Goheung-gun Enhances Convenience by Installing Joint Collection Centers for Agricultural Waste Vinyl and Empty Pesticide Bottles

The Dual Benefits of Improving Living Conditions and Expanding Village Community Funds through Collection Rewards

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Song Gwi-geun) announced on the 8th that it has been implementing a joint collection center installation project to actively collect agricultural waste vinyl and empty pesticide bottles, which have been the cause of environmental damage, achieving a twofold effect of improving the living environment and expanding village communal funds through compensation for collected waste vinyl.

According to the county, there has been a lack of separate storage locations for agricultural waste vinyl and empty pesticide bottles generated after cultivation within the jurisdiction, resulting in many cases of abandonment at village halls and vacant lots or illegal incineration, causing traffic obstruction, odor, and aesthetic deterioration, which led to complaints and became a major cause of environmental pollution in rural fishing villages.

To address this, the county has accelerated the project by securing related budgets and allowing the use of county-owned land within villages for the installation of joint collection centers for agricultural waste vinyl, which had previously been limited to newly constructed facilities only on village-owned land.

This year alone, 20 joint collection centers for agricultural waste vinyl have been installed, bringing the total to 140 centers so far, and plans are underway to expand the installation of these centers to all villages in the future.

Additionally, the collection incentive system for waste vinyl and empty pesticide bottles provides compensation of 80 KRW per kg for waste vinyl and between 300 KRW to 1,600 KRW per kg for empty pesticide bottles depending on the type. Last year, 1,670 tons were collected, and 134 million KRW was paid to villages.

The county plans to promote the improvement of the fishing village living environment by installing natural village waste separation facilities along with the joint collection centers for agricultural waste vinyl, aiming not only to enhance residents' convenience but also to establish an advanced environmental culture.

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