[Photo] Yongsan-gu and Amorepacific Welfare Foundation Improve Itaewon Public Restrooms

Completion Ceremony Held on the 8th for the 'Arittaun Restroom Improvement Project' at Itaewon 1 and 3 Public Restrooms in Celebration of 'International Women's Day'

Itaewon 1 Public Restroom

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the 8th, Yongsan District Mayor Seong Jang-hyun received a plaque labeled ‘Slasstic Used Building’ for the Itaewon public restroom from Kim Seung-hwan, Chairman of the Amorepacific Welfare Foundation.

The Amorepacific Welfare Foundation has completed the ‘Beautiful Restroom Public Toilet Improvement Project,’ which has been ongoing since last month.

This project aimed to create clean and safe public restrooms to provide convenience to citizens visiting Itaewon and was carried out at Itaewon 1 and 3 public restrooms from the 18th of last month to the 7th of this month.

The Amorepacific Welfare Foundation particularly used the ‘Slasstic’ material for the exterior finishing of the Itaewon 1 public restroom, intending to contribute to solving the plastic waste problem.

Slasstic is a newly developed civil engineering and architectural composite material created by IOMTEC Co., Ltd., the first startup company of POSCO’s in-house venture (Industry-Academia-Research Cooperation Office), by fusing slag, a byproduct of steel mills, with recycled bottle plastics collected through Amorepacific’s Green Cycle program.

Yongsan District Mayor Seong Jang-hyun said, “Thanks to the help of the Amorepacific Welfare Foundation, the Itaewon public restrooms have been reborn as eco-friendly and safe spaces,” adding, “We will continue collaboration with the private sector to revitalize the Itaewon commercial district.”

The Itaewon 1 public restroom (56 Noksapyeong-daero 40-gil) is located at the entrance of the tourist special zone. It has an area of 75㎡ and includes restrooms for men, women, and people with disabilities. The Itaewon 3 public restroom (164-1 Itaewon-ro) is 24.9㎡ in size and has restrooms for men and women.

On the 8th, to mark ‘International Women’s Day,’ the district and the foundation held a small-scale completion ceremony for the improvement construction of the Itaewon 1 and 3 public restrooms.

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