Installation of Smart Volume-Based Waste Collection Bins in Residential Areas of Gangdong-gu

Pilot Operation of 11 Smart Pay-As-You-Go Collection Bins...Attached Sensors Provide Real-Time Load Data to Improve Collection Efficiency and Resident Convenience

Smart Collection Bin for General Pay-As-You-Throw Bags

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Jeong-hoon), which is leading the reform and implementation of the waste collection system such as ‘weekly waste collection’ to improve the safety of sanitation workers and residential environments, is now introducing a ‘smart collection bin for general volume-based waste bags.’

The district plans to achieve both ‘enhancing resident satisfaction’ and ‘guaranteeing the labor rights of sanitation workers’ by listening to residents’ voices and supplementing the cleaning system.

The ‘smart collection bin’ is a waste bin equipped with sensors and GPS. It provides real-time loading information to sanitation workers, helping them prioritize tasks and supporting efficient collection.

It prevents waste bags from being left on alleyways before and after collection times, improving the aesthetics, and residents can dispose of waste in the bins regardless of time, increasing convenience.

Additionally, the bins can be hooked onto waste collection vehicles for automatic dumping, which is expected to improve the working conditions of sanitation workers.

The bins to be installed this time are for general volume-based waste bags, totaling 11 units: five 660ℓ bins, four 360ℓ bins, and two 240ℓ bins. They will be placed in alleyways around Amsa-dong for a three-month pilot operation from this month to August, and future expansion will be decided based on residents’ feedback.

Lee Jeong-hoon, Mayor of Gangdong-gu, said, “With the goal of ‘a happy Gangdong where residents and sanitation workers coexist,’ we have been implementing a new household waste collection system since this year. We plan to carefully improve policies to avoid any inconvenience to residents,” adding, “We will do our best to become a model case of pleasant and safe advanced cleaning administration.”

Since this year, Gangdong-gu has been implementing an innovative household waste collection system. In line with the revision of the ‘Waste Management Act Enforcement Rules,’ which mandates daytime work as a principle, the district has proactively started ‘daily and daytime’ collection instead of nighttime work, which had frequent safety accidents for sanitation workers.

Furthermore, to prepare for rapid population growth, the cleaning service areas have been expanded from three to five, and the collection and transportation tasks in one of these areas have been directly managed to enhance operational stability and public accountability. To improve recycling rates, the district has introduced and operates ‘recycling-only collection vehicles’ that are not compression-type, and actively participates in the ‘designated days for separate disposal of transparent waste PET bottles and waste vinyl.’

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.