Mapo-gu Introduces Tablets for Large Waste Disposal Applications

Seoul's First Tablet-Based Large Waste Application System Introduced...Available at All Dong Community Centers, Apply Securely Without Privacy Concerns

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Mapo-gu (Mayor Yudonggyun) announced that it has introduced for the first time in Seoul a system where residents visiting the community service center to apply for bulky waste disposal can directly enter their personal information on a tablet without worrying about personal information leakage.

Since the 10th, the district has installed tablets for bulky waste applications at all 16 community service centers in Mapo-gu and is implementing waste reception using them.

Regarding the recently emphasized personal information security, this measure was promoted to block any possible personal information leakage by having residents apply for bulky waste disposal via tablet instead of filling out paper forms when visiting the community service center.

The applicant enters personal information such as name and phone number on the tablet, and then the receptionist inputs the disposal location and items on a PC to complete the reception process.

At this time, the personal information entered on the tablet is processed as confidential and transmitted to the receptionist’s PC.

The confidentiality of personal information not only protects residents’ information but also has the advantage of reducing the workload of community service center staff related to bulky waste reception when using social service agents as receptionists.

This also serves as a measure to ensure there is no disruption in handling the rapidly increasing number of bulky waste reception cases recently.

Meanwhile, the district is doing its best to improve cleanliness services with the goal of making Mapo a clean and livable city that provides a clean life to all residents.

One of the achievements is that Mapo-gu’s bulky waste collection system and various application methods were introduced as advanced cases to Chinese nationals through China’s state broadcaster CCTV.

In addition, the district not only improved the bulky waste collection process but also increased household waste collection from three times a week to five times a week, resolving residents’ inconveniences such as waste storage problems, confusion about disposal days, and illegal dumping.

It has also spared no support to help elderly recyclables collectors carry out safe collection activities. Since 2016, it has provided traffic safety education and safety supplies annually, and in August of this year, it produced and supported handcarts.

The district has taken the lead in efforts to create a clean alley atmosphere by maintaining clothing collection boxes with a clean and unified design, installing them, and introducing small electric street sweepers for cleaning narrow residential alleys and side roads where large cleaning vehicles have difficulty entering.

Mayor Yudonggyun of Mapo-gu said, “To take a step further as a model district for cleanliness, Mapo is focusing on improving existing systems and expanding resource recycling and is promoting various projects. We will continue to think and strive to meet residents’ cleanliness demands and develop into a livable and pleasant clean city.”

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