Mokpo City Promotes 'Drone Disinfection' at Sanitary Landfill

Maintaining a Pleasant Landfill Environment through Effective Quarantine Activities

A drone conducting disinfection over the sanitary landfill located in Daeyang-dong Photo by Mokpo City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Seunghyun] Mokpo City, Jeollanam-do announced on the 19th that it will promote a new concept of drone disinfection to maintain a clean sanitary landfill and improve the living environment of surrounding villages.

The city stated that the drone industry, a key player in the 4th Industrial Revolution, is being applied across society, and currently, aerial disinfection using drones will be conducted to eliminate blind spots that cannot be covered by vehicle disinfection at the sanitary landfill.

The total site area of the sanitary landfill located in Daeyang-dong, Mokpo is 290,490㎡, of which 180,000㎡ requires disinfection. Using drones has the advantage of completing the disinfection within about 30 minutes.

Until now, disinfection has been focused in spring and summer using two vehicles and personnel, but from April, drones will be utilized in all weather conditions to maximize disinfection efficiency.

A city official pledged, “We will do our best to improve the living environment of the landfill and nearby villages by conducting both aerial disinfection using drones and ground disinfection using vehicles.”

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