Launch of Yeongdeungpo-gu Recycling Practice Support Group

Recruitment of 2 Pilot Neighborhoods: Daerim 2 and Dangsan 1... Selecting 23 'Gifted Support Team' Members per Neighborhood... Promoting and Demonstrating Proper Disposal Methods at Key Collection Points like Clean Houses

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Yeongdeungpo-gu (Mayor Chae Hyun-il) held the launch ceremony of the Yeongdeungpo Recycling Practice Support Group, ‘Yeongjae Support Group,’ on the 23rd to create a resource-circulating city, Yeongdeungpo-gu.

Due to COVID-19, the use of various disposable products for hygiene management has increased, and as outdoor activities have decreased, consumption of delivery food and online shopping has risen, leading to a surge in waste such as delivery boxes and packaging containers, threatening the global environment.

In response, the district decided to form a citizen council for resource circulation practice to increase the recycling rate of waste and contribute to waste reduction. They will take the lead in promoting recycling separation and disposal within the local community under the name Yeongdeungpo Recycling Practice Support Group, abbreviated as ‘Yeongjae Support Group.’

Since January this year, the district has been recruiting pilot neighborhoods for the Yeongjae Support Group, and this year, the group will be selected and pilot activities conducted in Daerim 3-dong and Dangsan 2-dong.

On the 23rd, 23 local residents were appointed as the first Yeongjae Support Group members at the third-floor meeting room of Daerim 3-dong Community Center. They agreed on the necessity of environmental protection through waste reduction in the community and pledged to actively participate in related activities.

The district announced that in March, recycling separation education will be provided to them through resource circulation-related educational institutions, and operations such as the Yeongjae Direct Transaction Market will commence.

Furthermore, the second Yeongjae Support Group will be selected from residents of Dangsan 2-dong in July.

The main activity of the Yeongjae Support Group is to be stationed at local collection points such as clean houses to promote separation and disposal methods to residents disposing of waste.

Additionally, their activity goal is to establish a virtuous resource circulation structure by skipping the sorting process previously done at recycling sorting centers and selling non-compressed, non-mixed collected recyclable waste to recycling companies, returning the profits to residents.

In the future, they will be the main participants in resource circulation projects such as the pilot operation of three types of recycling separation nets (waste vinyl, transparent PET bottles, and other recyclables) and resource circulation concerts to build consensus among residents on waste disposal.

Chae Hyun-il, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, said, “As we enter the post-COVID era, the importance of a pleasant residential environment is increasing, and waste reduction and recycling rate improvement are tasks that the local community must take the lead on.” He added, “I hope the Yeongjae Support Group will lead the creation of a livable neighborhood where residents are the main agents as local resource circulation leaders.”

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