Gwangju Dong-gu Declares the First Year of a Trash-Free Era

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Im Taek) announced the start of the new year by declaring the "Year One of a Trash-Free Dong-gu in 2020" at the New Year's ceremony on the 2nd.

At the declaration ceremony, Mayor Im personally explained the purpose of the inaugural declaration and attracted attention by conducting a reusable shopping bag performance and a large-scale cleaning of the district together with the staff.

Dong-gu aims to reduce waste output by 15% in three areas?household waste, food waste, and resource recycling?from this year through 2022 by focusing on 19 projects in 3 sectors, as a joint effort between the public and private sectors to address the increasingly serious environmental issues.

Previously, Dong-gu held eight resident forums last year to collect residents' suggestions and creative ideas regarding cleaning administration.

Specifically, to create a pleasant street environment, they will implement ▲improvements to the household waste collection system ▲designation and management of special cleaning areas and intensive crackdowns on illegal dumping areas ▲cleaning for 10 minutes daily in front of one’s home or business.

Efforts will also be made to increase the recycling rate of waste using resource circulation interpreters and others. They will carry out ▲establishment of a 1:1 collection system for recyclable resources ▲operation of recycling separation education programs ▲promotion of zero use of disposable products ▲food waste reduction projects.

Additionally, based on public-private cooperation, they plan to promote ▲expansion of recycling neighborhood yards ▲installation of AI recycling vending machines ▲creation of resource circulation pilot villages.

Moreover, they will actively promote the "Carbon Point System," which provides incentives based on reductions in electricity, water, and city gas energy usage, and expand support for installing RFID food waste measurement systems in apartment complexes.

Im Taek, Mayor of Dong-gu, said, "The waste issue is a task that requires joint efforts from both the public and private sectors to solve," adding, "We will continue to carry out innovative cleaning administration based on continuous feedback from residents to create a pleasant city free of waste."

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