Gangbuk-gu Establishes Vinyl Separation, Collection, and Sorting System
Gangbuk-gu Signs 'Vinyl Resource Circulation and Recycling Product Demand Expansion MOU' with Powoocheon Development and Earth Green Korea on 29th... Used for Producing Green Space, Road, and River Project Items like Paving Blocks... Two Partner Companies Responsible for Production, Installation, and Maintenance
[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangbuk-gu (Mayor Park Kyum-soo) signed a "Business Agreement for Expanding Demand for Vinyl Resource Circulation and Recycled Products" with Powoocheon Development and Earth Green Korea on the 29th.
According to the agreement, discarded vinyl will be reborn as products used in green spaces, roads, and river projects.
Through this, the district expects to realize a sustainable resource circulation economy.
The district is responsible for establishing a separate vinyl collection, sorting system, and installing recycled products such as tree guard plates, rooftop rainwater storage containers for greening, road mats, and pavement blocks.
Powoocheon Development will produce the products, and Earth Green Korea will handle installation and maintenance.
Recently, due to the increase in single-use items caused by COVID-19 and the spread of delivery culture, the amount of vinyl waste has increased.
On the other hand, due to the global economic downturn and deterioration of the recycling market, proactive investment and technological development in vinyl recycling by the recycling industry have been difficult, causing challenges in vinyl recycling.
Vinyl, regardless of color or type, should be cleaned of foreign substances and placed in transparent or translucent bags and put out every Thursday. Afterwards, the vinyl goes through sorting and compression processes at the Gangbuk Recycling Sorting and Processing Facility before being shipped to recycling companies to be made into products.
Earlier, to secure high-quality recyclable resources, the district changed the recycling waste disposal system in single-family housing and commercial areas from May, requiring vinyl, which was previously collected together with paper, cans, and plastics, to be separated and put out every Thursday.
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Mayor Park Kyum-soo of Gangbuk-gu said, "Improving the recycling rate of vinyl will help improve environmental issues and enhance the social and economic value of companies," and added, "We ask for the active cooperation of residents to ensure smooth circulation through proper separation and disposal."
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