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Korea Is So Clean—So Where Are All the Trash Cans?

2026-08-28 by Michael Han
Traveler holding an empty cup and searching for trash cans in Korea

Korea’s streets look remarkably clean even when public trash cans are hard to find. Here is why—and what travelers should do with cups, wrappers and food waste.

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