Waste finds new life as profitable business

Trash for one person can become a valuable resource for another — and, increasingly, a profitable business model. That was the message of the first session of H.eco Tech Festa 2026, where entrepreneurs and corporate leaders showed how waste materials ranging from used cooking oil to discarded firefighting suits and industrial wastewater are being turned into high-value resources and global business opportunities. The session, titled “From Sustainable Ideas to the Global Market,” was held Thursda

By The Korea Herald