Observed arrival · 2026-11-04
Beneath’s Seoul neighborhood recycling routes
Beneath collects discarded cartons and coffee grounds from Seoul cafés, works with recycling partners to reprocess them, and returns usable products to local households.
- For
- Seoul cafés, volunteers, and local partners
- Worth noticing
- The project says every pickup is counted at its source, making its figures route records rather than estimates.
Field notes
Beneath describes a materials loop that begins at café disposal points: cartons and coffee grounds are collected, sent to recycling partners, and made into goods for local use. The site identifies two weekly routes and says pickups are counted at their source. It also offers volunteer collection mornings and workshops on request; the stated goal of a cycle that can continue without the project is an aim, not a demonstrated outcome.
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