Suncheon-si Holds On-Site Executive Meeting on Foot... at Wangji Landfill Site

Mayor Heo Visits Wangji Landfill Site Under Capacity Expansion
Emphasizes Waste Reduction for Ecological City Suncheon

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] On the 22nd, Heo Seok, mayor of Suncheon, visited Wangji Landfill Site and held an on-site executive meeting to check the progress of the reserve capacity expansion project.

As the usage period of Wangji Landfill Site is approaching with only 1 year and 1 month remaining, the city is promoting an expansion project to secure capacity to be used until a new landfill site is established.

Once this project, which involves vertical expansion of the first levee, is completed, an additional usage period of 5 years and 7 months will be secured.

Mayor Heo Seok and other senior officials listened to difficulties related to the expansion project, checked the operational status of the Juam-myeon Resource Circulation Center where a fire occurred last December, and confirmed the restart schedule, thoroughly reviewing the overall waste disposal process.

Mayor Heo emphasized, “More important than increasing the landfill capacity is reducing the amount of waste generated,” and urged the concurrent promotion of a project to reduce waste generation by 20% by 2030 to create a clean Suncheon City worthy of its reputation as an ecological city.

He also proposed planting fast-growing trees around the landfill to improve the landscape and ordered the preparation of alternatives such as reviewing the possibility of additional expansion of Wangji Landfill Site considering the completion period of the Clean-up Environment Center.

Meanwhile, since February, the city has been operating on-site executive meetings where senior officials visit project sites to check progress.

Until last month, they visited sites such as the retention basin in the Ocheon district and the construction site of the Shindae Sports Center, urging to speed up and promptly conclude ongoing projects.

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