Indoor Date Recommendation in Daegu: Plastic Bottle Cap Upcycling Planter Workshop

The plastic bottle cap upcycling planter workshop hosted by Hyangpumdal is a unique and meaningful indoor date course. Beyond the usual café or movie date, this experience allows couples to participate in environmental protection while creating lasting memories together. You can feel a sense of accomplishment as you crush bottle caps, melt the plastic, and create planters. Plus, you get to take home a beautiful succulent planted in your handmade pot! This planter becomes a special item symbolizing your relationship, preserving memories for a long time. Globally, over 300 billion plastic bottle caps are discarded annually. This enormous waste of resources is a significant factor in accelerating environmental pollution. Since plastic takes hundreds of years to decompose, simply discarding it is not a solution. Upcycling, especially transforming discarded bottle caps into new products, plays a crucial role in environmental protection. Unlike simple recycling, upcycling enhances the value of existing materials to create new products, conserving resources and promoting the continuous circulation of plastic. The upcycling planter workshop at Hyangpumdal involves several key steps. First, collected bottle caps are crushed into small particles, which are then melted at high temperatures. The melted plastic is injected into molds using an injection machine, forming the desired shape. Through this process, bottle caps are reborn as new planters, breathing new life into what would have been waste. Now, let me introduce the succulent 'Aakmu' that you can plant in your finished pot. Aakmu, a member of the stonecrop family, is a succulent that requires relatively little water and is easy to care for indoors. It thrives in bright, indirect sunlight and should be watered thoroughly when the soil is completely dry, avoiding overwatering. In winter, reduce the watering frequency to prevent root rot. Using well-draining soil is also essential for healthy growth.