Songpa-gu Mayor Park Seong-su Launches 'Zero Single-Use Products Songpa' SNS Challenge

From the 23rd, 'Single-Use Item Reduction SNS Challenge' Campaign Begins... Join by Posting Photos with Hashtag (#IlhoeyongpumZeroSongpa) on Instagram

Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa District, shopping at Macheon Traditional Market on September 19 last year (using an eco bag)

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) will launch the 'Zero Disposable Products Songpa' SNS challenge from the 23rd until the end of this year.

The district explained that the campaign to reduce disposable product usage is being implemented due to growing concerns that the surge in disposable product use caused by prolonged COVID-19-related 'untact' consumption could negatively impact the environment.

First, ahead of Chuseok on the 23rd, Mayor Park Seong-su of Songpa-gu will visit Macheon Jungang Market to participate in 'Shopping at Traditional Markets Without Disposable Products,' marking the start of the 'Zero Disposable Products Songpa' challenge. Afterwards, he will nominate the head of the women's association as the next participant to encourage Songpa residents to join the challenge.

The 'Zero Disposable Products Songpa' challenge is open to all Songpa residents.

To participate, individuals can ▲ use a tumbler when purchasing coffee ▲ use reusable shopping bags at retail stores ▲ use personal containers for food takeout ▲ upload photos of using alternatives to disposable products on Instagram with the hashtag (#ZeroDisposableProductsSongpa).

Additionally, among participants, 20 outstanding cases will be selected monthly by lottery and awarded tumblers (produced by Songpa-gu).

Meanwhile, considering the ongoing increase in waste vinyl and plastic generated at homes due to the prolonged COVID-19 situation, Songpa-gu is proactively working on various measures.

In the first half of this year, the 'Ordinance on Reducing Waste and Promoting Resource Recycling in Songpa-gu' was newly established, and all departments and affiliated organizations are making diverse efforts to create a zero disposable product Songpa. In the second half of this year, a 'Household Waste Reduction Idea SNS Contest' will be held to communicate with residents non-face-to-face.

Using a tumbler

Mayor Park Seong-su of Songpa-gu stated, “This challenge was planned with the meaning of making small daily practices for the Earth suffering from the increase in disposable products,” and added, “I ask all residents to actively participate in the disposable product reduction movement by fostering awareness of eco-friendliness and promoting the consumption of products with minimal packaging whenever possible.”

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