Eating Vegan in Gwangju: Plant-Based Places to Try This Spring
This spring, I encourage you to get out of your routine eating habits and spice things up. Why not give plant-based food a try in Gwangju?
This spring, I encourage you to get out of your routine eating habits and spice things up. Why not give plant-based food a try in Gwangju?
Korea is known to have about 2,500,000 vegans as of 2020. The number has gone up greatly compared to 150,000 in 2008. Besides these people, more people are choosing plant-based dishes at least one meal a day.
“A huge shift happening, as more and more people begin to understand the immense benefits eating a plant-based diet can have on their health, animal suffering, and the environment.”
“I also am a vegetarian to care for the planet and produce less waste.”
“They say that if you have one meat-free meal a week for a year, it has the same effect of planting 15 trees a year.”
Living trees keep collecting carbon without any power supply needed. All they need are water and sunshine.
Almost anything can be recycled, technically speaking.
Until recently, there were relatively few options for disposing of plastic bottles and aluminum cans in Gwangju. Enter SuperBin: This clever system, based around devices resembling vending machines, not only provides another option to recycle but also incentivizes it by giving points that can be redeemed for cash.