Guri-si, 'Recycling Waste Processing Speeds Up'... Daily Processing Capacity Increases by 27%

Recycling Sorting Facility Palbonggi [Provided by Guri City]

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] Guri City in Gyeonggi Province is installing a pabonggi (automatic garbage bag opener) in the recycling sorting facility within the resource recovery facility and is starting full-scale operation.

On the 24th, the city announced that it has established a sorting facility capable of automatically dismantling and supplying recycling garbage bags with a project cost of 250 million won.

As a result, the average daily sorting volume is expected to increase from 11 tons to 14 tons, and the improved working environment is also expected to reduce the rate of safety accidents.

The Guri City recycling sorting facility has been operating since 2001, collecting 4,900 tons of recyclables annually, and generating about 350 million won in sales revenue each year through classification and sorting into 25 types.

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