Olympic Gold Threatens to Bury South Korea in Trash

Flags are flying festively across the South Korean cities hosting the Olympic Winter Games, but what foreign tourists descending on the region won’t see are trash bins.

And that’s a problem for the host cities where locals are used to stacking their trash and recyclables in front of stores. South Korea’s unique system is likely to befuddle the millions of visitors descending on the games.

“It’s quite messy. Although there have been regulations, wind has been blowing trash from elsewhere,” said Yoon Jeong-jin, owner of a cafe near the Olympic opening ceremony stadium ...