Jinan-gun Offers Free Engine Oil Exchange for Agricultural Machinery

Jinan County Office building. Photo by Jinan County

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Tae-in] Jinangun, Jeonbuk (Governor Jeon Chun-seong) is conducting a free waste oil exchange project targeting agricultural machinery, which is greatly contributing not only to preserving a clean environment but also to maintaining the pristine first-grade water quality of Yongdamho Lake.

According to Jinangun on the 28th, this project is being promoted by the county to prevent soil and water pollution caused by the abandonment or illegal dumping of waste oil discharged annually from agricultural machinery.

The county plans to purchase 22,700 liters of engine oil this year and supply it free of charge to farming households.

The method is to exchange new oil when farmers bring in waste oil, and the eligible machinery includes tractors, combines, cultivators, SS machines, rice transplanters, and management equipment.

The exchange locations are the agricultural machinery rental offices (Jinan-eup, Maryeong, Jeongcheon, Donghyang) and the township agricultural counseling offices (Yongdam, Ancheon, Sangjeon, Baegun, Seongsu, Bugwi, Jucheon).

Kim Pil-hwan, head of the Agricultural Technology Center, said, “With the support of farming households, we plan to continue the waste oil exchange project in the future,” adding, “As the busy farming season begins and the use of agricultural machinery increases, please pay attention not only to extending the lifespan of agricultural machinery through engine oil exchange but also to the safety of agricultural machinery through self-inspection.”

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