RGA/6/2
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The delegates above represented the Delegation of Republic of Korea.
This legislation was filed in the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | The General Assembly, |
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| 3 | Aware of the fact that South Korea’s economy is mostly industrial, meaning that a large amount of |
| 4 | waste is created, |
| 5 | |
| 6 | Acknowledging that South Korea has a very high population density, especially in highly urbanized |
| 7 | areas, |
| 8 | |
| 9 | Keeping in mind the difficulties South Korea has had with pollution caused by large quantities of |
| 10 | food waste and inorganic wastes from food packaging, |
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| 12 | Deeply disturbed with the current state of the environment, pollution, global warming, landfills, |
| 13 | and Co2 emissions, |
| 14 | |
| 15 | Cognizant of the future generation that will suffer from environmental depletion and scarcities, |
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| 17 | Alarmed by the research claiming that by 2050, plastic will likely outweigh all the fish in the sea, |
| 18 | that air pollution is attributed to 11.65% of deaths globally, and that annually, 2.12 billion tons of |
| 19 | municipal solid waste is deposited onto our Earth, |
| 20 | |
| 21 | Bearing in mind that less than 20% of global waste is recycled, leading to increasing amounts of |
| 22 | otherwise arable land being used as a disposal site, so that people around the world are being |
| 23 | forced from their home, instead living in unsanitary conditions threatening their health and |
| 24 | wellbeing, |
| 25 | |
| 26 | Considering that waste disposal is a problem most prominent in developing countries with large |
| 27 | industrial sectors, and therefore less means to responsibly recycle inorganic material, |
| 28 | |
| 29 | Stressing that in these countries, there is extensive population growth, leading to an increasing |
| 30 | amount of waste that needs to be disposed of, most significantly in rapidly urbanizing areas, |
| 31 | |
| 32 | Fully aware that there is not much incentive for people to recycle, considering the work that it |
| 33 | takes to clean and separate trash, and travel to the designated deposit areas, |
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| 35 | |
| 36 | Reaffirming that with the implementation of efficient recycling policies, South Korea now |
| 37 | eliminates 95% of its food waste, reusing it as animal feed and fertilizer, |
| 38 | |
| 39 | Commending that South Korea is rated the 2nd highest country for recycling as 85% of all waste is |
| 40 | recycled, |
| 41 | |
| 42 | Proclaiming that these recycled materials can be further used to create appliances, cans, clothes, |
| 43 | furniture, paper, housing materials, shipping equipment, carpet, bottles, sanitary napkins, tissues, |
| 44 | and more commonly used commodities, |
| 45 | |
| 46 | The General Assembly hereby: |
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| 48 | Urges other UN states to adopt these guidelines and therefore decrease their waste output; |
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| 50 | Considers how South Korea’s recycling system, with the active cooperation of its inhabitants, |
| 51 | provides many available recycling opportunities and other resources for its citizens; |
| 52 | |
| 53 | Draws attention to the fact that each piece of waste is separated into bins, then sent to a recycling |
| 54 | center to be transformed into new consumer products, helping to reduce overall carbon emissions |
| 55 | and air pollution; |
| 56 | |
| 57 | Further reminds that trash is divided into these materials: plastic, vinyl, paper, aluminum, glass, |
| 58 | food waste, and non-recyclable waste, and that apartment blocks have designated bins to dump |
| 59 | corresponding wastes into; |
| 60 | |
| 61 | Noting that large appliances and other item wastes can be towed out for free to recycle; |
| 62 | |
| 63 | Reminds the General Assembly of our earlier statement regarding incentives to recycle, and |
| 64 | assures you that South Korea has rectified this by instituting fines against those who put their |
| 65 | recycling in the wrong bin, and by providing recycling resources free while landfill bags cost a |
| 66 | small amount of money, which can then provide funds for the government in order to pay off |
| 67 | public debt or invest in infrastructure and education; |
| 68 | |
| 69 | Proclaims its hope that the UN will would work towards implementing similar systems in countries |
| 70 | without the means to sustainably donate waste by distributing recycling bins, creating more jobs |
| 71 | for its citizens, building the necessary factories, and educating the population; |
| 72 | |
| 73 | Confirms that this is only a set of guidelines and that their implementation will come at no cost to |
| 74 | the UN; |
| 75 | |
| 76 | Encourages all countries to adopt similar measures in order to reduce our collective footprint on |
| 77 | the planet, and to improve the quality of life for all inhabitants; |
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| 79 | Confirms that the UN will begin support of the aforementioned policies on January 1st, 2024. |
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