Mapo-gu Announces Open Call for Candidates for the 11th Environmental Awards

Awards Presented to 8 Residents and Organizations for Contributions to Green City Mapo in Four Areas: Environmental Conservation, Resource Recycling, Green Living Practices, and Energy Saving... Nominations Accepted Until September 11, Award Ceremony at Mapo District Office in November

2018 Mapo-gu Environmental Award Winners and Yoo Dong-gyun, Mayor of Mapo-gu

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Mapo-gu (Mayor Yudonggyun) is publicly recruiting candidates for the '11th Seoul Special City Mapo-gu Environmental Award,' which honors residents and organizations leading the realization of a green city Mapo.

Since the first award in 2010, the Mapo-gu Environmental Award, now in its 11th year, aims to select residents, organizations, and companies who practice environmental conservation and volunteer to create a pleasant and livable green city, thereby enhancing their pride and encouraging eco-friendly activities.

Over the past 10 years, the district has discovered and awarded a total of 96 recipients in four categories, encouraging the efforts of residents and organizations who have quietly worked for environmental practice in unseen places.

This year, the main fields of the Environmental Award are environmental conservation, resource recycling, green lifestyle practice & blue village cultivation, and energy saving, with plans to select and award a total of 8 recipients (2 per category).

For the environmental conservation category, candidates who have made remarkable contributions in environmental fields such as natural environment preservation and creating a clean environment, and who have worked for the pleasant environment of Mapo-gu, are being publicly recruited.

In the resource recycling category, candidates who have worked to reduce waste disposal and prevent environmental pollution through resource saving, reuse culture creation, and recycling of waste resources are being recommended.

For the green lifestyle practice & blue village cultivation category, candidates who have contributed to green consumption practice by excelling in purchasing and using eco-friendly products or operating programs to promote purchases, or who have contributed to village-level greening such as fence and wall greening, alley greening, and flowerbed creation, are being recruited.

In the energy saving category, candidates who have contributed to energy saving and energy sharing practices in daily life as part of climate change response are being recommended.

Eligible candidates are residents who have continuously lived in Mapo for more than 3 years as of the announcement date; workers or organizations whose workplaces are located in Mapo-gu for more than 3 years; or individuals or organizations who have participated in environmental fields of district administration.

The district will review the recommended candidates by October, decide the final awardees, and hold an award ceremony at Mapo-gu Office in early November.

Applications for candidates can be submitted by visiting the Mapo-gu Environmental Division or the local community service center of the applicant’s address, or by mail (registered) by September 11.

Mayor Yudonggyun of Mapo-gu said, “Please actively recommend the unsung heroes who personally practice green living for the environmental development of Mapo.”

For more details, please contact the Mapo-gu Environmental Division.

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