Songpa-gu Lowers Price of Garak Market Volume-Based Waste Bags by Up to 300 Won Per Bag

Songpa-gu Revises Waste Management Ordinance to Support Garak Market Small Businesses... Annual Savings of 80 Million Won

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) announced on the 23rd that it will lower the price of volume-based waste bags by amending related ordinances to support small business owners in Garak Market who are struggling due to COVID-19.

Until now, the district has sold volume-based waste bags for waste discharged from Garak Market at a higher price than those for general businesses according to the "Songpa-gu Waste Management Ordinance." This price difference was based on the weight of the waste discharged, as various market by-products such as vegetables and fish were mixed in.

However, due to continuous inspections and improvement efforts by Garak Market merchants, mixed waste discharge has significantly decreased, and recently, the worsening local economy due to COVID-19 made improvements necessary.

Accordingly, the district took steps to reduce prices by amending related ordinances. The provisions related to Garak Market-specific bags, which were separately indicated in Article 15, Paragraphs 1 and 2, and Appendix 3 for standard bag prices, were deleted to unify them under general business use.

With the amendment passing the district council on September 16, the price of volume-based waste bags in Garak Market will change starting early October. ▲20ℓ bags will decrease from 820 won to 800 won ▲50ℓ bags from 2,040 won to 2,000 won ▲75ℓ bags from 3,300 won to 3,000 won.

This results in savings of 20 won to 300 won per bag depending on capacity.

Through this ordinance amendment, the district expects to save about 80 million won annually based on last year's sales volume of volume-based waste bags in Garak Market.

Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa-gu, stated, “This ordinance amendment came about as part of efforts to seek support policies for small business owners in Garak Market amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic,” adding, “We will continue to carefully address even the small difficulties of local small business owners and strive to revitalize the local economy as soon as possible.”

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