Jeonnam Hampyeong-gun Announces Complete Revision of the 'Waste Management Ordinance'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeollanam-do Hampyeong-gun announced on the 12th that it promulgated the full revision of the "Hampyeong-gun Waste Management Ordinance" on the 8th to prepare for rapidly changing environmental policy demands.

The ordinance on Hampyeong-gun waste management, which included matters related to household waste and volume-based waste bags, was renamed to the "Hampyeong-gun Household Waste Management Ordinance."

The detailed provisions stipulated in the ordinance were also partially changed based on the revised higher laws, significantly supplementing the shortcomings found in the existing ordinance.

Looking at the main revised points, the number of large waste items was subdivided from the existing 58 types to 94 types, and fees for refrigerators, beds, fire extinguishers, etc., were clarified.

The recyclable waste items, which were previously 8 types, were expanded to 12 types, and the compliance period for cleanliness maintenance orders, which was long and frequently caused complaints, was shortened to 60 days (originally 90 days).

Matters related to business site household waste and construction site household waste, which had ambiguous standards until now, were also specifically organized.

It was stipulated that waste not disposed of in volume-based waste bags and household waste from multi-use facilities be separately discharged into incineration and landfill bags according to incinerability, and fees of 75,000 KRW per ton for non-combustible waste and 90,000 KRW per ton for combustible waste will be imposed.

The county also reflected the government's guidelines for implementing volume-based waste fees by eliminating the 3ℓ volume-based waste bag and newly establishing a 75ℓ size.

To reduce the risk of injury to sanitation workers, the maximum weight limit for volume-based waste bags of 50ℓ or more was restricted to 25 kg or less.

In addition, the county partially expanded the scope and payment scale of waste bag fee reduction targets (50% and 100%) and newly established regulations related to the disposal of waste pharmaceuticals, requiring them to be discharged at designated places (pharmacies, public health centers, etc.) due to concerns about misuse or abuse.

A county official said, "It is expected that residents' inconvenience due to the ordinance revision will continue for some time," and added, "As this is a public interest measure to improve the local environment and working conditions of sanitation workers, we ask for the cooperation and understanding of all residents."

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