Paper straw makers are on verge of bankruptcy - 종이 빨대 업체들, 파산 위기

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/11/743_363521.html

[NATIONAL] Paper straw makers are on verge of bankruptcy

 

 

Paper straw companies are strongly opposing the environment ministry’s revised plan to ease regulations on disposable products.
종이 빨대 제조업체들이 일회용품 사용 규제 완화라는 환경부의 개편안에 대해 강하게 반발하고 있다.

 

paper straw 종이빨대

on the verge of = on the brink of = on the cusp of ~직전에

on the heels of ~에 잇따라, 아무의 뒤를 바짝 뒤따라

bankruptcy = insolvency 파산, 파탄

oppose = criticize = deprecate = dissent = chide = castigate = chastise = censure = rebuke = tell off = reprimand = reproach = reprove = admonish = hurl criticism = level criticism = give harsh criticism 비난하다, 견책하다

disposable products = single-use products = throwaway products = one-use products = expendable items 일회용품

 

 

Lee Sang-hun, a director of the paper straw production company Nuridaon, expressed concerns during an interview with The Korea Times that the deregulation of plastic straw use drives paper straw makers to the brink of bankruptcy and signifies a regression in environmental policy for future generations.
이상훈 종이 빨대 제조업체 ‘누리다온’ 이사는 코리아타임스와의 인터뷰에서 플라스틱 빨대 사용금지 철회는 종이 빨대 제조업체들을 파산 직접으로 몰고 갈 뿐만 아니라 미래 세대를 위한 환경 정책의 후퇴를 의미한다며 우려를 표했다.

 

express concerns = express worries 우려를 나타내다, 걱정을 하다

deregulation 규제완화, 자유화, 규제해제

plastic straw 플라스틱 빨대

drive sth to the brink of ~직전으로 몰고가다

signify = mean = imply = denote = intimate = drop a hint = hint = allude to = point to = insinuate = suggest 암시하다, 의미하다

regression 퇴행, 퇴보, 회귀

environmental policy 환경 정책

future generations 미래세대

 

The Ministry of Environment announced, Nov. 7, that it would no longer impose fines on restaurants and cafes using disposable paper cups, ultimately permitting the use of disposable items.
환경부는 7일 일회용 종이컵을 사용하는 식당과 카페에 대해 더 이상 벌금을 부과하지 않겠다고 발표해 사실상 일회용품 사용을 허용했다.

 

impose fines on = levy fines on ~에 벌금을 물리다

disposable paper cups 일회용 종이컵

ultimately 궁극적으로, 결국, 근본적으로

disposable items = disposable products = single-use products = throwaway products = one-use products = expendable items 일회용품

 

The decision aimed to alleviate the burden on small business owners facing high prices and higher interest rates.
이번 결정은 높은 물가와 고금리에 직면한 소상공인들의 부담을 완화하는 것이 목표다.

 

alleviate = ease = reduce = allay = subside = abate = sap = ebb = decrease = relieve = take the edge off = dampen = die down 경감시키다, 줄이다, 약화시키다

interest rate 금리, 이율

 

However, the move faced strong backlash from paper straw companies, which are now on the verge of bankruptcy.
그러나, 이번 결정은 현재 파산 직전에 몰린 종이 빨대 제조업체들로부터 강한 반발에 직면했다.

 

face strong backlash from = invite an outcry from = stir outcry against = spark a backlash ~의 반발을 사다, 강한 반발에 직면하다

on the verge of = on the brink of = on the cusp of ~직전에

 

"We sustained our business by securing financial loans despite the company's financial challenges, anticipating an increase in the demand for paper straws after a year-long pilot period,” Lee said.
이상훈 이사는 “회사가 재정적으로 어려웠지만 1년의 계도기간 후 종이빨대 수요가 증가할 거라고 예상하고 금융 대출을 어렵게 따내면서 사업을 지속했다”고 말했다.

 

sustain = maintain = keep = last = linger = stand 지속시키다, 유지시키다

financial loan 금융 대출

financial challenge = financial difficulty 재정적 어려움

an increase in ~의 증가

year-long 일년 내내 계속되는 

pilot period = trial run = test run 시행, 시운전, 시험기간

grace period 유예기간

 

"But it seems there's no hope for us if the environment ministry doesn't ban plastic straws in cafes and restaurants," he added.
그는 “하지만 환경부가 카페와 식당에서 플라스틱 빨대를 금지하지 않는다면 우리에게 희망은 없어 보인다”고 덧붙였다.

 

it seems there's no hope for ~에 희망이 없어 보이다
ban = prohibit = forbid 금하다, 금지하다

 

 

 

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