Geumcheon-gu Takes Initiative to Reduce Waste Through Community Villages

Gu implements 2020 Village Community Contest Project in Waste Reduction... Support up to 3 million KRW per project type in 3 areas: waste separation expansion, unauthorized dumping guidance and enforcement

Last September, a resident group participating in the 'Village Community Contest Project for Waste Reduction' conducted a campaign to promote the reduction of household waste while cleaning the streets.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yu Seong-hoon) is recruiting participating groups for the ‘2020 Geumcheon-gu Waste Reduction Village Community Contest Project’ until the 14th to create a pleasant urban environment.

The ‘Waste Reduction Village Community Contest Project’ was prepared to move away from the previously government-led waste reduction projects and to spread awareness of waste reduction centered on residents' voluntary participation and village communities.

The project areas are △ spreading waste separation and disposal △ guidance and crackdown on illegal dumping △ others, with support provided up to 3 million KRW per project type until the total budget of 30 million KRW is exhausted. However, 10% of the subsidy must be self-funded.

Any resident group or organization with three or more members living, working, or attending school in Geumcheon-gu can apply.

Communities wishing to participate can download related forms such as the project plan from the ‘Notices & Announcements’ section on the district website, complete them, and submit via email (yjs3516@geumcheon.go.kr) or visit the Cleaning Administration Division on the 11th floor of Geumcheon-gu Office.

Based on the submitted project plans, the first round of department review and the second round of the Local Subsidy Deliberation Committee review will be conducted. The final selected communities will be announced on the district website in March and notified individually.

To help resident groups understand the contest project application, pre-consultations will be held from the 10th to the 14th. Through pre-consultations, 1:1 project consulting, introduction of excellent cases from previous projects, explanations on how to write the application, and guidance on budget planning (management) will be provided. Resident groups wishing to have pre-consultations can apply by phone (☏2627-1476) to the Cleaning Administration Division of Geumcheon-gu Office.

Since 2016, the district has been promoting the ‘Waste Reduction Village Community Contest Project,’ with 45 resident groups currently participating, carrying out waste reduction activities on their own and contributing to spreading awareness of waste reduction.

Yu Seong-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, “The waste problem, which causes many social costs, will only find a solution when residents themselves feel and practice it, not when led by the government. Through this village community contest project, I hope that the awareness of waste reduction will take deep root beyond the community and throughout the entire district.”

For more details, inquiries can be made to the Cleaning Administration Division of Geumcheon-gu Office (☏2627-1476).

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