Single-use cups are stacked and ready for use at a Starbucks coffee shop in Seoul on Sept. 7, 2023. (Yonhap) The South Korean government appears to be reconsidering its earlier plan to introduce a disposable cup return program by 2025, in spite of the country's proliferation of cafes and their widespread use of single-use cups.Designed by the previous Moon Jae-in administration, the deposit-refund system for plastic cups mandates cafe and restaurant owners to impose a surcharge of 300 won ($0.23) on each takeaway cup, eligible for a refund upon return of the used cup.

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