Lightweight Padding Distributed to Elderly Paper Collectors in Yeongdeungpo-gu

Supporting About 100 Seniors Annually in Both Semesters... Lightweight Padding Jackets Provided This Winter

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Yeongdeungpo-gu (District Mayor Chae Hyun-il) will provide winter protection supplies to 99 elderly people who collect recyclables such as waste paper and scrap metal during the winter season.

Since 2018, the district has started this support under the name of the "Yeongdeungpo-gu Recyclable Collectors Support Project" along with the enactment of related ordinances, striving to build a community safety net to ensure the safety and protection of elderly people who make a living by collecting waste paper.

Eligible recipients are recyclable collectors residing in Yeongdeungpo-gu with their resident registration, who meet one of the following criteria: ▲ aged 65 or older and classified as disabled under Article 2, Paragraph 2 of the Welfare of Disabled Persons Act ▲ identified as needing support based on a field survey.

The support includes ▲ personal protective safety equipment visible at night (such as reflective vests and reflective plates) ▲ summer and winter protective clothing and equipment ▲ items for collecting recyclables.

In 2018, with support from the Seoul city budget, the district provided 219 people with dust masks, reflective ropes, reflective stickers, cooling towels, vests, neck warmers, and winter gloves. In 2019, using its own budget, the district supported 220 people with reflective vests, cooling sleeves, and padded jackets.

This summer, 97 elderly people received safety vests, cooling scarves, and cooling sleeves, and this winter, 99 elderly people will be provided with lightweight padded jackets and other winter protection supplies.

Chae Hyun-il, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, said, “As the importance of the environment grows day by day, I am increasingly concerned about the health and lives of the elderly waste paper collectors who contribute greatly to the resource recycling business, especially in times like these. We will make further efforts to provide close administration that approaches and addresses the difficulties faced in the field of public livelihood.”

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