Why are sidewalks so clean in Korea?

submitted 3 months ago by Jeena

Every now and then I see someone on YouTube wonder how it can be that the streets and sidewalks here in Korea are so clean while there are no public trashcans available. The secret is: Old people.

Let me explain, every morning when I go to the daycare with my son I see between 5 and 10 elderly people walk along the street with their yellow vests - which say "Pangyo Senior Welfare Center" on their back - and pick up all the trash. I guess this is some kind of a thing they do to keep them engaged and moving.

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Jeena [OP] 3 months ago

Somehow the picture I uploaded doesn't work and now I can't edit it from PieFed anymore, so here is a link to the picture: https://jeena.net/photos/687

They aren't... Where do you live? It's filthy down here in the south.

Jeena [OP] a month ago

In Pangyo.

terminal a week ago

Depends on the city. I was just in daejeon and it was really clean