Waste generation and characterization by tourism sectors in Jeju Island

Abstract

Jeju Island has shown a trend of rapidly increasing the amount of waste discharged as related industries are activated, centering on the tourism industry. As of 2020, the average daily MSW waste per person in Jeju Island was 1.89 kg/person/day, which is about 1.6 times higher than the national average (1.16 kg/person/day). For the continuous development of the tourism industry, which is a representative industry of Jeju Island, policies for waste reduction and decarplastic society are needed. To this end, it is necessary to investigate the types and amounts of MSW waste in major tourism industries with many visitors from the tourism industry in the province, and establish policies for waste reduction and recycling based on this study.