Naju-si Offers Free Food Waste Collection for Small Restaurants

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Naju City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Kang In-gyu) announced on the 18th that it will provide free food waste collection for small local restaurants facing economic difficulties due to COVID-19 until September 20.

The eligible businesses are general and casual restaurants with a store area of less than 200㎡ within the jurisdiction. During the free collection period, they can dispose of food waste in the existing dedicated food waste collection containers after 5 p.m. without attaching a payment receipt.

Through this free collection, about 1,500 small restaurants will receive a fee reduction worth 60 million KRW over four months.

Mayor Kang In-gyu said, “I hope this will provide some help to small restaurants experiencing economic difficulties such as decreased sales and commercial district stagnation due to social and daily distancing measures,” and added, “We will continue to do our best to overcome the COVID-19 crisis together through various support measures for small business owners and self-employed people, who are the core pillars of the local economy.”

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