy regarding environmental issues. However, it has been confirmed that these water guns are being recycled through environmental protection organizations.
On the 7th, Park Jun-seong, the Secretary-General of the non-profit organization 'TRU' located in Gyeonggi Province, shared a photo on his Facebook page showing activists organizing plastic water guns strewn across the ground, stating, "Thousands of water guns used at the Waterbomb festival have come to TRU."
These water guns were used during the 'Waterbomb Seoul 2025' event held from the 4th to the 6th of this month in Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province.
Criticism has consistently been directed at water festivals such as Waterbomb for encouraging excessive waste of water and resources, but the discarded plastic water guns from this year's Waterbomb event have been particularly contentious.
Fortunately, it has been revealed that these water guns had been designated for donation to organizations from the planning stage of Waterbomb. The water guns that entered the organization for the purpose of recycling and reuse will be 100% recycled through a classification process conducted by activists.
Meanwhile, according to the OECD, South Korea was reported to generate an annual per capita plastic waste of 208 kg as of 2020. This figure ranks South Korea first among OECD countries and is twice the amount of Australia, which recorded an annual per capita plastic waste of 100 kg, and four times the average of member countries.
Image source: Facebook of Park Jun-seong, Secretary-General of the non-profit organization 'TRU'
